The Washington State Supreme Court ruled last week that the state is not complying with its constitutional duty to “make ample provision for the basic education of all children in Washington.”
Is anyone surprised?
So, are those $5 tolls worth the time they save to get there?
After living around the region and the country, nothing compares to coming home.
It can be a challenge to figure out what to do with holiday decorations and gift wrap after the holidays, so to make it easy, Allied Waste has provided a list of which items are acceptable in the recycling bin.
The human needs in our communities require continued and adequate funding. The time to speak out is now. The time to stand up is now.
You’ve probably read the story or seen it on TV, but I can’t stop thinking about it: Anonymous donors are showing up at stores across the country to pay the layaway accounts of strangers.
My wife likes Christmas lights across the top of our house. I do, too. That means it’s once again the annual struggle to find something – anything – that will work.
When a business is facing $2.1 billion in debt, it’s natural that it will make dramatic changes. The U.S. Postal Service is no exception.
If you haven’t started your holiday shopping, you might want to hold on to your wallet. Gov. Chris Gregoire wants the state to dig deeper into your pocket to help bail-out the state budget.
We all know that takes a coordinated commitment to working with at-risk kids, the community making gang involvement unacceptable, and we also need to stop celebrating and promoting the gang culture in movies and entertainment.
As a King County councilmember and former federal prosecutor, I argue that our nation must not abandon its commitment to equal justice by doing what it can to protect funding for the federal Legal Services Corporation.
The Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter is changing how readers can comment on its stories online.
Being a parent is wonderful — but some days, it’s just plain hard. The good news is that moms, dads and other caregivers can learn to make more intentional choices that improve the odds in a child’s favor.
Legislators return to Olympia for a special session Nov. 28. For the fourth year in a row they will try to balance the state’s budget. No one should relish what the governor and Legislature will have to face, but that has become the ongoing reality for individuals and other institutions in our state. Others have adapted; the state can, too.
This the second of three questions posed to two candidates running for the only challenged seat on Issaquah City Council this November.
For nearly three decades, I have served as a firefighter and paramedic in the Seattle Fire Department. I know firsthand how important it is to have world-class public services, especially public safety. This is why I support YES on 1183.
Five measures are on the ballot this November, three initiatives and two referendums from the Legislature to the public. Here’s our take:
A few weeks ago I was honored with the opportunity to help a group of teenagers at an Ugandan secondary school found a student newspaper. I told them to be careful, to make their words count, but ultimately to be prepared to lose everything for what they believe. My message was a stern reminder that I, too, had to be fearless.
Amanda Knox is free from prison. Her next task is to be free from the more than $1 million in legal bills. Such is the price of freedom.
Two recent articles in the Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter on mountain bikes, trails and hikers point to what should be obvious to all: the mountains belong to everyone. In other words, the sniping between hikers and mountain bikers has to end.
