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Haiku lovers and writers, rejoice: a festival returns

Past editions of the juried poetry competition have drawn hundreds of entries and fans annually from several countries.

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Arts

Arts in brief | March 10 edition

See “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at VHS, attend an online workshop and more.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor | March 10 edition

Islanders write in regarding upcoming legislation in the Washington state legislature.

Opinion

Editorial: We need to talk about masks

Mask-wearing has been a matter of policy in public places, which we have been asked to follow for…

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Opinion

COMMENTARY: Praying for peace, and a new generation of leaders

Praying for peace and taking up collections are not enough. The bridge to peace is built upon columns…

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Opinion

COMMENTARY: Every Death in War is a Tragedy

It is my prayer that Ukraine will preserve its independence and that Russia will cease its hostilities. I…

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Opinion

COMMENTARY: There are countless faces to the war in Ukraine. These are mine.

But before this is over, innumerable other children and their families will have been robbed of their lives…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

The Batman vs. The Mask Mandate | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

King County Local Dive

News

King County Local Dive: Police accountability and mail delivery

Welcome to a new podcast for King County residents.

Jayendrina Singha Ray’s research interests include postcolonial studies, spatial literary studies, British literature, and rhetoric and composition. Prior to teaching in the U.S., she worked as an editor with Routledge and taught English at colleges in India. She is a resident of Kirkland.

Opinion

Metaverse: Old wine in a new bottle? | Guest column

The metaverse is a space caught at the cusp of the physical and the nonphysical. Not a radically…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Huge $1.45B revenue surplus | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Obituaries

Keith M. Lysen

1924 - 2022

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Obituaries

Joseph Kenneth (Kenny) Chwaszczewski

February 22, 1968 - December 22, 2021