Opinion
Lawmakers are pushing bills to expand civics education | The Petri Dish
Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision.
Letters to the Editor
Bellevue University Bookstore closure is a loss | Letter
It was a sad and sorry day for Bellevue when the University Bookstore closed its doors on Feb.…
Opinion
You walked — now run | Our Turn
Across Washington state, thousands of women, families of diverse communities and members of the LGBTQ community, recently took…
Letters to the Editor
Basic facts about Affordable Care Act | Letter
A recent letter writer should revisit a few basic facts about the Affordable Care Act. First of all,…
Letters to the Editor
DeVos does not have students’ best interests in mind | Letter
I am a student at Western Washington University and a graduate from Interlake High School. I just wanted…
Opinion
From a Chinese latchkey kid to an American entrepreneur in Bellevue | My Turn
“I am a little wolf from the North,
Letters to the Editor
Finding a home for the homeless in Bellevue | Letter
Here is an uplifting story of how one-on-one support and team effort helped the homeless person in my…
Opinion
Bellevue’s response to mosque fire should serve as example to world | Letter
This is regarding the letter to the editor in the Jan. 20 edition about the case of arson…
Opinion
No urban freeway could be built faster than light rail | Letter
Your Jan. 13 opinion page led off with a citizen’s letter proposing a new “I-205” freeway to bypass…
Opinion
Be considerate of opposing voices | Letter
We’re living in a time in which our country is very divided. We’re seeing everyone around us in…
Opinion
Veterans, beware of not-so-easy discount at Bellevue Home Depot | Letter
I was recently at Home Depot in Bellevue and when I was checking out the clerk asked me…
Opinion
Nearby employees take over Bellevue park and ride parking, enforcement needed | Letter
In the article about the loss of commuter parking stalls due to the closure of the South Bellevue…
Opinion
Disappointed in energy bill failure | Letter
I have appreciated the Bellevue Reporter’s coverage of the importance of conservation to our region, and specifically the…
Opinion
Transportation agenda doesn’t meet our needs, but new freeway may | Letter
You reported on the recent meeting of our elected officials on Eastside transportation concerns. A conclusion was reached…
Opinion
Puget Sound Energy fails to prove local need for Energize Eastside | Letter
Puget Sound Energy claims that the Eastside transmission grid is running out of capacity. Prove it. Stop hiding…
Opinion
Best books of 2016 | Book Nook
Public libraries play an integral part in meeting the needs of communities today. Computers with Internet access allow…
Opinion
Reporter launches homelessness series | Editor’s Note
Volunteers found them sleeping in parking garages, in vehicles, under structures and roadways, in bushes and other areas.
Opinion
Local religious leaders: Bellevue mosque fire an opportunity for interfaith solidarity
The recent case of arson at the Islamic Center of the Eastside (ISOC) has provided us one further…
Opinion
Time to create better plan to combat homelessness in Bellevue | Letter
You can’t be all things to all people and be effective.
Opinion
How to come together after political combat | My Turn
I grew more and more alarmed when the political universes my mother and I lived in seemed to…