HeraldNet.com OPINION http://www.heraldnet.com The latest news and information for Snohomish and Island counties in Washington State. en-us Copyright 2008, The Daily Herald Co., Everett, Wash. ehelm@heraldnet.com (Elaine Helm) ckelly@heraldnet.com (Carlotta Kelly) Mon, 12 May 2008 14:57:04 PST Newspapers http://www.heraldnet.com/rss 30 http://www.heraldnet.com/images/heraldnet.gif HeraldNet http://www.heraldnet.com See, there really are ways to cut back on gas Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Editorials http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION01/976645799/-1/RSS05 For the first time in three decades, Americans are driving less. See, there is a good side to high gas prices. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION01/976645799/-1/RSS05 Using birth control is the best solution Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Letters http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/714746442/-1/RSS05 With daily headlines screaming about a "hunger tsunami," it is amazing that no one mentions the real solution to the problem. Instead of taxing rich... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/714746442/-1/RSS05 Buying soda for the bottles a waste Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Letters http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/708177670/-1/RSS05 Anyone who wants an excuse to vote against the next school levy should read the cover story in the Everett School District spring newsletter. The... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/708177670/-1/RSS05 Continued good service dependent on levy Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Letters http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/626795577/-1/RSS05 North Snohomish County firefighters currently have the privilege of providing emergency medical services to the residents of North County Fire and... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/626795577/-1/RSS05 Funding would put focus on the issues Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Letters http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/451737238/-1/RSS05 So state Rep. Marko Liias is not raising money to run an ostentatiously funded unopposed campaign. (May 4 article, "Liias may face a friendly... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/451737238/-1/RSS05 We must educate, teach responsibility Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Letters http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/285006966/-1/RSS05 We live in a nation where our wise forefathers wrote a clause in the Constitution that guaranteed freedom of speech. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/285006966/-1/RSS05 Focus on those who did dumping Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Letters http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/130454434/-1/RSS05 Regarding the April 20 letter, "Area is a picture of irresponsibility": http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION02/130454434/-1/RSS05 Addressing the race issue a rational way: one-on-one Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:00 PST Opinion Columnists http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION04/112696341/-1/RSS05 Back in the late 1970s, I was a graduate student at Louisiana State University. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080512/OPINION04/112696341/-1/RSS05