Opinion
Democrats, Biden not to blame for inflation
The high rate of inflation is in the news virtually every day. It affects all of us. Prices…
Opinion
Community Transit should keep bus routes to Seattle
As a regular rider of buses to downtown Seattle for the past 13 years, I am livid at…
Opinion
The irony in claims of ‘my body, my choice’
The reactions to the Supreme Court draft opinion regarding Roe v. Wade seem quite ironic. Have people forgotten…
Opinion
Courts that don’t follow precedent will lose public esteem
At a recent speaking engagement, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas commented that people’s refusal to live with…
Opinion
Thrilling ride to top of Space Needle before opening in 1962
My husband and friend worked construction on Seattle’s Worlds Fair. Both iron workers, my husband on the Opera…
Opinion
More than one body involved in ‘my body, my choice’?
Logic 101 holds that a false premise will lead to a false conclusion.
Opinion
‘Pro-life’ implies support from birth until death
I understand that many people believe life begins when an egg is fertilized, and that abortion at any…
Opinion
Red Cross looking for volunteers to install fire alarms May 14
The nation’s most frequent disaster is one that rarely makes national headlines: house fires. Yet these represent most…
Opinion
If you don’t support abortion, don’t get one
There is only only thing anyone should say about abortion if they don’t support its use. “ I…
Opinion
Democrats are selective about constitutional rights
First, let me say I am a conservative. My personal belief is the choice should be between a…
Opinion
Why should prayer be made a public display?
In my opinion, praying in the center of a school stadium is a political act, not an act…
Opinion
Should you subscribe to the newspaper? Here’s why I do
I admit I feel a bit embarrassed at having to explain to an obviously intelligent writer of a…
Opinion
Is Powerline Trail worth taking private property?
Some people who live near Lake Stevens are about to have some of their land stolen, confiscated, or…
Opinion
Providence hospital staff provides commendable care
Within the past several months it has been necessary to seek care at our local Providence Regional Medical…
Opinion
Ugly walls have replaced trees on Picnic Point Road
Why is the Snohomish County Planning and Development Department seeking to trash the natural beauty of our county?…
Opinion
Find and use alternatives to plastics
The plastics crisis is becoming harder to ignore. 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since its…
Opinion
Timber industry shouldn’t need old growth trees to keep going
I have followed with interest the debate in The Herald about old growth, and I’m putting in my…