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Back from the Fields | Poem by Peter Everwine
Go for a walk and part of whatever you walk through rides back on your socks. Here Peter…
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Eating healthier by adding color to your diet | Healthy Living
Want to eat better? Add a bit of color. That doesn’t, however, mean reaching for a bag of…
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King County Sheriff’s Office launches online reporting of some crimes and suspicious activity
The King County Sheriff's Office has launched online reporting for a variety of crimes, suspicious circumstances and traffic…
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Quick fix diet may be dangerous | Timi Gustafson
Women who can’t lose weight quickly enough can add yet another tool to the ever-growing arsenal of fad…
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The Word That Is a Prayer | Poem by Ellery Akers
Ellery Akers is a California poet who here brings all of us under a banner with one simple…
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Lifestyle can sabotage your commitment to healthy living | Timi Gustafson
The facts are clear and simple. According to a study recently published in “Health Beat,” the newsletter of…
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Drumming up a career in music | Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More
Mitch Fund could have been a mathematician or a physicist. Ultimately he realized he was a musician. But…
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Trying to remember how to have fun | Living with Gleigh
I have forgotten how to have fun. It’s rather pathetic, but I realized the other day I struggle…
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Night Dive | Poem by Peggy Shumaker
Peggy Shumaker lives in Alaska, but she gets around the world. Here she takes us with her on…
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Western Washington barbershop quartet and chorus singing competition March 18
Western Washington barbershop quartet singing competition begins with the semi finals at 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 18 at…
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Mountain bike event on Real Life Church land near Black Diamond
This Sunday hundreds of mountain bikers will descend on Real Life Church’s property on the edge of Black…
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Tahoma Drama Club presents ‘My Son Pinocchio: Gepetto’s Musical Tale’ March 11
Tahoma Drama presents Disney’s “My Son Pinocchio: Gepetto’s Musical Tale” starting March 11 at the Tahoma Middle School…
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Home Again, Home Again | Poem by Marilyn L. Taylor
A friend saw a refrigerator magnet that read, PARENTING: THE FIRST 40 YEARS ARE THE HARDEST. And lots…
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Increases in food prices make healthy eating harder | Timi Gustafson
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all foods is projected to increase this year by 2 to 3…
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University of Washington, Kent schools pilot program helps students reach their dreams
Beatrice Wambui may be young, but she’s got big plans. At just 16, the Kentlake High School student…
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Maple Valley pastor finds inspiration on Mount Rainier | Faith
Mark Fisher is a mountain climber. He’s also a teacher, a father of three, a husband and associate…
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Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra invites community singers for choir
Community singers, ages 12 through adult, are invited to join the Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra at the…
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The Aunts | Poetry by Joyce Sutphen
I love poems that celebrate families, and here’s a fine one by Joyce Sutphen of Minnesota, a poet…
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Call for solo singers to audition for Maple Valley Idol, Jr.
Calling all solo singers ages 7 to 15 to audition for the 2011 Maple Valley Idol, Jr. competition.