Opinion
Replacing jail with drug treatment won’t work
The state Supreme Court, having liberals on the bench, are a problem. They are lowering the standards of…
Opinion
Why did Brier, other small cities turn down federal aid?
If you’ve ever been to Brier or South Cle Elum, you’ll probably agree that there is room for…
Opinion
Burke column reminds we get the government we deserve
Reading Herald columnist Tom Burke’s excellent synopsis of the worst of the worst in the GOP made me…
Opinion
Roundup, pesticides killing salmon and people
Washington state’s tribes hold out hope of restoring salmon runs on the Columbia. However their hopes will be…
Opinion
Everybody should be paying fair share on car tabs
I notice with ever-increasing frequency people driving with expired vehicle license tabs. Why don’t the authorities stop these…
Opinion
Judy Matheson’s Everett store was a downtown treasure
I’m disappointed in The Herald for not acknowledging the closure of the J. Matheson gift shop, which was…
Opinion
As we test pilots, national leaders should be tested
Ukrainian Nazis threatening Russia? That was the first of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s false-flag fictions.
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Minimum wage punishes businesses. young workers
Is it ethical to punish vulnerability? Of course not! That would be criminal Sadistic!
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Limit for firearm magazines won’t stop mass shootings
The banning of high capacity magazines will do nothing to stop crime or killings (“‘A milestone’: Law signed…
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Russians’ emails suspect because of threats of retribution
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about Ukrainians who have been sending messages to relatives in Russia about…
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Granite Falls civic campus honors city’s past
Last week our group of Everett historians decided to take a trip to Granite Falls to visit the…
Opinion
Education, its insights invaluable in our world’s situation
When I was serving on a U.S. Navy warship back in the early 1980s my executive officer told…
Opinion
Do district voters want Rep. Sutherland as state lawmaker?
If the sequence of state Rep. Robert Sutherland’s misbehavior does not convey to the voters of his district…
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Many grateful for county council decision on growth areas
As part of Snohomish County’s 10-year Comprehensive Plan Update, about 22 cities and private citizens petitioned the County…
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Print headline’s word choice on donation disappointing
Recently, The Herald’s print edition published article headlined, “Habitat for Humanity hits the jackpot; $436M from Bezos’ ex.…
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Were I-5’s designers ‘behind the curve’ on interchange?
For decades we have coped with (and cursed at) the slowdown for northbound I-5 drivers taking the exit…
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Organized deception led to Trump’s defeat
That a patently false narrative can capture the minds of a majority of a nation’s people shouldn’t surprise…
Opinion
Change in trails at Lord Hill Park best for all users
A change by Snohomish County to not allow “bike only” trails in Lord Hill Park, many of which…
Opinion
Questions remain for Mukilteo mayor regarding diversity panel
The article regarding Mukilteo’s Diversity Education and Inclusion Commission omitted some salient points (“In Mukilteo, mayor-council friction over…
Opinion
Limit on ammo magazines only means outlaws will outgun us
Passage of a state law on ammunition magazines is nothing but virtue signaling (“‘A milestone’: Law signed banning…