Off the Press
May 22, 2012
Veterans deserve our thanks, for everything
Kathleen R. Merrill Press managing editor
Memorial Day. What does it mean to you?
It’s usually a fun day for me, but it’s also bittersweet, and there is always a solemn time of remembrance.
See, I’ve always had a heart for the men and women who have served our country. Maybe that comes from my father, who served in Vietnam in the United States Navy. (He’s an awesome man and my personal hero.) Maybe it comes from my own U.S. Army service and the pride that was instilled in me.
I can’t help but get teary when I hear the national anthem, no matter the location or occasion. I love our flag and all it stands for, and I love the men and women who have signed up and gone on duty for this country, to keep all of our various freedoms that make ours a country like no other.
My heart aches for the men and women of all ages who have gone off to war, and not returned home. And for the ones who have come back, but no longer alive, who have given the ultimate sacrifice for all of the blessings we have in our everyday lives.
Send veterans photos for memorial section
May 8, 2012
This year, again for Memorial Day, The Issaquah Press will print its third annual veterans section — Lest We Forget.
We want your photos and information, veterans. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her. It is important for us to honor and remember all local veterans, living or deceased.
If you have already sent your photo and information to us, you don’t need to do so again. We keep them on file.
Fill out your form at www.issaquahpress.com and email your photo to editor@isspress.com.
Send veterans photos for memorial section
May 1, 2012
Memorial Day seems a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. This year, The Issaquah Press will print its third annual veterans section — Lest We Forget.
We want your photos and information, veterans. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her. It is important for us to honor and remember all local veterans, living or deceased.
If you have already sent your photo and information to us, you don’t need to do so again. We keep them on file.
Fill out your form at www.issaquahpress.com and email your photo to editor@isspress.com.
Send veterans photos for memorial section
April 10, 2012
Memorial Day seems a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. This year, The Issaquah Press will print its third annual veterans section — Lest We Forget.
We want your photos and information, veterans. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her. It is important for us to honor and remember all local veterans, living or deceased.
If you have already sent your photo and information to us, you don’t need to do so again. We keep them on file.
Fill out your form at www.issaquahpress.com and email your photo to editor@isspress.com.
Send veterans photos for memorial section
April 3, 2012
Memorial Day seems a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. This year, The Issaquah Press will print its third annual veterans section — Lest We Forget.
We want your photos and information, veterans. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her. It is important for us to honor and remember all local veterans, living or deceased.
If you have already sent your photo and information to us, you don’t need to do so again. We keep them on file.
Fill out your form at www.issaquahpress.com and email your photo to editor@isspress.com.
Send veterans’ photos for memorial section
March 20, 2012
Memorial Day seems a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. This year, The Issaquah Press will print its third annual veterans section — Lest We Forget.
We want your photos and information, veterans. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her. It is important for us to honor and remember all local veterans, living or deceased.
If you have already sent your photo and information to us, you don’t need to do so again. We keep them on file.
Fill out your form at www.issaquahpress.com and email your photo to editor@isspress.com.
Off the Press
March 20, 2012
Grilling season comes sooner every year
I was thinking, with the universally acknowledged unofficial start to the barbecue season — Memorial Day weekend — still two months away, now would be the perfect time to air my grievances regarding the uniquely American pastime.Like Valentine’s Day, I can’t seem to go along with just getting along when it comes to artificial contrivances. Barbecue season seems to be one of those occasions.
For starters, Old Man Winter hasn’t even released his cold grip on the frigid weather around here and my wife is already planning her first pug meetup group’s themed get-together — a Southern barbecue.
I suppose a true grill master would tell me he barbecues year ’round, rain or shine, snow or hail, fish or pork, the charcoal stays fired up. Well, I’m also a fair-weather golfer, so my grilling tools, like my golf clubs, get put up for the winter, to be dusted off come late spring.
Send veterans photos for Memorial Day section
March 13, 2012
Memorial Day seems a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. This year, The Issaquah Press will print its third annual veterans section — Lest We Forget.
We want your photos and information, veterans. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her. It is important for us to honor and remember all local veterans, living or deceased.
If you have already sent your photo and information to us, you don’t need to do so again. We keep them on file.
Fill out your form at www.issaquahpress.com and email your photo to editor@isspress.com.
Retiring Sports Editor Bob Taylor shares milestones from a long career on the sidelines
March 6, 2012
Kasen Williams, then-Skyline High School senior, makes his winning triple-jump leap of 45 feet, 5 1/2 inches, during the KingCo track and field championships May 13, 2011, at Juanita High School. File
I kind of know how Bill Gates must have felt when he made his first million. When I joined The Issaquah Press news staff May 22, 2000, I struck it rich, too!
Five days after being hired at The Press I covered my first Issaquah School District state championship team. Actually, it was inevitable that an Issaquah team would win when Issaquah and Skyline met for the 3A state baseball title in Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium. Issaquah won 5-3.
State offers tools to liberate motorists from Fourth of July headaches
July 3, 2011
NEW — 6 a.m. July 3, 2011
The state Department of Transportation reminds motorists to prepare for increased traffic during Independence Day weekend.
The agency offers tools to help motorists to keep headaches to a minimum.
Still, expect delays along Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass and U.S. 2 at Stevens Pass, as well as along Interstate 5 at the Canadian border and between Olympia and Tacoma.
Work at most construction projects around the state moved off of highways at noon July 1 until Tuesday morning. Though active construction might not take place during the holiday weekend, motorists should prepare for shifted lanes, roadway detours and reduced speed zones in places.
The agency offers many ways for motorists to check road conditions, including a travel website and a travel information hotline, 511.
