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Washington’s food banks are stretched thin | Rev. Jan Bolerjack

The federal government will soon shift social safety net costs to the states.

Frank Shiers, Jr. is a longtime King County resident and has drawn political cartoons for over forty years. He creates at least four cartoons a week, which are published in a dozen newspapers.

Opinion

Election uncertainty | Shiers

Will the USPS process your ballot on time?

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Obituaries

Thomas Dodd

Thomas E. Dodd died on Oct. 25, 2025, at the age of 78.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Explaining the Black Diamond Comprehensive Plan

Black Diamond Council member Jesse Young lays out why the city has to grow and change.

Photo by Karl Jensen / courtesy Enumclaw Plateau Historical Museum
To the left of this photo, which faces Enumclaw, is the first White River Bridge, part of the planned Naches to Yakima highway. That bridge was first built in 1897, then lost in a 1908 flood. Two houses are visible between the flooded road and the railroad trestle. Boise Creek can be faintly seen between the two bridges, where it drops 70 feet from the Enumclaw Plateau to the White River channel.

Life

Washed out: The great White River flood of 1906

The catastrophic event forever changed not just the river, but the larger Puget Sound.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: “Disruptive” protests are childish and petulant

Reader George Terhaar recounts damages caused by non-peaceful protests.

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Opinion

News vouchers resurface in Seattle mayoral race | The Free Press Initiative

Will they meet the same dismal fate as “democracy vouchers” for voters?

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Northwest

King County courthouse dog retires after 10 years of service

On Oct. 21, a beloved, four-legged member of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office team officially retired after…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Magendanz is a con — retain Victoria Hunt

Reader Karen Ingalls recounts her experience at a recent candidate forum.

Frank Shiers, Jr. is a longtime King County resident and has drawn political cartoons for over forty years. He creates at least four cartoons a week, which are published in a dozen newspapers.

Opinion

From trick to treat | Shiers

It’s amazing the White River bridge opened up so far ahead of schedule.

Photo courtesy Enumclaw Plateau Historical Museum 
This 1899 photograph of the recently-completed Norhtern Pacific Railway bridge over the White River looks south from Enumclaw toward Buckley. It was taken by W. S. Walbridge of Slaughter; his lower right inscription reads, “White River Bridge and Bridge Crew, Cascade Division. N.P.R.R.” Boise Creek can be seen to the left of the railroad trestle.

Life

Bridging history: A timeline of the Plateau’s important crossings

There’s a lot of history to the Green River and White River bridges.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Editor misses the mark in ‘No Kings’ report

Indivisible member Margaret Sikorski says the Courier-Herald mischaracterized Trump supporters at the rally in a good light.

Tiny logo, tiny news. Photo courtesy Ray Miller-Still

News

Briefly | Oct. 29

A trial and sentencing update.