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Students put a spin on peace

Art students at Kentwood High School were hard at work putting their thoughts about peace onto small pinwheels…

A cat adoption event in the Covington-Maple Valley area last Saturday attracted Jacqueline Gillis (second from right)

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Matchmakers

Auburn’s Ali Lundberg (right) battles for the ball with Kentwood’s Reilly Retz (left) on Tuesday in a South Puget Sound League North Division game at Auburn Memorial Stadium. Kentwood pulled out a 2-0 win to remain in first place.

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Conks still unbeaten

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STONE CONNELL

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Eastsiders named to Washington Lacrosse HOF

Eastside lacrosse coaches Susan Haviland of Carnation and Vernon A. Smith of Maple Valley have recently been selected…

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Paige Mackenzie charity shootout brings LPGA back to area

Former University of Washington golfer and current LPGA player Paige Mackenzie will host 13 of her tour friends…

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CROSS COUNTRY: AT A GLANCE

Though he was Tahoma’s No. 2 runner a year ago

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XC: Campbell, Sears could fill Lafler’s shoes at Tahoma

They have some big cross country shoes to fill at Tahoma High this fall. The shoes that left…

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Lane closures on the way for street project

Starting next week, motorists can expect a series of lane closures within the 165th Place Southeast, 168th Place…

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Potentially fatal virus found in county

West Nile virus, a potentially fatal illness for humans, has been found in a dead bird in King…

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Trail of beefed-up bridges ends near Black Diamond

A Black Diamond-area span is the capper in a 14-year, $22 million effort to retrofit 115 King County…

Seattle residents Rick Shinnick (left) and Mike Darr pause in their walk along the Cedar River to read about a fish weir that’s part of efforts to improve sockeye salmon runs.

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Seattle, state agencies hope to up sockeye numbers with Cedar River plan

Thousands of sockeye will end their journey up the Cedar River to spawn this fall almost under the…

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King County, developer strike $51 million deal on Maple Valley property

King County Executive Ron Sims today signed a purchase and sale agreement with Yarrow Bay Group for the…

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Lane closures for Covington street project

Starting next week, motorists can expect a series of lane closures within the 165th Place Southeast, 168th Place…

Ailert Fingerson

Obituaries

Ailert Fingerson

Ailert Fingerson Ailert Curtis Fingerson, 71, Covington, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in Sheyenne, ND. Mr. Fingerson was…

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Potentially fatal virus found in King County

West Nile virus, a potentially fatal illness for humans, has been found in a dead bird in King…

Opinion

All right, all you 55-plus women out there! Are we re

All right, all you 55-plus women out there! Are we ready to make a difference in this presidential…

Opinion

King County’s Medic One is worth every cent

Taxpayers like to know that they’re getting their money’s worth from the public agencies that spend it. So…

People trying for greener thumbs can get free advice from Master Gardeners such as Ranjani Ramamurthy (left) and Mary Hayes

Life

Green thumbs up for Master Gardener program

Calling all gardeners! Now is the time to apply for the 2009 Master Gardener program, offered through Washington…

Life

And you think you have problems …

Last week, a semi-trailer truck clipped a corner of the historic downtown Pioneer Square pergola in Seattle. Luckily,…