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Carol MacPherson,
Editorial Writer
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Allen Funk,
Herald Publisher
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Kim Heltne,
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WEEK IN REVIEW
Saturday


Fireworks blamed in Marysville house fire
Sailors for a day: Naval Station Everett opens ...
Edmonds backs off red-light cameras
Friday
Armed man shot by deputies in Arlington
Police ID make of vehicle in fatal hit-and-run
Boeing's 6-month tally: 1 net order
Thursday


One fire rips through $2 million home, another ...
Swine flu claims 2nd victim in Snohomish County
Jetty Island firefight continues; hot weather ...
Wednesday


Fire District 1 negotiates to take over service...
Snohomish County population rising fast since 2...
Honey's owners indicted by feds
Tuesday


Mobile home tenants along Snohomish River told ...
Lincoln to leave Everett in 2013
Put on your sailor's cap and explore Naval Stat...
Monday


Disabled people will be left without a ride
You'll soon have 4,500 reasons to trade in that...
Pay hike deserved, Monroe chief says
Sunday


1,670 local students in county are without homes
Monroe's business gets done in secret
$9 million to be sought for U.S. 2 in federal t...
 

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Opinion
Editorial

SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE NAVY
A relationship to build on

It wasn't a surprise, but news last week that the USS Abraham Lincoln, the symbolic centerpiece of Naval Station Everett, will be leaving in 2013 still came as a jolt. [More]



 A good Fourth is a safe one  July 3
 Perspective is easy to lose  July 2
 Shine lights on high court  July 1
 Law should ensure openness  June 30
 Make summer fun and safe  June 29
More editorials

Letters


CHURCHES: Wrong to imply others are phobic
HEALTH CARE: Policy Center has its own agenda
HEALTH CARE: Selfish spending at root of problem
HOMELESSNESS: Kids bring face to hidden problem
CHURCHES : Exclusivity not in keeping with faith


Guest Commentary

Don't pave over forests for new cities that don't work

The housing bubble has burst. It will take years to work through our existing inventory of houses, yet some want to build whole new cities on forest land. It just does not make sense. [More]



Let democracy grow on its own in Iran

Last year, while in Iran producing a documentary for public television, I observed freedom-loving people patiently making do under a repressive regime. It was clear to me that the people of Iran could ultimately win their freedom, but only if the... [More]



More commentary
 Let democracy grow on its own in Iran  June 30
 'Human rights' include more than just civil rights  June 28
 The non-competition health plan  June 27
 U.S. aids reformers by staying out of the way  June 23

Opinion Columnists

'Reset' with Russia won't make headway

MOSCOW -- The Obama administration has talked about a "reset" in Russian-American relations. But a Russian analyst shrugs his shoulders when he's asked about the term. "What happens when you press the reset button on a computer?" he muses. "It goes... [More]



More columns
 Health-care greeting: Welcome to Wal-Mart  July 5
 Democrats in Congress ignore GOP at their peril  July 5
 Aging nation should scrap independence myth  July 5
 Still awaiting a society that is colorblind  July 3
 The issue that's not going away  July 2
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