Opinion
RENTON REPORTER EDITORIAL: Tough choices keep mounting; budget cuts to hit everyone
Renton’s city leaders have figured out that local government is going to look much different in the years…
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DENIS LAW: Challenges met; city to engage citizens in facing the new ones
Against the backdrop of our state government in financial crisis, and a nation continuing to face its worst…
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SUSAN BRESSLER: Those without the sparkly Christmas tree need our help
As I write this column, I am sitting near my sparkly Christmas tree, in a warm house, with…
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Goodbye, Dave Niehaus. You were an idol of integrity
Most people do not think about 3-2 counts or a pitcher warming up in the bullpen during this…
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COMMENTARY: Community-based effort under way to improve student achievement in local schools
We are strongly support a groundbreaking, community-wide, regional effort under way to address this gap in achievement and…
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OUR VIEW: Tough times ahead
At all levels of government, budgets that pay for services that as a whole help everyone are being…
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OUR VIEW: Hats off to Dr. Heuschel; she is absolutely super
The head of the Renton School District, Dr. Mary Alice Heuschel, has received a much-deserved honor, Washington’s 2011…
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OPINION: Sheriff Sue Rahr explains how county budget cuts will affect Fairwood, West Hill
(Editor’s note: King County Sheriff Sue Rahr read the following statement to the media Thursday morning in Seattle,…
Letters to the Editor
Police acted with care, good judgment
I watched an incident with the Renton Police Department play out in my own front yard. They couldn’t…
Letters to the Editor
A wish list for new West Hill stores
I appreciate this article (“West Hill is full of economic promise,” Renton Reporter, Nov. 5, 2010) highlighting the…
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RICH ZWICKER: Thanks to mayor, staff for hard work on city budget
On Nov. 1, the Renton City Council adopted a $445 million two-year budget for 2011/2012. This was one…
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CALVIN GOINGS: New federal jobs act helps small businesses
The Small Business Jobs Act, signed by President Obama in September, will provide critical resources to help small…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for party help
I wanted to give a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped make our Fifth annual…
Letters to the Editor
West Hill is not gentrifying
Thank you to the Renton Reporter (“West Hill is full of economic promise,” Renton Reporter, Nov. 5, 2010)…
Letters to the Editor
Marcie Maxwell works tirelessly for 41st District
We are finally nearing the end of the election season; no doubt a relief to most of us…
Letters to the Editor
Proposition 1 can save important social, criminal justice services
By BOBBE BRIDGE Retired judge We all care deeply about our county’s system of justice. But, as a…
Letters to the Editor
Closing the Regional Justice Center in Kent to bookings will put South King County at risk
By Sgt. Doug Justus King County’s budget crisis is real. Property values are down, and people just aren’t…
Letters to the Editor
Maxwell’s commitment to small business questioned
I find it odd that Marcie Maxwell has sent out so many flyers proclaiming to be pro-small business…
Letters to the Editor
Tracy is best choice for judge
David Tracy is the best choice for King County Southeast District Court Judge Position 6. David has experience…