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.
Volunteers in Issaquah are needed to count cyclists and pedestrians on paths, bike lanes, sidewalks, and other facilities Tuesday, Oct. 1, through Thursday, Oct. 3.
Due to the Labor Day holiday, the regular City Council meeting will be delayed until Tuesday, Sept. 3 in Mercer Island City Hall.
It's time to "Do the Puyallup" by posting on our new fair blog.
It's time to "Do the Puyallup" by posting on our new fair blog.
Day-to-day prices are lower than last year, according to AAA.
Day-to-day prices are lower than last year, according to AAA.
Representatives from the Mercer Island Preschool Association presented the City Council with $97,872.07 to help pay for some of the improvements to the playground.
The Save Our Choice repeal campaign submitted more than 3,400 signatures to the City Clerk’s Office to repeal the plastic shopping bag ban.
Funding will support ST and WSDOT in adding new HOV lanes and Link light rail service across Lake Washington and create new Sounder and Amtrak capacity in Tacoma
Funding will support ST and WSDOT in adding new HOV lanes and Link light rail service across Lake Washington and create new Sounder and Amtrak capacity in Tacoma
Check out this important information on what will remain open on the holiday.
Check out this important information on what will remain open on the holiday.
YTN's professional-style auditions can be a little nerve-wracking for participating children — so the season's directors responded with a fun and quirky video.
Tips and tools to plan summer's last hoorah.
Tips and tools to plan summer's last hoorah.
Covenant Shores Retirement Community Chaplain Greg Asimakoupoulos began writing "Sunday Soundbytes" to help pastors reference current events in their church communications.
Patch.com partner Zillow.com provides updates on new homes for sale in Mercer Island.
Patch partner Zillow provides updates on new homes for sale in Sammamish and Issaquah.
A man slipped and fell off a 150-foot ledge as he was trying to jump to a rock, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
Voters statewide approved I-502 last November, 56-44, which allows state regulation of marijuana production, processing and sales.
