Opinion
Legalization of marijuana not the way to go | Kevin Endejan | Reporter’s Notebook
I typically lean left when it comes to politics (right-wing conspiracy theorists feel free to gasp now at…
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R-74 a vote for equality
Last week, the Bellevue Reporter came out in support of Referendum 74, a ballot measure regarding the legalization…
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Shameful costs of our elections | Editorial
Humorist Will Rogers once noted that “politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money…
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Cast your vote this election to connect, rebuild | William Shaw
I was reminded of my trip to our nation’s capital two years ago this week. At one point…
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Microsoft’s new and tasty menu arrives | Editorial
The Redmond software giant might not be sleeping any more. Over the past week or so Microsoft has…
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Hurricane Sandy should put us all on alert | Reporter’s Notebook | Linda Ball
As the eastern seaboard recovers from its battering by Hurricane Sandy, which combined with a winter storm from…
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A worthy military effort, but now it’s time to come home | Kaitlin Groves | Reporter’s Notebook
Thousands of innocent American citizens died on Sept. 11, 2001, and I think it’s completely reasonable that the…
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Toppling the authority of ‘My Friend Said’ | Darcy Brixey
As a teen librarian, one of the things I’ve tried hard to battle is the authority of friends…
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Vote ‘yes’ on R-74, marriage for all | Editorial
The Legislature approved marriage for same-sex couples in the last legislative session. Referendum 74 is a vote to…
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Time to legalize, tax marijuana |Editorial
We’ve waged a war on drugs for decades. Sometimes the battle is worth it. That’s not the case…
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Learning on the go | Ann Oxrieder
How much can we learn about the culture of a country when we spend one night here, two…
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Teach your kids how to grieve | Patti Skelton-McGougan
Earlier this year my column provided ways to help children and teens through the grieving process, in response…
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Lawsuit filed over stadium plan
The Seattle Sodo stadium deal is headed to court. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 19,…
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‘Yes’ on I-1240, charter schools | Editorial
Few things are more important than education. Our children’s’ futures – and ours, too – hangs in the…
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When it comes to giving, nothing more valuable than time | Reporter’s Notebook
One Bellevue organization is giving people a chance to give much more than canned food or money.
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Vote yes on I-1185 to hold down taxes | Editorial
When will state lawmakers learn? Four times now, voters have said they want taxes raised only if at…
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How to win (you hope) and election | Pat Cashman
In just a couple of weeks or so, it’ll be Election Day – a time when we come…
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A little help from our ‘friends’ |Darcy Brixey
Heroes don’t always come dressed in tights with capes or firefighter helmets. Sometimes, they work behind the scenes,…