Opinion
Toddlers take over Internet
In this season of overlapping sports (which really is all the time except for a few weeks in…
Life
A 30-mile stretch packed with unexpected sights
Wonder if Lewis and Clark were nearly blown off their feet in 1806 as they stood at Alpowa…
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Approve reasonable request
It would be difficult to overstate the case for approving the Sno-Isle Libraries’ reasonable and responsible levy request…
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Give Mascarenas a chance
The vacuum created by Connie Niva’s departure from the Port of Everett Commission with two years left on…
Opinion
Inslee’s leadership matters
Jay Inslee’s critics try to cast him as a follower, as just another vote for Democrats’ big-government agenda.
Opinion
Send capable Koster to D.C.
In a decade as the 2nd District’s congressional representative, Rick Larsen has kept a relatively low profile. The…
Opinion
Roe is the obvious choice
Perhaps the easiest decision Snohomish County voters face on the Nov. 2 ballot is in the race for…
Opinion
McClelland a solid choice
If you were to draw up a list of qualifications for a Port of Everett commissioner, it might…
Opinion
Retain Reps. McCoy, Sells
The 38th District has two House members who have made relatively quiet but concrete contributions, and are poised…
Opinion
Being gay still not so trendy
On TV, homosexuality is all “Glee,” “Modern Family” and beautiful women kissing.
Opinion
Byrnes offers rare skill set
With a population of more than 17,000, an increase of 44 percent in a decade, Arlington faces the…
Opinion
Ah, those creative litigators
It’s reassuring to know that in good times and bad, Americans love their lawsuits, big and small:
Opinion
Re-elect seasoned Murray
The caustic tone of Washington’s U.S. Senate campaign, with its alternating charges of duplicity and incompetence, could leave…
Opinion
Stay tuned for less volume
Oh, the partisanship and strife in Congress; C-SPAN is running disclaimers that despite the content of its coverage,…
Opinion
Hobbs has earned re-election
In some ways, the two state Senate candidates from the 44th District are more alike than not.
Opinion
Down with phony whining
Fear and anxiety are contagious. Which is why “haves” in this society don’t have the right to sound…
Opinion
Close nods: Richter, Moscoso
Voters will choose from an unusually wide open field this year in the 1st Legislative District, which straddles…
Opinion
Fine moments in football
While soccer is known as the “beautiful game,” and baseball is considered the “thinking man’s sport,” football modestly…
Opinion
Monarch’s royal audacity
Warm-up debate: Is it a “Monday morning you sure look fine” day, or a “Monday, Monday can’t trust…
Opinion
Two challengers stand out
The recession, to be sure, gets part of the blame for the huge state budget shortfalls — recent,…