Opinion
Let’s concentrate on what’s important
The election is over, but the sniping carries on.
Opinion
Winners and losers
Elections give us winners and losers. Here are some, in addition to the candidates and issues.
Opinion
Sights and Sounds
Barack Obama and John McCain aren’t the only politicians getting national press coverage. There’s also Scott Lees of…
Opinion
On living, dying – and I-1000
When he was in his early 70s, my father was diagnosed with cancer.
Opinion
BellevueReporter.com: Enter the discussion!
Starting this week, your community news site is adding a lot more community.
Opinion
Getting up to date with the Bellevue Reporter
It’s been a tough couple of weeks here in the Bellevue Reporter newsroom. We’ve been stretched pretty thin.…
Opinion
Sights and sounds
The inevitable happened last week. The Bellevue Reporter lost one of its best reporters - Carrie Wood.
Opinion
Find compromise in teachers’ strike
No one likes a strike, certainly not one by school teachers. The one in Bellevue is particularly upsetting.
Opinion
Share the roads, avoid the problems
There’s no question that bicycles are popular around here. The Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River trails draw bicyclists (and…
News
I-90, 520 bridge toll study shows rate could change driving
Tolls to cross Lake Washington could cost commuters $6.85 a round trip, be levied on both the I-90…
Opinion
Airport security blunders not as bad as people fear | From the Editor
If you ever wondered where you may have misplaced say, oh, a Swiss Army knife, I’m here today…
Opinion
Celebrate the Fourth, but please be safe
With Fourth of July just around the corner, it’s time to celebrate.
Opinion
Words for the grads
It’s graduation season and time for all that advice designed to send students on in life with something…
Opinion
What I learned on my vacation
I’m just back from a vacation at Lake Chelan. I’ve always felt that vacations were a chance for…
Opinion
Maybe youth athletes have better idea what sports are all about
What is it about sports that makes adults go crazy? More often, it seems, kids - the players…
Opinion
Bellevue does good job of maintaining street projects
The city of Bellevue re-surfaced my street last week. I didn’t know it needed it. If the city…
Opinion
High gas, food prices? Let me try to help you
I noticed it last week. Premium gas at $4.09 at a Chevron station in the Overlake area.
Opinion
All tolls, all the time?
A new study has weighed in on the topic of tolls and road congestion. This one is different.…