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County budget cuts harmful for 4-H and community’s youth
County budget cuts harmful for 4-H and community’s...
November 6, 2008 1:00 am

Being a third-generation 4-H member and leader, I am shocked at how King County has treated the 4-H program and now wants to eliminate it altogether.

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The right thing for Jenkins Creek area
The right thing for Jenkins Creek area
November 6, 2008 1:11 am

Thank you for printing my letter regarding the “horseshoe” of Jenkins Creek west of State Route 18, affectionately known to the Covington City Council as the Notch (Oct. 4, “The ‘Notch’ should be protected, not paved”).

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Election’s over; economy looms for Democrats, Republicans | John Carlson
Election’s over; economy looms for Democrats, Republicans |...
By John Carlson • November 6, 2008 1:11 am

One thing about economics: Like time and the weather, it plays no favorites.
The laws of economics are rigid. Abide by them and you’ll do fine. Violate them and you will suffer, whether you earn $20,000 a year or $20 million.
The country’s financial sector has been rocked, and the country has now entered a recession. How do you get out of a serious recession? Let’s first remember how we got out of the last one.

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Note to politicians:Fix problems without spending more
Note to politicians:Fix problems without spending more
October 23, 2008 1:02 am

Every time I turn around, it seems another politician has his hand in my pocket. It’s like they think there’s some kind of bottomless well there and as long as I still have pockets, they can keep pumping the well. Bad news, guys, there’s only lint in there and as it is, I had to rent that. There has got to be someone who has my priorities in mind.

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I-985 goes down wrong road
I-985 goes down wrong road
October 23, 2008 1:02 am

Initiative mogul Tim Eyman says that his new ballot measure, Initiative 985, is all about fixing traffic congestion. But unlike, say, meat, there is no USDA inspection for ballot initiatives. Initiatives’ marketing claims aren’t monitored by the Better Business Bureau. No truth-in-advertising restraints apply.

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Letter to our readers
Letter to our readers
October 10, 2008 6:11 pm

Today’s edition of the Reporter is the last of our Saturday print publications. It also is the second of three important milestones in our change to a once-a-week schedule.

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Kindness and understanding
Kindness and understanding
October 10, 2008 6:09 pm

Most people, regardless of their political beliefs or stances on America’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, support the troops. It goes almost without saying. But it’s said a lot at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, whose members also put action behind their words.

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Closing the budget gap
Closing the budget gap
October 10, 2008 6:09 pm

King County is facing the largest budget shortfall in its history. As the budget leadership team for the County Council, we believe there are several belt-tightening moves we can take now to help close that gap – the same tough choices that are being made by millions of households nationwide.

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Let’s make all campaign ads true, starting with Gregoire’s
Let’s make all campaign ads true, starting with...
October 8, 2008 12:00 am

I am writing this letter because I am appalled at these TV ads with adult citizens actually crying about ridiculous attacks about stem cell research, and I want the record set straight.

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You, too, can be a write-in candidate
You, too, can be a write-in candidate
October 7, 2008 1:50 pm

Five presidential elections ago, when I was editor of another newspaper, I had my all-time encounter with a fringe candidate.

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Tim Eyman: I-985 makes government audits be taken seriously
Tim Eyman: I-985 makes government audits be taken...
October 7, 2008 1:50 pm

We’re very proud of Initiative 985’s congestion relief policies. Carpool lanes opened during non-peak hours, traffic lights synchronized to optimize traffic flow, accidents cleared out faster, making it clear that people want reducing traffic congestion to be the top transportation priority, all without raising taxes.

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Purple Lights’ amazing power
Purple Lights’ amazing power
October 4, 2008 12:00 am

For an amazing example of the power of community-based activism, look no further than the Purple Light Nights campaign against domestic violence.

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Covington’s ‘Notch’ should be protected, not paved
Covington’s ‘Notch’ should be protected, not paved
October 3, 2008 2:21 pm

The Sept. 10 edition of the Reporter was stuffed in the back of the newspaper tube under my mailbox. Before recycling, I took a quick look. Inside there was a very unilateral news article (“Many eyes on comprehensive plan”) by staff writer Kris Hill in favor of having the King County Council vote to move the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to include the “Covington Notch,” which is currently in unicorporated King County.

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Forum
Forum
September 30, 2008 12:53 am

As the days get shorter. it is especially dark at 6:40 a.m. on Maple Valley Highway/State Route 169. Our junior-high school students wait in the dark and rain for the bus. There is no actual bus stop there, just children standing by the highway. I think in a terrific little community like ours, we ought to be able to find a carpenter or someone who could throw a little bus stop together. Or maybe there is one already built. Surely there is a reader out there who knows where there is a bus stop no longer in use. Or maybe someone has the lumber just lying around?

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Print? Digital? We have it covered
Print? Digital? We have it covered
September 30, 2008 12:53 am

The Reporter’s switch to a one-a-week print publication is part of our increased emphasis on our online edition. We aren’t kidding with our recent announcement that, while newspapers in general are sweating over the declining readership of their newsprint products, we’re embracing the Web by devoting more of our focus and resources to digital journalism.

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Gregoire’s conflicting version of state budget
Gregoire’s conflicting version of state budget
September 27, 2008 12:00 am

In last Saturday’s debate, Governor Christine Gregoire stated that Washington was running an $800 million surplus, while other states were entangled in deficits.

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A common goal
A common goal
September 26, 2008 2:10 pm

What do weeds in Lake Wilderness and the search for a new Kent School District superintendent have in common? Answer: Average Joes and Josephines can have a big say in how both are handled.

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All right, all you 55-plus  women out there! Are we re
All right, all you 55-plus women out there!...
September 22, 2008 11:21 pm

All right, all you 55-plus women out there! Are we ready to make a difference in this presidential campaign? Can we set aside the more conservative tendencies many of us have developed since our hippie days?

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King County’s Medic One is worth every cent
King County’s Medic One is worth every cent
September 22, 2008 11:20 pm

Taxpayers like to know that they’re getting their money’s worth from the public agencies that spend it. So check out the bargain that Medic One delivers.

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Palin’s critics are taking hypocrisy to a new level
Palin’s critics are taking hypocrisy to a new...
September 20, 2008 12:00 am

I understand why some people oppose John McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and why they disagree with her. But I’m astonished at the brazen hypocrisy of liberals (most of them women) who are seething with anger and hatred towards her. I’ve been around politics for 30 years, and I’ve never seen such unhinged hypocrisy in all my life.

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  • King County’s new prosecuting attorney announces task force units
  • Washington pickleball fans may may soon have special license plate
  • Effort begins to lower the legal limit for driving drunk
  • Housing costs, homelessness among top issues in WA, survey says
  • While many were found, work remains to protect Indigenous people

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