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Why I’m Voting for Debra Entenman for 47th District Representative

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Why I’m Voting for Debra Entenman for 47th District Representative

I have known Debra Entenman for more than 40 years. Through that time, I have seen her demonstrate…

Elfers needs to check facts

Opinion

Elfers needs to check facts

Readers should know that Richard Elfers’ column about the Arlene’s Flowers case contains significant factual errors.

Jason Rittereiser impressed me, he gets my vote

Letters to the Editor

Jason Rittereiser impressed me, he gets my vote

The 8th Congressional District is one of 23 around the country where Clinton had a majority vote but…

Columnist, AG debate issues of Arlene’s Flowers court case

Opinion

Columnist, AG debate issues of Arlene’s Flowers court case

Columnist Rich Elfers wrote a column about Arlene’s Flowers, the 1st Amendment and equal rights. A few weeks…

KCLS relishes community partner role

Opinion

KCLS relishes community partner role

By Lisa Rosenblum

All can consider, what would a great leader do?

Opinion

All can consider, what would a great leader do?

The time was 460 B.C. The place, across the Tiber River from the city of Rome. The protagonist…

Community Support in Black Diamond

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Community Support in Black Diamond

St. Barbara Catholic Church continues its weekly support of the Black Diamond Community Center Food Bank. Every Monday…

Tribalism led to the loss of Vietnam, Iraq wars

Opinion

Tribalism led to the loss of Vietnam, Iraq wars

Knowing and understanding tribalism can offer a solution to the divisions at home and abroad.

Thanks to those continuing to support fight to end Alzheimer’s

Opinion

Thanks to those continuing to support fight to end Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is the only leading cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. More…

Firearms purchase warning ballot measure awaits OK

Opinion

Firearms purchase warning ballot measure awaits OK

Back in 1965, with mounting evidence of the ill effects of smoking, Congress decided every pack of cigarettes…

Kiwanis Club of Black Diamond Maple Valley Continues their Support of Kids in our Area

Letters to the Editor

Kiwanis Club of Black Diamond Maple Valley Continues their Support of Kids in our Area

At the June 19 meeting, I was presented with a check for $1,000 by Club President Johna Thomson…

The sweetest revenge? Sometimes it’s just being nice

Opinion

The sweetest revenge? Sometimes it’s just being nice

Do you remember the tit-for-tat fights you had as a kid? Someone hit you so you hit them…

Area council committees take shape

Opinion

Area council committees take shape

By Peter Rimbos

Mental health competency delays are costing state millions

Opinion

Mental health competency delays are costing state millions

The state is paying millions of dollars a year in sanctions because it’s unable to evaluate the mental…

KCLS: focusing on knowledge, equity and inclusion

Opinion

KCLS: focusing on knowledge, equity and inclusion

As a public institution, the King County Library System serves people of all ages, abilities, genders, ethnicities, cultures…

Trump administration tariffs on Canadian newsprint have created additional hardships for newspapers, large and small, and won’t be good in the long run for U.S. paper mills. (Thinkstock.com)

Opinion

Editorial: Protect jobs at newspapers and paper mills

A newsprint tariff is a threat to newspapers but also jeopardizes mill workers it seeks to protect.

Trump’s behavior means the world cannot trust the U.S.

Opinion

Trump’s behavior means the world cannot trust the U.S.

‘The U.S. became involved in the Vietnam War precisely because it feared the implications for its containment policy…

State may have a meaningful presidential primary in 2020

Opinion

State may have a meaningful presidential primary in 2020

Washington may have a meaningful presidential primary in 2020.

Four cornerstones of arguing irrationally

Opinion

Four cornerstones of arguing irrationally

Should a photo ID be required to be able to vote?

Please mind the (wage) gap

Opinion

Please mind the (wage) gap

Women first started entering the workforce in large numbers during World War II, with the need for workers…