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Mediator starts work Wednesday on Kent teaching contract impasse

A mediator from the Washington State Public Employee Relations commission has been assigned to Kent to try to facilitate negotiations between the Kent School District… Continue reading

Annabelle Beery Johnson

Kent Old Timers Reunion brings laughs, memories

More than 100 people filled the Kent Senior Activity Center Sunday afternoon for the 20th annual Kent Old Timers Reunion. In addition to acknowledging this… Continue reading

Annabelle Beery Johnson
Harold Buresh

He digs his work: Kent man earns national honor for volunteer efforts

A Kent man was awarded the National Forest Service Volunteer of the Year Award Friday at a ceremony in Seattle that featured Secretary of Agriculture… Continue reading

Harold Buresh

Single game tickets for Seattle Thunderbirds on sale starting Wednesday

Single game tickets for the Seattle Thunderbirds' 2009-10 season go on sale 10 a.m. Wednesday.The tickets can only be purchased on the T-Birds website or… Continue reading

Officer justified in actions taken in Tubar case

I read over the July 29 report of the city settling the Tubar lawsuit several times (“City settles shooting lawsuit for $400,000,” Kent Reporter) and… Continue reading

Kiwanis helping give away free backpacks in Kent Aug. 20

The Kiwanis Club of Kent and Communities in Schools of Kent are teaming up with the Kent Parks Department to have a backpack and school… Continue reading

Praise of unions not merited

I loved Ms.Turner’s defense of unions ("Unions aren't the bad guys here," Aug. 12 Kent Reporter opinion page.) I fully agree that unions have contributed… Continue reading

Tax on toilet paper – now what?

Democrats are hitting us again! Taxing toilet paper, cooking oil, toothpaste, cosmetics and other products we dispose in our waste water, was proposed by Oregon’s… Continue reading

Selective memory over Clintons?

I usually don’t respond to letters to the editor, but in the case of James Kerr’s letter in the Aug. 5 Reporter, (“Nightmare is here;… Continue reading

John Gardner

Castle Bridge Winery’s top comedian from Friday’s Laugh the Knights Away

John Gardner, a last-minute replacement for Friday's Laugh The Knights Away program at Castle Bridge Winery, may have been the last name added ot the… Continue reading

John Gardner
The quarterback goes for the pass in an Arena Football 2 game. Kent's ShoWare Center could be seeing a team of its own in the future

Arena football: Will Kent get a team of its own?

City of Kent and ShoWare Center officials are hoping to strike a deal soon with a local ownership group to help bring an Arena Football… Continue reading

The quarterback goes for the pass in an Arena Football 2 game. Kent's ShoWare Center could be seeing a team of its own in the future
Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard watch as a camper demonstrates his goal-keeping technique during the T-Birds' hockey-training camp July 21. Pickard has been selected to the U-18 Canada team.

T-Birds’ Pickard wins gold at U-18 championship

Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard has won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament in the Czech Republic… Continue reading

Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard watch as a camper demonstrates his goal-keeping technique during the T-Birds' hockey-training camp July 21. Pickard has been selected to the U-18 Canada team.

Thunderbirds’ Calvin Pickard named to Hockey Canada U-18 Team

Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard has been named to Hockey Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team.This team will represent Canada at the 2009 Memorial of… Continue reading

Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh catches a pass during an Aug. 13 training camp practice in Renton.

Seahawks training camp under way in Renton

The Seattle Seahawks began training camp this week in Renton. Join the Reporter at the team's open Aug. 13 practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center.… Continue reading

Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh catches a pass during an Aug. 13 training camp practice in Renton.

Reader is fed up with annoying ‘deadbeat’ advertising

Is anyone else getting fed up with all of the ads on the radio that entreat us to take advantage of “our right” to pay less than what we owe on our credit cards? Does anyone else find it upsetting that people are being encouraged to charge beyond their means and then weasel their way out of paying the bulk of their credit-card bills?

Ken and Kim Schiewetz of Federal Way dance the night away Aug. 12 at this year's Kent Senior Center Summer Ball. The Schiewetzes are regulars at the Kent Senior Center Tuesday night dances.

Kent Senior Center Summer Ball: Join the Kent Reporter for an evening of romance

The Kent Senior Center Summer Ball was a hit Aug. 12, drawing dozens of dancers to enjoy a romantic evening of live music, at the Kent Senior Activity Center. Join the Kent Reporter as we try some dancing with these fleet-footed seniors.

Ken and Kim Schiewetz of Federal Way dance the night away Aug. 12 at this year's Kent Senior Center Summer Ball. The Schiewetzes are regulars at the Kent Senior Center Tuesday night dances.

Thanks to all who helped with pet event

Muttley Crew 4-H Club wants to thank community members and businesses for helping them collect used towels, fleece blankets and pet toys for King County… Continue reading

Bike trails are not Tour de France

Last night while walking our dog on Green River Trail at 212th St. in Kent, a man riding a bicycle at a high rate of… Continue reading