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VoteWa is a ‘painful transition’

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VoteWa is a ‘painful transition’

The men and women responsible for running elections in Washington’s 39 counties are nervous that something, or several,…

Letters to the editor for the week of July 19

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Letters to the editor for the week of July 19

Pig Roast fundraiser a success for Black Diamond

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Top tips for a season filled with ripe tomatoes

Holy procrastination! I know you meant to grow tomatoes, herbs and vegetables this summer but maybe you still…

2020 Census and the importance of being counted

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2020 Census and the importance of being counted

Census affects everything from government representation to federal funding.

Letters to the editor for the week of July 12

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Letters to the editor for the week of July 12

Resident lends support to local candidate

Goodbye to Gleigh

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Goodbye to Gleigh

Living with Gleigh’s last column

Keep up on your gardening to-do list

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Keep up on your gardening to-do list

Time to manage your garden before July

Seaosns wait for no woman

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Seaosns wait for no woman

Living with Gleigh

An untitled experience

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An untitled experience

Local poet shares work around #MeToo

Standing up to sexual assault - A letter to our Renton community

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Standing up to sexual assault – A letter to our Renton community

Earlier this month, we all learned about a sexual assault that took place in downtown Renton, a part…

Stop and smell the perennials

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Stop and smell the perennials

Hysteria-ectomy

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Hysteria-ectomy

Living with Gleigh

Letters to the editor for the week of June 21

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Letters to the editor for the week of June 21

Company fills in the gaps

Logan Kantola, 9, from Tahoma Elementary School, says “All I wear is tie-dye.”                                Photo courtesy of D’Ann Tedford.

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Tie-dye for Pride

Local and Seattle parades foster interest in tie-dye clothing

Separate the rotten from the ripe

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Separate the rotten from the ripe

Community pages can do better to spread information, and not libel

Time to fertilize your potted plants

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Time to fertilize your potted plants

It’s second / third week of June and your annual plants such as petunias, marigolds and coleus may…

I have a vision

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I have a vision

Living with Gleigh

Photo by D’Ann Tedford                                 Senior Softball Manager and Coach Gene Tuffs holds a softball, a slow pitch bat and a tennis racquet signed by Billie Jean King. Judi Kloss, an assistant coach, handed out basketballs to those along the Maple Valley Days parade route.

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Parade catches senior gifts

Wielding bats, balls, gloves and a huge array of enough sports equipment to stock a store, Maple Valley…

Legislature: History, investigations and new laws

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Legislature: History, investigations and new laws

The 2019 session of the Legislature included controversy, compromise, surprise, new law and more.

Heat loving plants need care in June

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Heat loving plants need care in June

The beginning of June can be a fickle season. Tomatoes, peppers, basil and warmth loving annuals such as…