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.
Issaquah Highlands Stadium 12 IMAX & RPX's grand opening is on July 2, but shows for $2 benefiting local charities run all weekend, June 29 - July 1
Last year, 66 boaters in Lake Washington were cited for BUI on a single weekend during Seafair.
Fireworks sales are permitted on Mercer Island from June 27 through July 4, but discharge of fireworks are only permitted on July 4 on private property.
The King County Sheriff's Office sent letters to approximately 2,300 people earlier this year to warn them their identification information may have been compromised.
Local residents told police they were concerned with suggestive advertising for the business.
Mercer Island beaches will be guarded from Saturday, June 15 and will guard the beach through Monday, September 2.
The 10-year transportation budget will raise the gas tax 10.5 cents over the next year.
The restaurant is the barbecue chain's sixth restaurant in Washington state among 300 locations nationwide.
Sammamish-based charitable organization Creative Children for Charity is hoping to raise funds through the event to support the SAMMI Awards Foundation.
Mercer Island Police are still trying to find who is responsible for breaking in to four North-end homes Tuesday afternoon.
The following information from June 11-23 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A number of pedestrians have been killed or injured trying to cross Island Crest Way in recent years.
An eagle scout project helped establish the MICC as the South-end's community's emergency shelter.
No injuries were reported in the solo car fire Wednesday afternoon.
Local politicians weighed in on this morning's Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage.
The Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District is an independent governmental agency with its own elected board.
Seattle Business Magazine named sales recruiting company Sales Talent Inc. to its 'Top 100' best places to work list in 2013.
US Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9) discussed votes on the Farm Bill, Guantanamo Bay, government spending, deficits and Syria.
