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WEBIn rare football matchup, Eastside Catholic dispatches Eastlake posted on September 11, 2024; Sammamish 9-year-old launches first ever Sammamish Children’s Business Fair posted on September 7, 2024; Local teen starts nonprofit to give used Indian dresses a second life posted on November 22, 2021; It’s time for the ISD to allow their high school students more sleep posted on August 22, 2024
About Us - Sammamish Independent
WEBAbout Us. Our Mission. The Sammamish Independent aims to serve the residents of Sammamish by providing a community-focused news source that showcases the people, organizations, stories and values that make our community unique. Our all-volunteer staff is committed to providing our fellow neighbors with fact-based information, forward-looking ...
In close election, Sammamish voters choose a more inclusive …
WEBNov 17, 2021 · History will remember the 2021 Sammamish City Council election for how incredibly close it was. In three out of four races, the margin of victory was less than 4%. Two of those races had a margin of less than 250 votes. Throughout the campaign, candidates roughly split into two camps. The faction …
City makes history by selecting Clark as mayor, Lam as deputy
WEBJul 2, 2022 · Clark was the only nominee for mayor. She was elected as a council member in Nov. 2021 and has served as deputy mayor since Jan. 4. Clark will be the youngest and first openly LGBTQ mayor in city history. Her elevation to mayor represents a stunning rise for the 37-year-old Clark, given her first term on council only began five months ago.
Local residents push Sammamish to take action on climate change
WEBNov 17, 2022 · Sammamish Stewards, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Sammamish’s natural environment, believes that Sammamish can approach climate change in additional ways. Sharon Steinbis, who is in her 70s and oversees the Stewards’ stormwater restoration and wildlife habitat committees, wants high-speed internet available for …
Announcing Sammamish Independent’s new editor in chief
WEBMar 14, 2022 · We are proud to announce that the new editor in chief of The Indy will be Kelly Lin. She is the first high school student to be named editor in chief. Ms. Lin is currently a junior at Eastlake High School, and has been on our staff since 2020. She started as an education reporter, reporting on every aspect of how education had been disrupted by ...
Top Story Archives - Sammamish Independent
WEBSep 7, 2024 · Sammamish celebrates 25th anniversary with past council members. Ruohan Huang City Hall, Top Story. Four current and former city council members showed optimism about the future of Sammamish and offered insight on …
Sammamish settles federal lawsuit, can no longer delete “off-topic ...
WEBMay 18, 2022 · The City of Sammamish will no longer enforce a rule against off-topic comments on its official Facebook page. This comes following the city’s $65,000 settlement of the Kimsey et al v.City of Sammamish federal lawsuit on March 23.. Although the city declined to provide the Sammamish Independent with a comment on the settlement, Sammamish updated its Facebook page to clarify the new policy.
Podcast - Sammamish Independent
WEBJun 22, 2020 · Podcast. Indy On Air is a podcast that compliments the new digital newspaper, the Sammamish Independent. Join us every other week as our podcast team takes a deep dive into important topics that affect the Sammamish community. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device: April 13, 2023.
Why we started the Sammamish Independent
WEBJun 6, 2020 · So a group of us decided to start the Sammamish Independent, a new digital paper, because we want to provide this essential, public good for the city we love. And we are committed to doing things a little differently. First, we are running this paper as a nonprofit organization, and relying mostly on volunteers because we are passionate about ...
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