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Brian Dickinson raises his goggles in a self-snapped portrait

Sports

Snoqualmie man climbs Everest solo, descends blind

His vision a blur, his oxygen running out, alone on the frozen roof of the world, Brian Dickinson…

Opinion

Opinion | Let’s be real about local drug use

There are a lot of ways that locals regularly remind out-of-towners that the Valley is not the big…

Taking in a view of Black Canyon from a logging-road ledge north of Snoqualmie

News

Power of the North Fork: Plant builder, kayakers stake out issues on proposed Black Canyon hydropower project

Thom Fischer powers his truck up the rugged, stony road, past a racing waterfall, to a ledge that…

Snoqualmie Valley YMCA Director Dave Mayer

News

Promising moment: New Valley YMCA breaks ground on Snoqualmie Ridge

Growing up in Ohio, Chelley Patterson received her first W2 form at the local YMCA. At age 16,…

News

SLIDESHOW | Forever young: Touching farewells cap Cedarcrest milestone

Cedarcrest High School’s Class of 2011 marked a classy, touching commencement ceremony Friday, June 10, at Kirkland’s City…

Gentle 'apes' looking for recycling opportunities while interacting with passersby

Life

Fall City Days | Live performers bring creative, unusual artworks

Flag-waving signalers. Trash-handling apes. Do-it-yourself chalk artists. A man made of mirrors. All these sights and more are…

Sports

Flying high: Mount Si cheer team breaking myths, taking awards

Call it a spirited discussion. Thirty uniformed Mount Si High School cheerleaders gather in a circle on the…

Now dismantled

News

Big brother not watching you at North Bend Library: King County Library System takes down surveillance cameras

If the big “no loitering” sign and the speaker pumping classical music didn’t deter trouble from the porch…

Opinion

OPINION: Why we’re all live and on camera

I had a few pangs of conscience writing this week’s story on surveillance cameras at the North Bend…

Gathering for java

News

Survival strategies: Simple talk, laughter helps all-Valley cancer survivor group keep perspective

Meeting the Cancer Survivors Group for the first time, North Bend resident Carl Hart joins the java line…

News

Slideshow: STATE CHAMPS! Mount Si baseball claims school’s first-ever state title in nailbiter win

Leaping, cheering and embracing in midair, Mount Si High School’s boys of 2011 hefted the Washington Interscholastic Athletics…

Letting silty soil run through his fingers

News

Valley Preservation Alliance seeks appeal against Snoqualmie Falls channel change

Halting for every shot, Jeff Groshell calls out greetings by name to most foursomes as he drives his…

Opinion

OPINION: Plan for change, Class of 2011

Around the time I graduated from college, an unusual song popped into frequent rotation on the local pop…