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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 300 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: Monday, November 12, 2007 PROPOSITION 1 Focus efforts now on telecommuting My wife and I each commute for over one hour each way, so we were very disappointed that Proposition 1 didn't pass Tuesday. But maybe, just maybe, there's a silver lining. We have three critical issues facing commuters these days: global warming, traffic congestion and the high price of gasoline. Why don't we focus our efforts on promoting telecommuting instead of building more roads as a way to solve all three issues? Of course this won't work for everyone, but if a third of commuters can work from home one day a week, it will reduce greenhouse gases, won't cost the state a dime, reduce traffic congestion, can be implemented now without another ballot measure, help our families financially by saving gas money and certainly it will help our sanity and blood pressure too! What's not to like? We Washingtonians think of ourselves as a progressive and innovative bunch. We can do this. We're the home of high tech for Pete's sake! We can become known as the nation's leaders in telecommuting. Gov. Gregoire, are you listening? Paul and Sue Donovan Everett

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