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Reader Feedback
August 12, 2008 2:53 am

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the wonderful front-page publicity (June 28, “What’s new?”), and I loved the caption and title you added. We’ve had several people call and e-mail with interest to visit, and they are all commenting on the Reporter article and how cute the front-page photo was. Please pass on to photographer Charles Cortes the interest he has sparked and what a great job he did.

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Psst: There’s an election Aug. 19
Psst: There’s an election Aug. 19
August 6, 2008 12:00 am

Will voters remember there’s an election this month?

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King County budget crisis puts public health services in peril
King County budget crisis puts public health services...
August 5, 2008 3:09 am

In 1954, a cholera epidemic struck London, England. Thousands of people were dying and no one could determine the cause. Doctors were stumped as deathly ill adults and children filed into the overcrowded hospitals.

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Turnabout is fair play in the ‘Gregoire recession’
Turnabout is fair play in the ‘Gregoire recession’
August 2, 2008 12:00 am

All big elections are about two issues: Peace and prosperity.

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Jan Wright
‘Fairy Tales’ support produced a happy ending for...
August 2, 2008 12:00 am

“Fairy Tales” is the name of the beautiful quilt Fran Woods, a Maple Valley Library Guild member, was kind enough to donate to the guild so that we could raffle it off. Proceeds from the raffle will augment the programming for children, teens and adult patrons of the Maple Valley Library.

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Take that, you gypsy moths
Take that, you gypsy moths
August 1, 2008 2:37 pm

Bloodthirsty mosquitoes aren’t the only evil-doers in the insect family that can put a damper on what’s left of our summer. There’s also the gypsy moth.

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Let’s take on the danger of drowsy driving
Let’s take on the danger of drowsy driving
July 26, 2008 12:00 am

In the early-morning hours of July 18, 2006, an 18-year-old Issaquah woman made a series of personal choices. These choices brought near-death and lifelong pain to our daughter, Mora Haggerty Shaw.

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Bears like this one that stray into the Covington and Maple Valley areas are trapped humanely and returned to the wild.
Doing right by wild neighbors
July 25, 2008 2:57 pm

When a bear goes over the mountain, it sometimes ends up where it – and the people it encounters – wish it wasn’t. Thankfully, the state Fish and Wildlife Department takes a humane and reasoned approach to corralling bears, a point that was driven home by a Reporter Newspapers report last Wednesday.

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Kent School District faces budget the same as a family does
Kent School District faces budget the same as...
July 25, 2008 2:56 pm

The Kent School District’s Board of Directors, administration and staff are committed to providing the best educational experience possible to successfully prepare our children for their future.

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Gotta love the local free parking
Gotta love the local free parking
July 21, 2008 8:47 pm

Lots of things make Covington and Maple Valley better cities than such stalwarts as Seattle, Boston, San Francisco and New York City – one of which is that you don’t have to pay to park your car here.

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New countywide landlord law helps fight druggies
New countywide landlord law helps fight druggies
July 21, 2008 8:47 pm

Recently, you may have heard about two of my favorite constituents, Tom and Florence Pruitt. Florence has become infamous around these parts for her remarks that drug dealers “moved across the street from the wrong grandma.” These words capped off a very successful press event where I, along with the Pruitts and Sheriff Sue Rahr, announced new legislation targeting drug homes in unincorporated King County.

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Forum
Forum
July 18, 2008 12:34 pm

As community representatives, we, the residents in the Fouir Corners neighborhood, do not believe that the information provided by Puget Sound Energy to address community concerns over current sub-station site selection, alternative site locations and affects on property value are adequate, relevant and-or accurate.

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Vanpools rising with bus fares
Vanpools rising with bus fares
July 18, 2008 12:34 pm

Thumbs up to the people who are choosing Metro’s vanpools as a way to make their daily commutes, making life on the highways a little easier and the environment a little healthier for everybody else.

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Fat-free comes with a heavy price in our communities
Fat-free comes with a heavy price in our...
July 18, 2008 12:34 pm

A recent study underscores the fact that good health isn’t just a matter of personal choice for Americans. It’s tied – in some cases, painfully so – to income levels and geography.

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And now some more about Covington’s utility tax: From a constituent …
And now some more about Covington’s utility tax:...
July 16, 2008 12:00 am

My article in the Reporter June 25 (“Unexpected and unwanted ‘bonus’ in city’s utility tax”) stirred things up a bit. I do like to do that, but in this case, the conclusions were wrong.

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Maple Valley neighborhood Katesridge knows the way to celebrate freedom
Maple Valley neighborhood Katesridge knows the way to...
July 14, 2008 7:14 pm

The Fourth of July isn’t only about pausing to reflect on our considerable history. It’s also about having fun, being inspired and celebrating our remarkable freedoms with friends and family. I just want to share the amazing Fourth of July spirit our Katesridge neighborhood here in Maple Valley demonstrates every year.

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Another council shift in Covington
Another council shift in Covington
July 11, 2008 2:25 pm

There has always been a question about whether public constituencies are better-served with long-standing elected officials or steady, even unexpected turnover. Residents of Covington are about to test the latter scenario for the second time in less than a year.

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Planning for Maple Valley must be democratic process
Planning for Maple Valley must be democratic process
July 11, 2008 2:25 pm

This article is in response to the misleading and inaccurate article submitted to the Reporter by Maple Valley City Councilman Noel Gerken (July 5, “Maple Valley’s future hinges on Four Corners planning”).

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Covington Verizon tax — there’s a way out | Forum
Covington Verizon tax — there’s a way out...
July 9, 2008 9:00 am

I’ve recently been reading the letters to the editor regarding the Covington utility tax that non-city residents are having to pay through their Verizon bills. I no longer pay the Covington city sales tax or the effect of city tax to the city of Covington. I wrote in to let all of you that have Verizon as your wireless provider know how I did this.

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Take advantage of new King County animal shelter hours | Editorial
Take advantage of new King County animal shelter...
July 8, 2008 1:57 am

Sometimes the solutions to a problem are as plain as the whisker on a cat’s face.
King County’s animal control program has a devil of a time finding new owners for the homeless pets that end up at the animal shelter. There aren’t enough owners to go around. That’s why the agency continually pleads with the public to adopt a cat or dog – even rabbits.

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