Opinion
LifeWise program’s request for more access to students unreasonable
LifeWise Academy, a religious group, is challenging the Everett School District’s rules for its off-campus, released-time Bible program,…
Opinion
Mukilteo School Board’s Schwab was also great with students
Thank you for the heart-warming story about Judy Schwab’s service as a school board member in the Mukiteo…
Opinion
Fix the U.S. demand for drugs instead of striking drug boats
The blame can’t be put on the people in boats in the Caribbean.
Opinion
President Trump deserves F grades in all courses
The preponderance of evidence overwhelmingly proves that Donald Trump is the runaway-winner in the grading of all president’s…
Opinion
Look north for a working program of national health care
President Trump could rescue his endangered legacy and the GOP’s bleak prospects.
Opinion
Protect kids’ health care, education from state budget cuts
As we await Gov. Bob Ferguson’s budget proposal, I hope you will join me in calling for a…
Opinion
President Trump keeps adding articles for impeachment
I read in The Herald that Donald Trump is going to redact the names of persons mentioned in…
Opinion
Selection of teams for NCAA football playoffs indefensible
The continuing saga and explanation that the College Football Playoff Selection Committee has offered after they selected the…
Opinion
If state needs money it can collect license tab fees
Lately there have been multiple articles written in the newspaper about the shortfall of the state budget and…
Opinion
Don’t sue state for U.S. 2 fatal crash; sue the driver at fault
Regarding the $50 million lawsuit filed against the state for the death of a driver on U.S. 2…
Opinion
Beliefs of No Kings protesters misstated in letter
I was disappointed to read a recent letter to the editor, complaining about “onerous” taxes “rained down” by…
Opinion
Soldier’s death in D.C. was result of Trump deployment
I saw the sad news that one of the National Guard troopers who was sent to Washington, D.C.…
Opinion
Stores shouldn’t limit deals to those with smartphones
There are many forms of discrimination, and some major grocery stores have reeached the peak. When entering a…
Opinion
Story on Arlington runner Ramon Little was engaging
If ever there was an example of why it’s important and relevant to subscribe to local newspapers, Joe’s…
Opinion
Only yachts float on capitalism’s tide
The myth of free-market capitalism is that it “floats all boats.”
Opinion
Step up to encourage healthy habits to address diabetes
No one wants to feel helpless as they watch their loved ones suffer. I have watched my grandmother…
Opinion
Many in Congress MIA on boat strikes, military abuses
While Whidbey Island’s EA-18G squadrons and Everett’s hundreds of Navy families stand by with bated breath, the Trump…
Opinion
Don’t blame Fred Meyer for closure
I was a retail grocery story worker for 45 yeas, and I feel the need to speak up…
Opinion
If awarded to Trump, end the Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump is a warmonger. He has authorized the bombing and killing of civilians in Yemen and of…
Opinion
Oppose LifeWise suit; maintain church, state separation
LifeWise Academy’s threatened legal actions against the Everett School District, as recently reported, graphically demonstrates the potential hazards…