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Leonardo Vergara pours pancake batter on the flat top griddle at the newly opened International House of Pancakes in Covington. It is located in the Covington Esplanade shopping center.

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Flipping for flapjacks at the new Covington IHOP

Flipping all kinds of pancakes became a hot item in Covington this week. John Khauv opened an International…

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Seattle Mariner Jay Buhner will sign autographs at Maple Valley KeyBank grand opening Nov. 13

Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame player Jay Buhner will help launch the new KeyBank branch in Maple Valley…

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State income tax never a good idea | Don Brunell

The question Washington voters should ask themselves before voting on a state income tax this fall is, “Will…

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Still time to avoid a national health-care train wreck | Don Brunell

Portions of the new national health-reform law are just now going into effect, but the impact is already…

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Covington restaurants participating in Purple Lights Nights

More than a dozen restaurants in Covington are participating in the Purple Light Nights Bite of Covington as…

Kirk Lantier will manage the new Lake Wilderness branch of Key Bank

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KeyBank opens Lake Wilderness branch in Maple Valley

KeyBank is opening its new location known as the Lake Wilderness Branch in Maple Valley at 23928 225th…

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Next election to decide government by the people or government by regulation | Don Brunell

Our founding fathers envisioned a government by the people. In fact, in his Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19,…

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KeyBank to open second branch in Maple Valley Oct. 18

KeyBank will open the a branch in its Puget Sound expansion program Oct. 18 at 23928-225th Way S.E…

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Hidden taxes are killing us | Don Brunell

President Obama and congressional candidates are tripping over themselves trying to convince voters that they will have a…

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King County Council calls for study on aiding small businesses

The Metropolitan King County Council today called on the executive to explore ways to assist small companies as…

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Government actions making America more reliant on foreign oil | Don Brunell

President Barack Obama says two of his biggest priorities are jobs and renewable energy. Perhaps he should tell…

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Starting a business out right with a business plan | Calvin Goings

You wouldn’t start out on a cross-country trek without a map, so why would you try to start…

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Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce plans Prime Time Business Expo 2010 Sept. 18

The Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce will be presenting the Prime Time Business Expo 2010 fro 9…

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Students would benefit from charter schools | Don Brunell

In the competition for $3.4 billion in education grants under President Obama’s Race to the Top, Washington is…

Illusion winery owner and winemaker Dave Guest (left) and his son Sam Guest manually transfer two tons of syrah wine grapes from harvest bins into the destemmer/crusher during the fall harvest in 2007. 2007 was the first time Illusion's Lyle

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Great expectations for second career as winemaker

Dave Guest had a 10 year plan. It just got interrupted in year six. Guest, who lives in…

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The forgotten tax that haunts family-owned business | Don Brunell

With all the focus on eliminating the Bush tax cuts and spurring the economy, President Obama and Congressional…

Kent Fire Chief Jim Schneider checks out the distance to the hole during the Covington Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Friday

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Covington Chamber of Commerce golf tournament | Slide Show

The greens at Druids Glen Gold Club were alive with golfers Friday Aug. 27 at the Covington Chamber…

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Valley Dividend expanded for homeowners in Public Hospital District No. 1

Homeowner living within King County Public Hospital District No. 1, Valley Medical Center, will find it easier than…

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Employers are forgotten in push for job creation | Don Brunell

With unemployment stubbornly stalled at 9.6 percent, the Obama administration is desperately looking for ways to get the…

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State’s Department of Information Services building needs to be scaled back | Don Brunell

I suppose we should give the state credit for trying to economize by consolidating its computer systems in…