Laura Pierce

Kent readers more apt to cheat on their taxes: Editor’s Note

So, would you ever cheat on your taxes? We asked that last week, in our reader survey, and the answer to our highly unscientific poll found it went nearly 50/50 (it was actually 48 percent yes and 51 percent no.)

Larry Lehnerz

New Kent store owner shows the light side of antiques

Larry Lehnerz has an eye for the unusual. And it’s in his latest business undertaking that he gets full use of that talent.

Larry Lehnerz
Predators player Charles McCollum makes a catch during practice at Wilson Play Fields Feb. 18.

Party with the Kent Predators Thursday

The Kent Predators are hosting their home season opener with a kick-off party Thursday at Pat’s Bar & Grill, 114 Railroad Ave., Kent. The party runs 6-9 p.m. and Predator players, management and some of the dancers are expected to be there, mingling with fans.

Predators player Charles McCollum makes a catch during practice at Wilson Play Fields Feb. 18.

Kent says it’s the best site for new FAA headquarters

The pieces are falling into place for Kent's bid to bring a major federal facility to town. On March 1, the city signed off on a letter of intent to the feds, throwing its hat in the ring for a new Federal Aviation Administration regional headquarters.

Yledson Apollon raises his hands triumphantly after a good kick

Kent kids get kick out of after-school soccer program

Ask and you shall receive. That's the adage Kent Elementary teacher Sara Sweetser could harken to, as of late. Sweetser, who teaches P.E., got fired up earlier this year at a teaching conference, which promoted a program getting youth-soccer coaches into public schools.

Yledson Apollon raises his hands triumphantly after a good kick
All-around Kent enthusiast Don DinAlpha XR

Meet Don DinAlpha XR: The friendly face of Kent

To know Don DinAlpha XR is to know Kent. The businessman/inventor/photographer and all-around community enthusiast has been a fixture in his adopted hometown for years.

All-around Kent enthusiast Don DinAlpha XR

Kent Neighborhood Council a gem: Editor’s Note

Do you wonder who your neighbors are?

Changes coming to your Kent Reporter – Editor’s Note

After more than three years of publishing a newspaper twice a week, the winds of destiny are blowing the Kent Reporter on a slightly different course.

Kent on ‘short list’ for facility that could bring 2,000 local jobs

Kent is in the running for federal headquarters that could bring approximately 2,000 jobs to the area.

Doing so much for so little – Kent Youth and Family Services needs your help: Editor’s Note

For nearly 40 years, Kent Youth and Family Services has been a safety net for local kids and families who might otherwise slip through the cracks.

Editor’s note: Schools aren’t in charge of our children’s education – Parents are

There was a resounding message this week during an educational summit at Kent-Meridian, and even if you’re not a teacher, it bears repeating. In fact, it’s probably better you’re not a teacher. You need to be a parent to truly appreciate it. The point was this: schools may be educating your child, but that doesn’t mean they’re in charge.

The Kent-Meridian students who participated in the Seattle Thunderbirds video contest included: Back row (left to right): Bhagjinder Singh

K-M filmmakers get real-life lesson with T-Birds promotion

Wednesday at the ShoWare Center in Kent, two unlikely paths crossed in the most entertaining of ways.

The Kent-Meridian students who participated in the Seattle Thunderbirds video contest included: Back row (left to right): Bhagjinder Singh

Kent levies deserve ‘yes’ — Editor’s Note

If there was ever a time to vote to help local kids, this is it. The Kent School District is about to see the end of two critical funding measures: a maintenance and operations levy, and a technology levy.

Kent Police park their cars in a closure of the Kent-Kangley Road in Kent Friday afternoon

Crime stories, you and Kent – Editor’s Note

If you’ve been watching our front page recently (or our inside pages, too, for that matter) you may be amazed at the volume of crime stories we’ve been covering.

Kent Police park their cars in a closure of the Kent-Kangley Road in Kent Friday afternoon

Haitians need help; Kent diversity should spur us to make the call – Editor’s Note

If there is one thing about Kent I’ve come to appreciate, it’s the diversity. We have more than 100 languages spoken in our schools here. Kent-Meridian High School, where my daughter goes, is predominantly ethnic.

Family

Candlelight vigil for late K-M student Dorian Tursic draws 500

A frigid wind caused a multitude of candles to sputter out Wednesday night at French Field. But the group that gathered at Kent-Meridian High School’s football stands just hunkered closer together, sharing flames from other, still-lit candles to ensure each of their comrades had a flame to call their own.

Family

We need to be watching our kids, following Tursic death – Editor’s Note

The last couple of weeks have been tough ones for students and staff at Kent-Meridian High School. First there was the report, and subsequent arrest, of a suspect in a trail-grabbing incident involving a K-M student who had been on her way to school.

Juan Murguia

Kent market bakes up King Cake, a holiday tradition for El Dia De Reyes, or the Epiphany

Christmas may celebrate the birth of Christ - and Santa sailing down the chimney with gifts - but in Mexico, there is a bigger, home-grown holiday acknowledging the birth of Christianity.

Juan Murguia

Editor’s Note: Attack on Kent-Meridian student by partially nude man should be a wake-up call

It’s good news that an arrest has been made in the trail attack on a Kent-Meridian student. It’s every parents’ nightmare that their child could be attacked while walking to school, out of reach for help, far from their parents and family.

Editor’s Note: Our women veterans deserve better than this

I normally don't quote other news articles if I can help it, but a recent Associated Press story caught my eye. It was about women war veterans, and the battles they face when they come home. Like their male counterparts, they should be getting a hero’s welcome. Quite often, they are not.