Opinion
Railroad companies have short-sighted focus on profits
Regarding the contract between railroads and rail workers, there’s an imminent point at which the status quo —…
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Staff at cold-weather shelters do amazing work
Last week The Herald ran an article by Riley Haun about the cold weather shelters in the area.…
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Whidbey Shuttle honored long-held reservation
I am writing this letter to commend one of our local businesses for its integrity and ethical way…
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We’d be better off sticking with standard time year-round
This is for all the misguided permanent daylight saving time advocates: It does not give us more daylight…
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Protect Social Security through existing investment law
Congress, in a rare moment of pragmatic lucidity, passed the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA…
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Football and Costco make for good week in Lake Stevens
Congratulations to the Lake Stevens High School football team winning the state 4A championship!
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Why wasn’t Everett shooting suspect arrested earlier on warrants?
A recent Herald story (“Man charged in Everett shooting that left man paralyzed,” The Herald, Nov. 30) details…
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‘Grain to Table’ story offered full loaf on local food producation
Taylor Goebel’s recent article about the connection between an Edmond’s bakery, a Burlington flour mill, and a La…
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Logging sales of legacy forests shouldn’t fund new schools
A recent story in Cascadia Daily News, “Whatcom’s ‘Box of Rain’ forest may be logged,” suggests that the…
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Drivers need to slow down, be patient, focus
As a professional driver who is required to follow speed limits as well as other traffic laws, stop…
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Why vote for Democrats? Because GOP offers poor candidates
A recent letter writer seemed puzzled as to why a majoirty of Washington voters supported Democrats in may…
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Education isn’t about getting students to serve economy
In a recent commentary on what we need for world-class education, the author, Dr. Paul Pitre, chancellor of…
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Don’t trade parking for bike lanes on Everett’s Madison Street
Yes! Yes! Yes, to the letter about taxpayers and Madison Street bike lanes. How can such a project…
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Congress needs to act on permanent daylight saving time
How long do we have to wait to have permanent daylight saving time in Washington state? We voted…
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Where’s commitment to care by Regence, Everett Clinic owner?
I am a Public Employees Benefit Board retiree in my 80s affected by the Regence insurance plan possibly…
Opinion
Keep a close eye on use of artificial intelligence
Henry Kissinger’s concern about artificial intelligence is valid, as described in a recent David Ignatius column. ‘Artificial Intelligence’…
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At least we have some local control in politics
It is hard to believe the recent sentencing of Steve Bannon to four months in jail as compared…
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Why didn’t Democrats vet Shavers before election?
In the Aug. 27 edition of the Whidbey News-Times Terry Sparks wrote about Clyde Shavers for a 10th…
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Why are voters sticking to Democratic path?
Here is one more victory for the GOP, the Dems never have mentioned: Pelosi is gone. Both sides…
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Everett, county should participate in state shelter program
There is a little secret that seems to be forgotten when we talk about homelessness. The secret is…