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Coming home again | Reporter Column
In a little under six weeks, my fiancee and I will move into our new home on a…
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Hello Tukwila, goodbye Issaquah | Editorial
As Bellevue residents enter the new year, the top of their “To Do” will have to include the…
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Park Ranger’s death tragic, senseless | Editorial
The death of Margaret Anderson is both a shock and a tragedy.
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Ban cellphone, emailing, texting while driving
The National Transportation Safety Board has taken a tough, but necessary, stand on texting, emailing or chatting while…
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Mickey Mouse loves you just the way you are | Opinion
This holiday weekend, I watched a YouTube video that nearly made my spit out my coffee in astonishment:…
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Our budget is a moral document
Our state budget is a moral document. The human needs in our communities require continued and adequate funding.…
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‘Twas the night before christmas – on the Eastside | Pat Cashman
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘round Bellevue. Kids were waiting for the fat guy to come…
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An early Christmas for kids in need | Rose Dennis | In Good Company
Christmas came early last week as my husband, Frank, and I hosted a holiday party in our home…
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The people want to see Santa Claus | Nat Levy | Reporter’s Notebook
I knew when I told the story of Bob McLean, a local Santa mailman being disallowed to don…
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Accepting differences with grace | Gabrielle Nomura | Diverse|City
As I wrote this on Tuesday, my mouth was already watering at the thought of latkes on that…
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Giving thanks, keeping hopeful | ‘Lyn Fleury Lambert
In the hustle and bustle of holiday time we tend to rush from one celebration to the next…
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Learning what mother always knew | Patty Luzzi
My mother had a career before she was married. She was the head stenographer in the legal department…
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‘Tis the season to get rid of the ‘shoulds’ | Ann Oxrieder
December is the best month to practice lowering expectations, because this is the time we all hope to…
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Good Samaritans DO exist | Craig Groshart
You’ve probably read the story or seen it on TV, but I can’t stop thinking about it: Anonymous…
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Strung out on Christmas lights
My wife likes Christmas lights across the top of our house. I do. too. That means it’s once…
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Postal Service deficit – and us | Editorial
When a business is facing $2.1 billion in debt, it's natural that it will make dramatic changes. The…
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Play-dates for adults? You bet | Ann Oxrieder
Are play dates, like youth, wasted on the young? Probably not, but it seems to me that adults…
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Giving thanks, keeping hopeful
In the hustle and bustle of holiday time we tend to rush from one celebration to the next…
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Taking responsibility to stop sexual abuse in children | What every parent should know | Patti Skelton-McGoughan | Parenting Lifeline
One theme that has emerged from the Penn State sexual abuse scandal is the importance of adults taking…