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Letter to the Editor: Come to the next No Kings protest

Reader Kathleen Dellplain says ICE is the real threat, not antifa.

Brier Dudley, "The Free Press Initiative"

Opinion

Spokane newspaper reveals deadline for nonprofit switch | The Free Press Initiative

Can a smaller market can support a local, nonprofit daily?

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Americans have lost sight of what is truly valuable

Reader Jerome Loran says the public is more interested in the material than their virtues.

Natalie Cooper, Glacier Middle School

Life

Buckley Kiwanis names November Students of the Month

Warner Koehn and Natalie Cooper were the honorees.

An AR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine that were recovered from a suspect in a shooting incident at the Kent Station parking garage in 2019. (Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office)

Northwest

WA’s ban on assault weapon sales survives another challenge

A judge last month once again upheld Washington’s 2023 law banning the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms classified…

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

Hometown holidays | Shiers

Support your local businesses this Christmas season.

Marianne Binetti, "The Compleat Home Gardener"

Life

Gardening gift thoughts, from dirt cheap to exquisite | The Compleat Home Gardener

You can get your loved ones some upgrades — or even just the gift of your time.

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Obituaries

Douglas Eggen, Sr.

Douglas Arnold Eggen, Sr. died Nov. 16, 2025, at the age of 79.

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News

King County Library System reveals 2025 Best Books List | KCLS

Read some reviews of this year’s most popular books.

All permitted food businesses in King County, from restaurants to food trucks, should have a food safety rating sign from Public Health displayed for customers. Photo courtesy of Public Health - Seattle & King County

Business

King County sees rise in unpermitted food vendors

Food safety rating signage now includes mobile food vendors.

Brier Dudley, "The Free Press Initiative"

Opinion

Another WA legislative push to support local news | The Free Press Initiative

Could a new a business and occupation tax surcharge for Big Tech be the way forward?

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Washington’s pickleball license plate.

Northwest

Pickleball gets its own Washington license plate

Washington served up a new license plate Nov. 19, honoring the state sport of pickleball.

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: I’m not pro-Antifa — but they’re not the problem

Reader Stanley McKie says the grassroots group has its issues, but the real threat lies elsewhere.