I am not inclined to make New Year’s resolutions. But in the context of this column, I will: Resolved: We…
Valley Medical Center should aggressively pursue its appeal of a state Department of Health denial of 60 new patient beds,…
Renton’s city leaders have figured out that local government is going to look much different in the years to come…
Against the backdrop of our state government in financial crisis, and a nation continuing to face its worst economic challenges…
As I write this column, I am sitting near my sparkly Christmas tree, in a warm house, with a warm…
Most people do not think about 3-2 counts or a pitcher warming up in the bullpen during this part of…
We are strongly support a groundbreaking, community-wide, regional effort under way to address this gap in achievement and raise up our students and our schools. The Road Map for Education Results is working to double the number of students in South Seattle and South King County to be on track to graduate from college or earn a career credential by 2020.
At all levels of government, budgets that pay for services that as a whole help everyone are being cut to…
The head of the Renton School District, Dr. Mary Alice Heuschel, has received a much-deserved honor, Washington’s 2011 Superintendent of…
(Editor’s note: King County Sheriff Sue Rahr read the following statement to the media Thursday morning in Seattle, outlining the…
On Nov. 1, the Renton City Council adopted a $445 million two-year budget for 2011/2012. This was one of the…
The Small Business Jobs Act, signed by President Obama in September, will provide critical resources to help small businesses continue…
The Renton City Council has taken a critical step to protect basic utility services in Renton, approving rate increases to…
When I moved here from Anchorage 22 years ago, I thought how strange it was that you couldn’t purchase liquor…
Finally, voters in Fairwood are getting a chance to vote on something that makes financial sense. Fairwood residents twice have…
Two years ago, the Renton Reporter endorsed local businesswoman Marcie Maxwell in her first run for the state Legislature, knowing…
We all deserve a county government that is restored to sound financial footing, not one lurching from crisis to crisis….
As Washington teens settle back into school, now is the perfect time for parents to talk to them about alcohol….
I thought a lot about how to ask a question for our Question of the Week about whether people feel…
