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Letters to the editor for the week of June 21

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Letters to the editor for the week of June 21

Keep it simple!

Standing up to sexual assault - A letter to our Renton community

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Standing up to sexual assault – A letter to our Renton community

Earlier this month, we all learned about a sexual assault that took place in downtown Renton, a part…

Separate the rotten from the ripe

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Separate the rotten from the ripe

Community pages can do better to spread information, and not libel

Letters to the editor for the week of June 14

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Letters to the editor for the week of June 14

Reader responds to other reader about leaded fuel

Legislature: History, investigations and new laws

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Legislature: History, investigations and new laws

The 2019 session of the Legislature included controversy, compromise, surprise, new law and more.

Get the garden ready for longer, hotter days

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Get the garden ready for longer, hotter days

The longer days mean plants are having a growth spurt, so be sure to feed and water to…

Readers discuss the real affect of lead and traffic in downtown Renton

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Readers discuss the real affect of lead and traffic in downtown Renton

Letters to the editor for the week of June 7, 2019

Come on reader, light my fire

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Come on reader, light my fire

Great conversations at coffee event inspire us to do better for readers

Letters to the editor for the week of Friday, May 31

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Letters to the editor for the week of Friday, May 31

Why isn’t the city asking for federal funding?

Lori Matsukawa’s lasting legacy on Asian American journalists

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Lori Matsukawa’s lasting legacy on Asian American journalists

‘If I can do it, they can do it’

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.

Write this down, take a little note then send it to the editor

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Write this down, take a little note then send it to the editor

The Reporter is looking for guest opinion writers

A historic era ends, another begins

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A historic era ends, another begins

The Frank Chopp era is over.

Readers are invited to discuss the future of the paper over coffee

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Readers are invited to discuss the future of the paper over coffee

Danielle Chastaine takes over as the new editor of the Renton / Covington-Maple Valley Reporter

Richard Elfers is a columnist, a former Enumclaw City Council member and a Green River College professor.

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Thank Zenger and a strong-willed jury for freedom of the press

“No democracy has existed in the modern world without the existence of a free press. Newspapers and pamphlets…

Democrats didn’t quite run the entire table

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Democrats didn’t quite run the entire table

Democratic lawmakers greeted the end of the 2019 legislative session with warm embraces, wide smiles, and for some,…

King County and my grassy lawn

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King County and my grassy lawn

King County and my grassy lawn

Inslee and Democrats are riding high

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Inslee and Democrats are riding high

Governor’s absenteeism to campaign for president is a big help too.

Richard Elfers

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Seeking real freedom, no matter what the era

Each age has a spirit or attitude that dominates over and competes with other worldviews.

Balancing individual rights and the common good

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Balancing individual rights and the common good

Which is more important, serving the common good of a society or protecting individual rights? This is a…