Email: kendall.watson@patch.com
Phone: 206-455-1331
Hometown: Salem, UT
Age: 37
Bio: From 2006 to 2010, I've worked at newspapers in California and Washington state, including the Mercer Island Reporter in 2009 covering education and sports.
Beliefs
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Politics
How would you describe your political beliefs?
I'm a mixed bag. I strongly believe in the power of the government to act as a force for good and to improve people's lives. It is, after all, made up of people. But I also believe that our elected representatives should be held accountable and spend money they raise for the state carefully and wisely—they should conserve our resources for when we really need them. It is, after all, our money. And finally, we should always be thinking about how our actions affect others, now and in the future—both those we don't know and our loved ones living with us now, as well as our children and grandchildren not yet born.
Are you registered with a certain party?
I am not currently registered with a political party.
Religion
How religious would you consider yourself?
I consider myself a casual observer of the mystery of life, and enjoy the multitude of expressions in celebration of it. Heck, it's one of the main reasons I sought out a career in writing. I believe in this.
Athletes participating in the "Escape from the Rock" triathlon and the "Round the Rock" stand-up paddleboard race will travel to Mercer Island on Sunday, Sept. 8.
Senn, the preferred pick of local party Democrats, offered comments and answered questions at the Council of the Whole at a Sept. 4 meeting in Seattle.
King County Sheriff John Urguhart will testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on Sept. 10.
King County Sheriff and Mercer Island resident John Urguhart will testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on Sept. 10.
The MISD reported 4,357 students in May 2013 for it's semi-annual district-wide student headcount — the highest number of enrolled students since 1979.
The National Weather Service has predicated 1 to 2 inches of rain to fall in the Western Washington lowlands.
The latest proposed rules would allow one marijuana stores within the Mercer Island city limits, according to the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
The National Weather Service has predicated 1 to 2 inches of rain to fall in the Western Washington lowlands.
The latest proposed rules would allow one marijuana store each within Issaquah and Sammamish city limits, according to the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
Only vehicles that exceed the school zone’s speed limit of 20 mph are photographed and videotaped.
Calkins Landing, Calkins Point at Luther Burbank and the South Shoreline at Luther Burbank Park have all suffered from accelerated erosion due to motorized boating on Lake Washington.
Sammamish-Issaquah Patch gives a roundup of local job opportunities for the week of Sept. 3..
Mercer Island Patch gives a roundup of local job opportunities for the week of Sept. 3.
The programs will be district-wide next year, but juniors can enroll by Sept. 6 for one of two such programs at Lake Washington's STEM School for the 2013-14 school year.
WSDOT officials will hold one of three public meetings on tolling at Mercer Island High School on Oct. 21, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
7-Eleven coffee is made from 100% Arabica beans.
7-Eleven coffee is made from 100% Arabica beans.
Construction will restore a 600-foot reach of stream and 200-foot reach of tributary.
Organizers need volunteers on Oct. 5 & 6 for a variety of activities, including manning booths, selling souvenirs and cleaning up after the event concludes.
Max Waller and Troop 457 affixed nearly three dozen additional storm drain markers around the island and conducted outreach efforts.
