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Rocking and rollercoastering at the King County Fair | Slideshow

A selection of photos from Enumclaw’s biggest annual event.

A boy picks out Honeycrisp apples for his family at Swans Trail Farms in Snohomish, Washington. Sound Publishing File Photo

Northwest

Selling Washington’s food and farm products to the world

Department of Agriculture is assembling a program to help promote products grown, raised, caught, baked and brewed in…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Vast majority of illegal immigrants are beneficial to the U.S.

Reader Nancy Butler says there is no correlation has been found between crime rates and immigration rates.

Rooster the goat was crowned King Critter today, July 11, at the King County Fair. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

News

Dunn crowns the ‘King Critter’ at King County Fair | Reagan Dunn

This year’s winner is Rooster the goat.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Fight, flight, or freeze?

Reader Eugene Clegg says this is America’s dilemma this presidential election.

Tom McGuire

Obituaries

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire died June 10, 2024, at the age of 68.

Marianne Binetti, "The Compleat Home Gardener"

Life

It’s blueberry week — but watch out for those birds | The Compleat Home Gardener

Plus, some tips on poppies.

Obit for Shirley Elison

Obituaries

Shirley Elison

Shirley Elison died June 19, 2024, at the age of 92.

Brier Dudley, "The Free Press Initiative"

Opinion

Roundup: League of Women Voters backing local news, CA bills advance | The Free Press Initiative

The LMV voted overwhelmingly on a position stating that “it is the responsibility of the government to provide…

Obit for Gene Rawson

Obituaries

Gene Rawson

Gene Howard Rawson died June 27, 2024, at the age of 76.

Jean Hammer

Obituaries

Jean Hammer

Jean (Morris) Hammer died June 30, 2024, at the age of 88.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Reader’s railing against immigrants ignores more important issues

Reader Stanley McKie says immigrants, illegal or not, are a boon to the country, not a detriment.

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

Opinion

On Biden, does the cat have the donkey’s tongue? | Shiers

Washington state Democrats seem to have little to say about Biden’s competency.