No excuse for taking a knee
Republican senators who are convinced Sound Transit leaders played fast and loose with facts about the agency’s light rail expansion plans got a chance Sept.… Continue reading
Have you ever been to the recently rebranded Museum of Pop Culture? Or under other circumstances encountered a prop from a cherished film? That sense… Continue reading
It was going to happen eventually. A top-shelf member of Republican President Donald Trump’s administration is coming to Washington to share her convictions, champion her… Continue reading
This week we celebrate the opening of the new Cancer Center at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. A cancer diagnosis is life-changing. It is frightening… Continue reading
Most of us who love libraries share a simple philosophy: Never stop learning. And why would we? The joy of learning, and the knowledge gained… Continue reading
Well Bellevue, it’s been quite a summer. By the time you’re reading this, I will be beginning my senior year at Northwest University and returning… Continue reading
You don’t know me, Bellevue, but I know you. I know the excitement of walking by the Barbie store at Bellevue Square Mall in the… Continue reading
Anyone who has visited the 48 libraries in the King County Library System, as I have done since becoming KCLS’ interim director, appreciates the breadth… Continue reading
On a warm evening on July 17, the Bellevue City Council held a public hearing on a proposal to eliminate appeals to the council for… Continue reading
The Washington state Constitution says: “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within… Continue reading
The state’s new law that targets distracted drivers sure is irritating folks. What’s riled them is not so much the outright ban on use of… Continue reading
On July 8, Bellevue College hosted a car show/event that severely disrupted traffic on 148th Street Southeast and the safety in local neighborhoods. The event… Continue reading
Wednesday arrived with a sense of possibility that lawmakers could solve the two remaining riddles in this year’s legislating marathon. But by the evening it… Continue reading
I was pleased to see the prominent coverage of Al Gore’s climate reality training here in Bellevue. As both a Bellevue resident and a training… Continue reading
Is it true that King County hopes to open heroin injection sites to ensure safe medically supervised locations with services and support for the addicts?… Continue reading
The comments from Bellevue Mayor John Stokes in the June 30 edition of the Bellevue Reporter contained no apology. Stokes definitely needs to make some.… Continue reading
Over the past year-and-a-half, the King County Library System has been immersed in a strategic planning process to bring into focus all the elements that… Continue reading
Editor’s note: In response to the issue regarding Mayor John Stokes’ comment at the June 13 meeting, the mayor made the following statement during the… Continue reading
At a recent regularly scheduled public meeting of the Bellevue City Council, the council took public comment from concerned citizens regarding their criticisms of Puget… Continue reading
