Letters

County sheriff has balance right on use of police pursuits

The article by The Herald’s Jenna Millikan regarding police pursuits was well written in my opinion (“Law enforcement in Snohomish County continues to seek balance… Continue reading

SNAP’s aid should be restored

Thanks for the articles explaining the cost of the Big, not so beautiful Bill, that increases hunger and cuts health care for thousands in our… Continue reading

ICE arrests based on race, language are un-American

ICE raids are a common feature of American life. So, what if I were outside a Home Depot and masked ICE agents poured from a… Continue reading

Jan. 6 Capitol riot doesn’t count as “political violence”?

Political violence No mention of Jan. 6 Capitol riot? Isn’t it macabre and bizarre to hear condemnation of political violence from a man who instigated… Continue reading

Where are the officials who serve constituents?

I was just wondering why while the MAGA type politicians get further and further to the right, while the Democrats seem to match them by… Continue reading

Does Guinea’s authoritarianism sound familiar?

I read the following recently extract about the president of Guinea in West Africa. It sounds dreadfully familiar. “For example, (Mamaday) Doumbouya cracked down on… Continue reading

Everett School Board: Jackson Laurence works for students

We urge you to vote to return Anna Marie Jackson Laurence to the Everett School Board position that she now holds. As three retired educators… Continue reading

Is this Trump’s coup plan?

So Donald Trump will put armed troops into city after city whose mayors don’t want them. By mid-2026, most Americans will just shrug and accept… Continue reading

Civil argument provides depth of understanding

Thank you, Herald editors, for prominently publishing Bret Stephen’s recent commentary (“We’re losing our culture of argument and its purpose,” The Herald, Sept. 19). I… Continue reading

Defeat GOP’s health care cuts

Thank you for Congressman Rick Larsen’s excellent commentary on the Republican push to dismantle, destabilize and harm, our health care (“Democrats holding fast to avoid… Continue reading

Lake Forest Park levy: Support public safety on ballot

I want to thank the Lake Forest Park City Council for passing a resolution to place a police and public safety levy before voters this… Continue reading

Approve SJR 8201 on Nov. 4 ballot for long-term care

This November, Washington voters finally have an issue with support from across the partisan spectrum. SJR 8201, which strengthens our state long-term care program, is… Continue reading

Everett School Board: Jackson Laurence knows kids’ needs

We are proud to say we fully support Anna Marie Jackson Laurence for the Everett School Board. She was chosen as a candidate to fill… Continue reading

Our democracy needs its own four-way test

The Rotary Club has what it calls a Four-Way Test to assess the moral strength of any proposed decision or action: Is it the truth?… Continue reading

Clear warnings of failures of medical research

Current medical research is far from being the so-called gold standard of the world. Those in the medical hierarchy have sounded consistent and clear warnings… Continue reading

Congress must repeal cuts to SNAP, tax credit, Medicaid

New poverty data reveals that anti-poverty programs are working, but also offers a troubling glimpse of what’s ahead. The 2024 U.S. Census Supplemental Poverty Measure… Continue reading

Why is Supreme Court allowing attack on First Amendment?

I am terrified! When Donald Trump rode down the escalator to announce his run for president, I said “that man does not want to be… Continue reading

Everett council right to condemn closure of Fred Meyer

I applaud the Everett City Council’s resolution rebuking Kroger for its closure of the south Everett Fred Meyer (“Everett council rebukes Kroger for plans to… Continue reading

Kroger’s closure of Fred Meyer motivated by greed

What good will come from verbal scolding? (“Everett council rebukes Kroger for plans to close Fred Meyer store,” The Herald, Sept.18) The accused, Kroger, guided… Continue reading

Downtown Everett stadium: Regular frogs reject new pad

I’ve been a frog for a long time, over 60 million years, and way back in frog history they wanted to create a Luxurious Frog… Continue reading