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Why should someone like me vote for a school levy? | Letter to the Editor
Why should someone like me vote for a...
April 13, 2018 9:30 am

I pay a lot of property taxes that benefit Tahoma School District but I no longer have any kids attending…

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Plan with the end in mind
Plan with the end in mind
By Richard Elfers • April 12, 2018 2:32 pm

“Plan with the end in mind” was one of Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” I found his…

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It’s important to educate ourselves on upcoming Tahoma levy | Letter to the Editor
It’s important to educate ourselves on upcoming Tahoma...
April 12, 2018 10:15 am

I am writing this letter as a father of two children attending school in the Tahoma School District and as…

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Help urge Congress to pass needed funds | Letter to the Editor
Help urge Congress to pass needed funds |...
April 12, 2018 10:15 am

The statistics keep getting worse — the 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report published by the Alzheimer’s Association reveals…

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Short-term decisions or long-term approach?
Short-term decisions or long-term approach?
By Richard Elfers • April 5, 2018 3:03 pm

What’s more important to the success of a government — short-term thinking or long-term thinking?

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Justices will decide if state school-funding crisis is over
Justices will decide if state school-funding crisis is...
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • April 4, 2018 1:30 am

Is the end truly near in the landmark school-funding case known as McCleary?

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To avoid repeating history, Tahoma gets our yes vote
To avoid repeating history, Tahoma gets our yes...
March 30, 2018 11:59 am

We moved to Maple Valley in the mid 1970s because of an opportunity presented to Bill with Standard Oil, not…

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The Second Amendment in the 21st century
The Second Amendment in the 21st century
By Richard Elfers • March 29, 2018 1:38 pm

As I read about yet another school shooting, the 17th since the beginning of 2018, I’m reminded of the National…

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False claims online ignite partisan spat
False claims online ignite partisan spat
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 28, 2018 1:30 am

Sam Low, a Republican politician in Snohomish County, found himself entangled in a social media scuffle with a Democrat rival…

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Amendments have changed constitutional values
Amendments have changed constitutional values
By Richard Elfers • March 22, 2018 12:04 pm

Do you know why we have the electoral college to vote for the president?

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Why Republicans voted against a property tax cut
Why Republicans voted against a property tax cut
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 21, 2018 11:34 am

One of the bigger surprises of the just-completed legislative session occurred in the final hours when a Democrat-sponsored bill cutting…

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Trump’s luck may be running out
Trump’s luck may be running out
By Richard Elfers • March 15, 2018 12:49 pm

Nowhere in the world has seen improvement as a result of Trump’s actions. Eventually, Trump’s luck will run out and the chickens will come home to roost.

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Common ground found on prosecuting officers
Common ground found on prosecuting officers
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 14, 2018 12:02 pm

To fully appreciate a peace accord reached last week on rewriting state law on the use of deadly force by…

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April is too soon to run the levy again
April is too soon to run the levy...
March 9, 2018 1:30 am

It’s unfortunate that the Tahoma School Board (as usual) fails to comprehend why the recent levies were rejected by the…

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The fight for Black Diamond is won
The fight for Black Diamond is won
March 8, 2018 11:35 am

I would like to thank that close band of citizens in Neighbor to Neighbor Black Diamond who came along side me in this fight and made it their own.

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Weighing individual rights vs. the common good
Weighing individual rights vs. the common good
By Richard Elfers • March 8, 2018 11:31 am

Which is more important in government – protecting individual rights or working for the common good? When I ask my…

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Will these bills decide how you vote?
Will these bills decide how you vote?
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • March 7, 2018 12:22 pm

Here are a few other things lawmakers have done or may do before the session ends March 8.

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2017: KCLS, a year in review
2017: KCLS, a year in review
By Lisa Rosenblum • March 2, 2018 2:02 pm

Every spring, King County Library System presents its annual report to the Board of Trustees. Our “Year in Review” is…

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Danger lurks when people have got nothing to lose
Danger lurks when people have got nothing to...
By Richard Elfers • March 2, 2018 11:21 am

“Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ to left to lose.”

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Dems, Reps want to lower property taxes
Dems, Reps want to lower property taxes
By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • February 28, 2018 11:24 am

Last June, at the end of a gnarly session, lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee boosted the state’s portion of the rate by 30 percent to a flat $2.70 per $1,000 of assessed value. It marked the largest one-time rate increase in state history.

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