Opinion
Keeping eye on the future, despite a difficult present | Nat Levy | Reporter’s Notebook
City budget discussions are never fun, especially in this economic period. They often lead to harsh realities, and…
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Our future depends on open government | George Erb
The public’s inability to evaluate their government’s action underscores the constant threat to one of our nation’s grandest…
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Domestic violence: Time to say ‘no’ : Editorial
A 71-year-old Bellevue man walked into a Bellevue Police station March 27 and said he had killed his…
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Learn to merge | Kevin Endejan | Reporter’s Notebook
According to Google Maps, I live exactly 12 miles, or 19 minutes, from the office. Let’s get something…
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A wrinkle in time | Ann Oxrieder
The best places for wrinkles are the surfaces of prunes, raisins, cerebral cortices, some kinds of mushrooms, early-growth…
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When anger gets the best of our kids | Reducing violent outbursts are better for everyone | Patty Skelton-McGougan
Anger is a natural, healthy emotion like love, sadness, or joy. And like all emotions, anger needs to…
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Hunger Games leaves you famished for more | Aran Kirschenmann
The Hunger Games film, based on the original novel by Suzanne Collins, has been skyrocketing in popularity and…
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The wonders of the World’s Fair | Pat Cashman
My parents didn’t take us anywhere. Why would they? We were five brothers (no sisters) who argued, wrestled,…
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Chichi Bellevue? I’m all for it | Craig Groshart | Editor’s Notebook
It’s official. Bellevue is chichi. No less an authority that USA Today used that label Monday for the…
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Irresponsible budgets hurt education
Two weeks ago we joined a bipartisan majority of state senators to present a long-term sustainable budget that…
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Balanced budget, anyone?
The Washington state Senate took a step earlier in the legislative session that can stop the ongoing budget…
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New stadium revenue: from one pocket to another? | Editorial
News flash: apparently people in and around Seattle have millions of dollars stuffed in socks or under their…
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Sometimes it’s OK to say no | Ann Oxrieder
Last week I had three chances to say no and I didn’t take any of them.
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Bellevue’s approach to LID unfair | Todd R. Woosley
Imagine the city of Bellevue runs a road through your yard and garage, so your neighbor can redevelop…
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A state trooper’s sacrifice | Celeste Gracey | Reporter’s Notebook
I never met Trooper Tony Radulescu, whose life was snatched away at the hands of a thief two…
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down | Editorial
Quick takes on Rush Limbaugh, bounties paid in football games, and the recent GOP precinct caucus in our…
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Bellevue School Board starting over, but not from scratch | Editorial
The Bellevue School Board’s failed attempt to interview and, hopefully, hire Susan Enfield doesn’t mean the effort was…
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Experts once were students, too | Ann Oxrieder
Good teachers understand what it's like to be a student. That’s what a middle school principal told me…
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Legal notice bill bad news for the public | Editorial
There is a dangerous bill in the Legislature that threatens the public's ability to keep an eye on…