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My Turn: those high gas prices have a benefit

High gasoline prices may not be good for our wallets, but they might prompt us to improve our…

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Hey, dude – and, yes, I’m talking to you

When I was a teenager, I remember watching TV at Dean Cartmill’s house. Dean was my best friend…

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Greed involves car drivers, too

I know we have more urgent issues than what I’m going to vent about, but I think it’s…

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Helping your child manage time and stress

All parents want success for their children. And all children (though they may not always show it) want…

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BellevueReporter.com: Enter the discussion!

Starting this week, your community news site is adding a lot more community.

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Carlson: Yes to I-985

For years now, people who oppose building or expanding roads have insisted that all we need to do…

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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.…

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An easy “NO” vote on Prop. 1

It’s not about price, it’s about value.

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Failure to excel; who’s to blame?

School has begun. Expectations for teachers, administrators, and districts are high as students enter the classroom for 2008-2009.…

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Vintage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be | Pat Cashman

The other day, I noticed that the laptop computer I use for writing this column was behaving differently.…

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Volunteers are needed when disaster strikes

When the flood waters rose last December, Kelley Jones received a phone call. As a Medical Reserve Corps…

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Cast a vote for higher education

When we reconstitute our government this fall through the remarkable exercise of American democracy, we will shape the…

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When calling from the road, it’s not always good news | Pat Cashman

Last week, a semi-trailer truck clipped a corner of the historic downtown Pioneer Square pergola in Seattle. Luckily,…

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If believing in God is wrong, I don’t want to be right

What would be the reason for a person’s life if at the end of it all, you found…

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Gregoire, Rossi and the deficit

Is Washington State running a surplus or a deficit?

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Sarah Palin: Wasilla’s second wonder

I guess Sarah Palin is trying to steal my thunder. As editor of the Redmond Reporter, I thought…

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There’s a lot to be said about losing

I was sitting in the stands a couple of weeks ago when the Huskies football team saw a…

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Furnace check-up now can save money through winter

The autumnal equinox is here. Labor Day may be the ceremonial finale to summer, but the equinox is…

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Back to school and back to quality

Back to school is a special time. One million students in Washington state will fill their backpacks with…

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Sights and sounds

The inevitable happened last week. The Bellevue Reporter lost one of its best reporters - Carrie Wood.