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Best of Kent 2024 winners announced!

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Best of Kent 2024 winners announced!
Halloween decorations in Covington support the Boeing strike. (Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)
Halloween decorations in Covington support the Boeing strike. (Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)
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Health insurance premiums to rise for WA small businesses

This marks the highest increase for small employers in the last decade.

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70% of WA public school students have access to free meals

In the 2024-2025 school year, 1,523 schools are serving free meals to all students who requested one.

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.

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When President Biden warned FEMA does not have enough money to finish the hurricane season let alone the entire year, it was surprising. Suddenly, we… Continue reading

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
Denis James Taft | Obituary

Denis James Taft | Obituary

Denis James Taft, Captain, USN (Ret), 89, Kent, WA died peacefully on Friday, 10/11/2024 in Kent, WA. For service details, please go to: www.marlattfuneralhome.com.… Continue reading

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The Truth About Alpha Bites Male Enhancement Gummies—Do They Deliver Real Results?

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WA women 9th in nation for breast cancer diagnoses, analysis finds

Washington women were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer despite receiving fewer mammograms than the national average in recent years, according to a… Continue reading

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Are Amanita Muscaria Mushroom Gummies Really Magical or Just Marketing Hype?

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Irene Burlile Eckfeldt | Obituary

Irene Burlile Eckfeldt | Obituary

July 15, 1935- September 21, 2024 Irene Burlile Eckfeldt was born with her twin sister, Iris, July 15, 1935 in Boise, Idaho. She was one… Continue reading

Irene Burlile Eckfeldt | Obituary
In Strive (Months 1 to 4), participants work closely with an exercise specialist to track vitals, monitor progress, and make adjustments. Photo Courtesy of Valley Medical Center.

Fitness program helps you take control of your health

Valley Medical Center’s Lifestyle Medicine clinics offer personalized wellness plans for long-term success

In Strive (Months 1 to 4), participants work closely with an exercise specialist to track vitals, monitor progress, and make adjustments. Photo Courtesy of Valley Medical Center.
A group of volunteers from Raise the Wage Renton, shown gathering signatures in 2023. Renton residents approved a higher minimum wage for the city in a Feb. 2024 special election. (Photo courtesy of Raise the Wage Renton)

Minimum wage is going up in Washington

Cities can set minimum wages higher than the state. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham and Burien all will have higher wages in 2025.

A group of volunteers from Raise the Wage Renton, shown gathering signatures in 2023. Renton residents approved a higher minimum wage for the city in a Feb. 2024 special election. (Photo courtesy of Raise the Wage Renton)
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Fewer Washington residents have delinquent debt than national average

About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a recent analysis by the Urban Institute. Among… Continue reading

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Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

WA lands commissioner debate: Herrera Beutler and Upthegrove square off

The candidates disagreed on land management and timber strategies as they compete for the job of running the state agency that oversees millions of acres of public land.

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)
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The strike began at midnight Friday, Sept. 13, with Renton workers and supporters picketing from the early morning hours and into the afternoon, and some saying they will picket and strike for as long as it takes. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

Boeing makes ‘best and final offer’ to striking machinists

Proposed deal would include a 30% pay increase, which falls short of the 40% increase sought by the union.

The strike began at midnight Friday, Sept. 13, with Renton workers and supporters picketing from the early morning hours and into the afternoon, and some saying they will picket and strike for as long as it takes. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing