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Left to right, Ken Beckman, Aaron Beckman, Grant Beckman, Howard Elliot Neely and Jane Neely Beckman. Howard was the then-93-year-old grandson of Aaron Neely, Sr., who built the house. Photo by Karen Meador

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Neely Mansion celebrates its 125th

Make sure to visit the nationally-recognized historical home on June 22.

Nerd versus flies

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Nerd versus flies

I’ve always held that it would be better to fight 100 duck-sized horses than one horse-sized duck.

Thom Cantrell, one of the organizers of the upcoming International Conference for Primal People, holds up a mould of a Sasquatch footprint. He said the mould was taken in the Blue Mountains in Oregon by Paul Freeman, a well-known Sasquatch hunter who’s 1994 footage of a Sasquatch in that area made big waves in the believer and skeptic communities alike. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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All things Sasquatch in Enumclaw

Washington state is famous for countless reasons. It’s the birthplace of Starbucks and Bill Gates, one of the…

Still a ways away, but don’t give pet bunnies for Easter

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Still a ways away, but don’t give pet bunnies for Easter

I was going to save this column for spring, to mark the one year anniversary when I rescued…

Renton resident Walter Compare is a member of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center’s Speakers Bureau and spoke at a fundraiser for the department on Oct. 23. To his left is Ellen Penninger, KCSARC’s Speakers Bureau Manager, and his right, KCSARC’s Events and Corporate Partnerships Manager Madeline Read. Contributed photo

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Sexual assault resource centers report high call volumes

As the #MeToo movement has gathered steam over the last year, local and national sexual assault resource hotlines…

False rape allegations are not the problem to address

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False rape allegations are not the problem to address

An opinion piece from The Courier-Herald

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After 20 years, local film hits the big screen

Making a movie was an itch Matt Aird always wanted to scratch.

Bonney Lake family raises awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest dangers

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Bonney Lake family raises awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest dangers

When Renton resident David Finlayson joined the United States Marine Corps in 2011, he was the picture of…

The thumb of one wooden dummy was blown off by an illegal firework known as a “Joke’s on You,” firework. At first, it appears to only to produce a fountain of sparks, but several seconds later, it explodes, potentially causing injury. Photo by Ray Still

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Fireworks’ dangers demonstrated

Every year, thousands of people are injured by fireworks, from the small “triangle crackers” to the commercial-grade arial…

Renton Independence Day Party

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Renton Independence Day Party

If you’re not planning on hosting your own “safe and sane” Independence Day celebration, the city of Renton…

Supreme Court resets the playing field on LGBTQ rights | Our Corner

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Supreme Court resets the playing field on LGBTQ rights | Our Corner

For many people in this country — an estimated 10 million that identify as LBGTQ, as well as…

Runner-up in statewide pageant takes on sexual assault

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Runner-up in statewide pageant takes on sexual assault

Chloe Furnstahl will be partnering with the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center to continue talking about her…

‘We all know sex offenders’

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‘We all know sex offenders’

Revealing the reality of rape and uncovering sexual assault myths

King County sues to continue sex-ed study

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King County sues to continue sex-ed study

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled a teen pregnancy prevention program grant two years early,…

Travis and Lax Burt with Samsara and their three children, Bodhi (meaning “enlightenment), Areya (“pure soul”), and Rishi (“seeker of truth”). Submitted photo

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Samsarafest, a festival of healing, comes to Enumclaw

In many religions, death is rarely the end of the journey.

State Patrol now ticketing for E-DUIs; insurance premiums may be affected

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State Patrol now ticketing for E-DUIs; insurance premiums may be affected

You better not be reading this while driving.

Photo by Ken Mayer on Flickr

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Poking dead things with sticks | COMMENTARY

Dead thing: 1 — Ray: 0

Fake news or bad reporting?

Opinion

Fake news or bad reporting?

“This has not been a good month for reporting. But one wrong fact does not fake news make.”

A monster of our own making | OUR CORNER

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A monster of our own making | OUR CORNER

“We have to deal with a monster of our own making, and though it was born of reason,…

Using underwear to examine women’s history

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Using underwear to examine women’s history

Do you have one of grandma’s girdles laying around somewhere, or your great-aunt Betty’s bustle? The White River…