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Articles by Matt Phelps
Bellevue College Dean of the Health Sciences
Sen. Murray visits EvergreenHealth to talk about job...
By Matt Phelps • August 15, 2016 10:30 am

Zoe Melendez showed up to her first day of school with no hair, no fingernails and no toenails. She had just been laid off from her job in a career she had been a part of for more than 25 years and was battling breast cancer.

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Kirkland man charged with second degree kidnapping had problem in Bellevue court
Kirkland man charged with second degree kidnapping had...
By Matt Phelps • September 11, 2014 10:42 pm

A 26-year-old Kirkland man was formally charged with Second Degree Kidnapping on Wednesday in King County Superior Court in connection with an incident at Marina Park in Kirkland.

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Two in 48th District race get ‘Outstanding’ rating
Two in 48th District race get ‘Outstanding’ rating
By Matt Phelps • July 25, 2014 1:03 pm

Ross Hunter and Cyrus Habib receive “Outstanding” ratings from Municipal League.

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Trudi Inslee
1st District congressional race seen as up for...
By Matt Phelps • November 2, 2012 2:46 pm

The 2010 United States Census resulted in a shift of 12 congressional seats across 18 states, including Washington. But the new 1st Congressional District, which includes Medina, Clyde Hill and the Points communities, is one of the most watched races in the country.

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Technology institute trying to curb cost of college books
Technology institute trying to curb cost of college...
By Matt Phelps • January 5, 2012 8:45 pm

According to the Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, the cost of textbooks has risen 6 percent a year since the 1980s, twice the rate of inflation. Textbook publishing is currently a $9 billion industry.

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Greenbaums Furnishings steps up to help man rebuild  his home, life
Greenbaums Furnishings steps up to help man rebuild...
By Matt Phelps • June 9, 2011 1:14 pm

Five years ago Sgt. Leonid Milkin’s family and everything they had built were taken away while he was serving in Iraq with the National Guard. But thanks to countless volunteers from the Eastside and greater Puget Sound community, over 80 businesses and organizations and one very driven stay-at-home Kirkland mom with a gigantic heart, Milkin was finally able to come home to stay on May 28.

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Bellevue firefighters help put out fire on historic Argosy tour boat
Bellevue firefighters help put out fire on historic...
By Matt Phelps • August 31, 2010 2:59 pm

Nearly 50 firefighters, including those from Bellevue, responded to a fire Saturday morning that damaged the historic Argosy tour boat M.V. Kirkland that has become a fixture at Kirkland’s Marina Park.

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Richard LiMeux speaks at the KITH luncheon in Bellevue on April 16.
Local author recounts homeless struggle during KITH fund-raiser
By Matt Phelps • April 21, 2010 12:03 pm

When Richard LeMieux was getting help at the Salvation Army as a homeless man trying to get back on his feet, he was known as “Richard the Writer.” During the Kirkland Interfaith and Transitional Housing luncheon and fund-raiser event held at the Bellevue Marriott Fairfield Inn on Friday, April 16, the author’s nickname could have been “The Informer.”

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Eastside legislators talk 520 tolls, education and budget cuts
Eastside legislators talk 520 tolls, education and budget...
By Matt Phelps • January 11, 2010 2:24 pm

Education, budget cuts and tolls on the 520 bridge were front and center during a forum of more than 60…

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Breast cancer survivors turn to ‘Angels’ for support
Breast cancer survivors turn to ‘Angels’ for support
By Matt Phelps • October 19, 2009 7:39 pm

The idea of getting cancer is scary for anyone. But for women and men with breast cancer, the Angel Care…

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Howard Trott's solar plant is expected to produce enough power for 45
Bellevue native heads world’s largest solar plant
By Matt Phelps • July 21, 2009 8:09 pm

Howard Trott believes in building with the future in mind. Trott, who grew up in Bellevue, and his family have…

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Legislative session over, but budget battle just begun
Legislative session over, but budget battle just begun
By Matt Phelps • June 15, 2009 9:14 pm

The legislative session may have just ended, but the state’s struggles with the budget has only just begun, legislators told…

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Grace Weaver is thrilled with the gifts that the staff of Maggiano’s provided her during the last stop of her wish (dinner at Maggiano’s in Bellevue).
A fairy tale wish come true
By Matt Phelps • June 1, 2009 8:51 pm

Not many people get to see a red space giraffe, drink space-cow milk or meet their Fairy Godmother. Grace Weaver…

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