Opinion
Council field a talented one
Perhaps Monroe’s rapid growth over the past decade has deepened its pool of leadership talent. Maybe it’s something…
Opinion
3 strong choices for voters
Lake Stevens has seen its population roughly double in the past four years, with three annexations adding more…
Business
Business briefs: Microsoft CEO gets small raise for fiscal 2009
Microsoft Corp. says it raised CEO Steve Ballmer’s salary by 4 percent in fiscal 2009 as the software…
Opinion
Re-elect strong incumbents
The process — or perhaps the lack of it — that has Marysville on track to add about…
Life
French get it right with mix of veggies
Take a humble jumble of fresh vegetables, slice, dice, chop, mince and smash, bake or saute, zap with…
Opinion
Fly the wild Western skies
While Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci epitomize human ingenuity and genius, some contemporary Italian inventors have engineered a…
Opinion
Healthy strategy: buy local
It’s a given that Congress, the FDA and the USDA have way too much on their plates to…
Opinion
Get more specific on costs
Seeking to reframe the health-care debate in a powerful speech to Congress Wednesday, President Obama made a discernible…
Opinion
Trying to revive prestige
While fans nurse remote-control thumbs and ice high-five elbows after a weekend of sports spectating, let’s ease into…
Opinion
Reaffirm law for fairness
The only confusion about how to vote on Referendum 71, the effort to overturn Washington’s expanded domestic partnership…
Opinion
Civil society under threat
Ah, civilized society. Well, allegedly civil. It’s been a tough week for civility, never mind social graces. Do…
Opinion
Force focus to be on reform
Initiative 1053 — which could more descriptively be dubbed the Tim Eyman Personal Employment Act of 2010 —…
Opinion
Lending credence to cranks
Usually, the phrase “Never underestimate the power of one person” is applied to endeavors considered admirable, courageous or…
Opinion
Keep it a carrier homeport
Tuesday’s departure of the USS Abraham Lincoln from Naval Station Everett felt a bit more somber than usual.…
Opinion
Cougars take on viral foe
With flu season well under way, the Washington State Cougars made an excellent defensive and offensive showing against…
Opinion
They keep traffic flowing
Driving and the basic rules of the road are second-nature to most American adults. So it’s understandable that…
Opinion
Dick’s leads by example
All politics and pickles aside, Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is correct when he says “Dick’s Drive-In is…
Opinion
Loophole needs to be closed
Here’s a shocker: Political advertising is sometimes misleading.
Opinion
Being smart about brains
Just as football, the patron sport of concussions, gets all geared up and ready to go, a new…
Opinion
Some optimism is OK, really
The U.S. economy finally is rebounding, though hardly like a freight train — more like a hulking ship…