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A Ghost Abandons the Haunted | Poem by Katie Cappello
Here’s our Halloween poem for this year, in the thin dry voice of a ghost, as captured by…
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Take time to read | King County Library
If you’re like most of us, you have a hard time completing everything on your to do list.…
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Making a difference in Maple Valley | Slide Show
Maple Valley was brimming with volunteers Saturday participating in the Make A Difference Day event.
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Maple Valley native Brad Habenicht works as hard as he hits the ball
Hit the ball hard but work harder -- that is Brad Habenicht’s winning approach. Habenicht may be able…
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Building a better Kentlake | Kris Hill
In August I sat down with Joe Potts, the new principal at Kentlake High, as part of a…
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Night Watch | Poem by Mark Smith-Soto
I have three dogs and they are always insisting on one thing or another. Having a dog is…
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Requiem for the Living | Poem by Ed Corrigan
The after life. The oh so sought after life eternal paradise, the perpetual light that beckons us to…
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The bright, shining smiles of the Kentwood 2010 homecoming court | Slide Show
Kentwood celebrated homecoming Friday at French Field during halftime of the Conks game against Kent Meridian. Cecily Gray…
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Tahoma Junior High students build a garden to catch and clean rain | Slide Show by Curtis Cannon
A group of students at Tahoma Junior High know what to do with rain water – build a…
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Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett talks about solutions for bullying on ‘New Day Northwest’ | Video
Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett talks with the host of King 5 "New Day Northwest"about how to…
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Second anniversary ‘Open Mic’ party at The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center | Slide Show
It was party time at The Leaf in Maple Valley Saturday, Oct. 9 The Maple Valley Creative Arts…
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I Leave Her Weeping | Poem by Liz Rosenberg
During our more than four years of publishing this column we’ve shown you a number of poems about…
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Doughnut art and eating highlights closing day of Maple Valley Farmers Market | Slide Show
The closing day of the Maple Valley Farmers Market featured doughnut art for kids and it hit the…
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Mastering the four Ps of a musical instrument | Dace Anderson
So ya’ wanna’ play a musical instrument do ya’? You say you went down there to the big…
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Dreams not goals drive Brandi Carlile beyond her Maple Valley home
Brandi Carlile spends much of her time on the road touring these days but her home is never…
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Nocturne | Poem by Michelle Y. Burke
There’s only so much we can do to better ourselves, and once we’ve done what we can, it…
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Letting everyone in on Maple Valley’s best kept secret in music
Dace Anderson and Arielle Young think the music school they run is the best kept secret in Maple…
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Ed Wynn’s Variety Show at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center on Saturday
Ed Wynn’s Variety Show starts at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center, 23220…
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October is about remembering, mourning, celebrating, surviving and raising awareness | Beyond the Bruises
This month is about breaking the control of abusers and ending the power of secrecy. October is Domestic…
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Love Story | Poem by James Doyle
I’ve spent my seventy years on The Great Plains and have lived all that time amidst vivid and…