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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Sunday, November 4, 2007 Endorsement recap Candidates and issues endorsed by the editorial board in the Nov. 6 election: SNOHOMISH COUNTY EXECUTIVE Aaron Reardon (D) SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL District 2 Brian Sullivan (D) District 3 Renee Radcliff Sinclair (R) SNOHOMISH COUNTY CLERK Sonya Kraski SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF John Lovick SNOHOMISH COUNTY TREASURER Jerry Lindsey ARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL Position 3 Barbara Tolbert Position 4 Sally Lien At-large position Virginia Hatch EDMONDS MAYOR Gary Haakenson EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL Position 5 Adrienne Fraley-Monillas Position 6 Richard Marin Position 7 Strom Peterson EVERETT CITY COUNCIL Position 4 Ron Gipson Position 5 Drew Nielsen Position 7 Shannon Affholter PORT OF EVERETT District 3 Don Hopkins LAKE STEVENS MAYOR Vern Little LAKE STEVENS CITY COUNCIL Position 3 John Spencer Position 4 Karen Alessi Position 5 Suzanne Quigley Position 6 Kathy Holder LYNNWOOD CITY COUNCIL Position 5 Robin Dode Position 6 Patrick Decker Position 7 Jim Smith MILL CREEK CITY COUNCIL Position 5 Chuck Wright Position 6 Mike Todd MONROE CITY COUNCIL Position 4 Tony Balk Position 6 Chad Minnick MUKILTEO CITY COUNCIL Position 6 Linda Grafer SNOHOMISH CITY COUNCIL Position 1 Lynn Schilaty Position 2 Karen Guzak Position 3 Melody Clemans SULTAN MAYOR Carolyn Eslick SULTAN CITY COUNCIL Position 4 Sarah Davenport-Smith Position 5 Jim Flower Position 7 Kerry Ourada EDMONDS SCHOOL BOARD District 3 Gary Noble District 5 Alan Weiss EVERETT SCHOOL BOARD Position 2 Susan Kaftanski MARYSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD District 2 Cindy Erickson District 3 Darci Becker District 5 Sherri Crenshaw BALLOT ISSUES PROPOSITION 1 Roads and transit Yes INITIATIVE 960 Concerning tax and fee increases Yes REFERENDUM 67 Concerning insurance companies Yes SJR 8206 Establishing a state budget stabilization account Yes SJR 8212 Concerning inmate labor programs Yes HJR 4204 Simple majority for school levies Yes HJR 4215 Concerning higher education investments Yes

1. Teen dies after Granite Falls crash 2. Bikini coffee stands to be regulated as adult entertainment 3. Sultan brothers plead guilty in death of rival gang member 4. Body found after house catches fire north of Bothell 5. Gregoire unveils budget with deep cuts, will press for tax hikes 6. Grief and gratitude expressed for four slain officers 7. Two teenagers hurt in crash near Granite Falls 8. Friends and family honor Clearview couple who loved always 9. Roe appointed interim county prosecutor 10. Arlington's budget is ‘bare bones' 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

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