In Our View
Honoring a lasting legacy
As a 28-foot granite statue and accompanying interpretive center honoring Martin Luther King Jr. takes shape in the…
In Our View
Fix it now or watch it sink
It was easy to find fault with Gov. Chris Gregoire’s bold idea for preventing the state ferry system’s…
In Our View
Jump start for common sense
Last month, the Washington State Patrol cranked out a barrage of media releases — many aimed at educating…
In Our View
Approve governor’s multi-pronged plan
Nothing will cure what ails the state economy, and thus state government’s revenue woes, like an infusion of…
In Our View
Get in on the conversation
Something in the news got you ticked off? Notice a good deed that deserves praise? Perhaps something in…
In Our View
Reform filibuster with care
Tired of having their agenda obstructed by minority Republicans, Democrats in the U.S. Senate want the rules changed.…
In Our View
Too few bison, not so tofu
Ah, the first Monday of 2011. All sparkly and new. Let’s don our fresh resolve like a new…
In Our View
Do we have what it takes?
No matter the short-term state of affairs, Americans can consider 2011 a success if, a year from now,…
Opinion
It’s a war against stupidity
In a continuing New Year’s Eve tradition, countless inebriated numbskulls (a redundancy, we admit) will climb behind the…
In Our View
Fiber art, photography at Lynnwood Library
The Lynnwood Arts Commission presents artwork by fiber artist Grace Willard and photographer Donald Simpson at the Lynnwood…
Opinion
Troubling questions linger
In addition to the horror of the bare facts, the October 2008 drowning death of Britney Galindez, 17,…
Opinion
Good still outweighs bad
If their critics were looking for an easy target, Senate Democrats gave them a nice holiday gift when…
Business
Mountlake Terrace bank to close Everett branch
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — 1st Security Bank of Washington will eliminate its Everett and Seattle branches early next year,…
Opinion
Don’t make inequities worse
Given the worst budget outlook in decades, public education funding will take a hit when lawmakers convene in…
Business
Personal spending and income rise, but not much
WASHINGTON — Personal incomes rose in November at the fastest pace in six months, while spending posted a…
Opinion
The true spirit of the season
The heartfelt e-mail arrived 10 days before Christmas, asking if The Herald might do an article about suicide…
Opinion
Going green, yielding gold
Despite the lack of progress at the climate talks in Copenhagen — delegates from most of the world’s…
Opinion
More reality, less celebrity
As 2009 comes to a close, and Jon and Kate Gosselin’s divorce finalized, let’s declare the death of…
Opinion
Act on auditor’s suggestions
Facing a second consecutive year of huge budget cuts and — as opposed to last session — the…