The filing period to run for city or county council is June 6-10 and we are all looking for a few good men and women.
So the University of Washington is favoring higher-paying out-of-state students over locals. But shouldn’t UW be for local talent?
In the hours after President Obama announced that Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, crowds spontaneously gathered in many cities to celebrate. People in Times Square, at the White House, on college campuses and all around the United States assembled to commemorate the killing. The jubilation was seen on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites as well.
In the two years I spent in Lake Washington Technical College’s Culinary Arts program, I learned things like how to brown meat, how to tourné a potato, and how to make a plate look beautiful. That is not what I want to share with you, though, readers. In the time I spent studying cooking, I picked up a few more valuable lessons than the ones I just described, lessons that I think anyone who loves to cook should know.
As Kirkland’s Police Chief, I thank you for your recent article (“Traffic Stop Surge,” April 15) highlighting the recent hiring of 20 officers as part of the Police Department’s plan to serve the soon-to-be annexed neighborhoods of Finn Hill, North Juanita, and Kingsgate.
Dear Mrs. Brooke,
When should you start reading to your child? When should you stop reading to your child? What is the importance of reading to your child each day?
Art enthusiasts, parents, kids – and even dogs – are in for a treat with some exciting upcoming art events in Kirkland.
Kirkland has privatized ambulances (Kirkland Reporter,
Thumbs up to the groups of Northwest University students who spent their afternoon on Saturday “Kleaning Kirkland” and planting flowers around several park signs. Liliya Semenyuk, who is getting ready to graduate with a degree in Biology and Intercultural Studies, organized the volunteer event to give back to her community.
Uncertainty looms amongst youth and parents at the Kirkland Teen Union Building.
The disaster in Japan is so disheartening. The Japanese are probably the kindest, most polite people on earth, and Japan is one of the wealthiest nations in the world and probably the most prepared, yet this earthquake-tsunami-nuclear meltdown is bringing it to its knees.
The Kirkland Fire Department began its Basic Life Support (BLS) Transport User Fee Program on March 1. The program was established to create a sustainable revenue source to support essential emergency medical services.
The prospect of getting up at 4:45 a.m. is never appealing to me. Going out and standing in the rain, taking photos in the wee morning hours of a dark downtown Kirkland is an even worse idea.
