Opinion
Cooperation gets job done
Monday night’s joint meeting in Marysville of the Snohomish County Council and Marysville City Council, during which both…
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Tobacco ban is premature
Well-intentioned Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops…
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Compromise is essential
Health-care reform that covers all Americans and addresses runaway costs is much more likely to last with at…
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Less panic, more patience
Evidently, pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy is going to take more patience than our…
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Some ‘advances’ really aren’t
With the multitude of health problems facing humans today, it’s good to know some researchers are focusing on…
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Region’s economy at stake
Local pessimists will see the Boeing Co.’s purchase of a 787 parts plant in South Carolina as a…
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Homeland Security’s impenetrable research
They must be having a heck of a sci-fi good time over there at the Homeland Security Department’s…
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Read the bill before voting
Washington state’s $9 billion budget shortfall got plenty of attention earlier this year. Where would the cuts hit?…
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Together we can repeal law
While we’re still not asking and not telling, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is talking, and the military would…
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A relationship to build on
It wasn’t a surprise, but news last week that the USS Abraham Lincoln, the symbolic centerpiece of Naval…
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A good Fourth is a safe one
On the topic of personal or neighborhood fireworks displays, most Americans tend to fall into one of two…
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Perspective is easy to lose
News never goes on vacation. Not even to hike the Appalachian Trail. The headlines keep coming, so duck…
Opinion
Shine lights on high court
When Senate confirmation hearings on Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court begin July 13, many…
Opinion
Law should ensure openness
Your public officials work for you. Sometimes, some of them seem to forget that.
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Expand board for stability
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been corrected since its original publication to note that Everett Port Commissioner Connie…
Opinion
Make summer fun and safe
If only we could all experience summertime through the eyes of a child. Ask a kid to describe…
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Don’t change math timetable
Commitment and hard work, as it usually does, paid off for this year’s high school graduates.
Opinion
Some things defy explanation
Big or small, sometimes things are simply baffling. For example:
Opinion
Target the bad landlords
Everett put its proposed rental inspection program on hold earlier this month, giving people a chance to review…