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

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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…

Court resets playing field

Opinion

Court resets playing field

For many people in this country — an estimated 10 million that identify as LBGTQ, as well as…

KSD should think twice when cutting AVID program

Letters to the Editor

KSD should think twice when cutting AVID program

My name is Catryce Thompson and I am a senior at Kentwood High School in Covington. During my…

Signs of progress in ending sexual violence

Opinion

Signs of progress in ending sexual violence

The conversation surrounding sexual violence has grown louder in recent months as more and more women, men and…

There a way to blend values, reinvent our society?

Opinion

There a way to blend values, reinvent our society?

‘The most common basis of resistance to change is the fear that with your new learning will come…

Public record battle brings in a mediator

Opinion

Public record battle brings in a mediator

A bunch of folks at the William D. Ruckelshaus Center are waiting to help bring about detente in…

Summer — and the pure joy of summer reading — is finally here

Opinion

Summer — and the pure joy of summer reading — is finally here

Summer time. What welcome words!

Major Supreme Court decisions are coming in June

Opinion

Major Supreme Court decisions are coming in June

Some major landmark Supreme Court Cases will be decided by June. “All …of these cases have the potential…

What will Gov. Inslee do in 2020?

Opinion

What will Gov. Inslee do in 2020?

The political machinery of Jay Inslee is in pretty much full operation these days.

Spoilers ahead: Season two did not disappoint

Opinion

Spoilers ahead: Season two did not disappoint

Diving into the new episodes of the Netflix hit.

BDCC has secret helpers|Thank you letter

Letters to the Editor

BDCC has secret helpers|Thank you letter

BDCC has secret helpers