Opinion
Editorial | When trust is broken
Newspapers rely on trust. You trust us to report things accurately. We trust you to give us accurate…
Opinion
Editorial | Lake Hills shows progress, promise
The redevelopment the Lake Hills Shopping Center is good news, not only for that community, but also the…
Opinion
Editorial | Let’s celebrate this special day
Monday is a special day. It’s Memorial Day, when we pause to honor those who died in the…
Opinion
Editorial | Good news for taxpayers
Good news for state Auditor Brian Sonntag – and the rest of us, too. Gov. Chris Gregoire did…
Opinion
Editorial | Justice for all
King County Assessor Russell Scott Noble pled guilty Wednesday to one count of felony vehicular assault. Sentencing is…
Opinion
Craig Groshart | Twitter, Tweets and the online world
I’m now on Twitter, although you wouldn’t know it by the lack of “Tweets” I file. Still, it…
Opinion
Lessons learned from jury duty
I recently completed two weeks of jury duty. I found it an excellent lesson in civics. To those…
News
Home sales listings up in March
By Craig Groshart cgroshart@cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/bellevuereporter The number of single-family homes and condos listed for sale on the Eastside increased…
News
Time do deal with the budget
April 26, 2009. That is the last day of the Legislature under the state Constitution. That’s less than…
Opinion
Craig Groshart | Who will pay for growth?
The Overlake area between Bellevue and Redmond is going to grow. Redmond wants it, Bellevue accepts it. Puget…
Opinion
News, the P-I, us – and you
So, the P-I is for sale. Its parent company, the Hearst corporation, says that it it doesn’t find…
News
Many questions, few answers as legislators meet with business leaders about state issues
Eastside business leaders came looking for answers Thursday to the state’s budget woes as they met over breakfast…
Opinion
Let it snow, let it snow …
We finally got to celebrate “snow watch” here at the Bellevue Reporter this week. Did we ever.
Opinion
Sights and Sounds
News Item: The state agency that oversees the Capitol grounds has put a moratorium on any more displays…
Opinion
New report can help guide our decisions
It’s no surprise that our area is going through a tough time. Like the rest of the nation,…
Opinion
A legacy for us all
Looking at Bellevue’s high rise downtown today, it’s hard to imagine that 47 years ago it was a…
Opinion
Life, death and football
As the Bellevue Reporter went to press on Monday, I didn’t know who won the football game between…
News
‘Nasty recession’ but we’ll emerge ‘probably stronger’
The country is in a “nasty recession,” but will come out of it probably stronger, a national economist…
Opinion
Next state budget will be painful
Just a few weeks after she won re-election, Gov. Chris Gregoire now faces a $5 billion state budget…
Opinion
Gregoire right to ask for some budget help
Chris Gregoire was re-elected governor Nov. 4, but from the way she’s talking, you’d think her opponent, Dino…