I have Karen Story to blame.  It’s all her fault.  Karen turned me in to the Kirkland Reporter as a prime suspect in their search for local columnists.  I’ve been caught and now I am  doing some time as one of the Reporter’s (reporters?)  columnists. 

Seriously, I am excited to be doing this. Truthfully, I jumped at the chance to write. I get to talk about our city, our neighborhood, development, real estate, kids, dogs, seniors, disaster preparedness, parks, area events, and not necessarily in any order.  

Writing for the Reporter is a natural extension of my blogging.  When I started to blog last year, I had no idea where it would lead.  But I can say now,  blogging has given me a new appreciation for Kirkland and The Highlands.  I’ve had the opportunity to see our city in a different light. (You may have seen me running around town taking lots of photos.)  I’m paying more attention to what’s happening, meeting lots of interesting people, and doing a lot of fun things in Kirkland.  Blogging, and writing, are both an opportunity for me to combine the things I love to talk about and do. 

Through this blog and the Reporter, my goal is to highlight topics that are important to  people in The Highlands and  Kirkland.  Some topics will be more serious, some will be fun, but hopefully, all will have some meaning.

 Now here is your chance to put your two cents in.  If you have a topic of interest you think people should know about, please let me know, and I will try to write about it.  You can comment on this blog or send me an email at debra@debrasinick.com .  After all, this blog’s for you!