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John Carlson | Feedback from readers
Columnists love feedback. It means their work is likely encouraging conversation in the community. A few times a…
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Plan ahead to launch your child into the future
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing recently got me thinking how much sending our kids off…
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Lindsay Larin | Flying high with Fat Albert – and a barf bag
For Fat Albert pilot Major Drew Hess of the United States Marine Corps, Sunday’s demonstration flight during Seafair…
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John Carlson | Race and hypersensitivity
It’s being called a “teaching moment”. But the lesson being learned is not what people thought it would…
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Patty Luzzi | Looking up into the sky
July 20, 1969. It was a perfect summer Sunday under Montana’s Big Sky. After church and a quick…
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John Carlson | Is your son TOO high tech?
Yes, we live better lives – in some cases much better lives – because of technology. But when…
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Groshart | Going nuts
I’ve lived in the Northwest most of my life. I used to joke that if the temperature moves…
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John Carlson | The REAL choices ahead for King County
Underfunded or poorly run? Two wildly different pictures about King County government are being painted by the current…
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Walter Backstrom | You have got to be kidding
Leave it to the bureaucrats and the politicians to get it wrong again. The state of Alabama has…
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Don’t confuse conservatism with anarchy
The author of a recent Bellevue Voices article clearly confuses conservatism with anarchy. He proceeds to list a…
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Debra C. Ronnholm | Instructions not included, Lessons in discipline learned from the classroom
Raising a child to healthy, happy adulthood is no small task. Many a parent will tell you it’s…
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Editorial | Phil Noble: His leadership made Bellevue a better place
All losses to our community are bad, but some are worse than others. Phil Noble is one of…
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Patty Luzzi | How to kill your marriage
My brain has an automatic shut-off switch when I hear the phrase “all you have to do is.”…
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John Carlson | A chance to change King County
When it comes to politics, do voters around here still want change? We’ll know later this summer, specifically…
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One nation – all of us
I was moved to comment regarding a June 7 letter to the editor in the Seattle Times, President…
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Electric cars sparking interest
Remember the “mullet” hairstyle? Long in back, short on the sides and front? It was a cultural icon…
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Editorial | Success for Bellevue schools
The Bellevue School District is close to achieving mythical standing among the nation’s schools. Again this year, its…
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Walter Backstrom | Tax cuts don’t guarantee you a spot in heaven
Remember your first date? You really liked him. You had a great time. Heck, you thought he might…
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Patty Luzzi | The time of the ‘wolf’
I was going through some boxes yesterday, looking for God-knows-what. Really now, only God knows what I was…