Opinion
With investments coming, adopt habitat rules that fit
I was delighted to see the article (“Snohomish County salmon recovery projects receive $1.9 million in state funding,”…
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Call Congress to protect funding for social safety net programs
When I was a child, my mother did not discourage me or my siblings from drawing, writing or…
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Build more housing sustainably to protect environment, climate
As a young person, I want to call attention to what citizens and local government are doing to…
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Honor federal workers in service of public
As the president of the Everett Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) and…
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SAVE Act would disenfranchise women, minorities
I have lived a long time in this beautiful country. Distressingly, we have a convicted criminal as U.S.…
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Cars parked at Faith Food Bank raise some questions
I occasionally find myself driving by the Faith Church in Everett and see the cars lined up for…
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Forum: Wetlands too important to be seen as a building site
An amendment to a county land use regulation would reduce wetland buffers, endangering critical lands.
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Snohomish’s Fire District 4’s finances OK without levy measure
During the April 15 Snohomish City Council meeting, Fire District 4’s architect reported that because of the poor…
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Overblown ‘crisis’ blocking legitimate prescription opioids
Over the last decade or so, mainstream media like The Herald have repeatedly warned us of the “opioid…
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President Trump wrong on Garcia, tariffs and Ukraine
At this point, what I’ll say about deportations is that the Trump administration is in violation of the…
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Let Trump tax cuts expire to trim deficits
The 2017 tax cuts that President Trump pushed through Congress are set to expire in December.
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Thanks for a fun, positive story about a young author
A recent front-page story was very encouraging and uplifting to read (“Edmonds 7-year-old publishes children’s book featuring ‘Drippey’…
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Offer religious study outside of the school day
Everett school district taxpayers spend millions of dollars every year funding school facilities, staff and supplies so that…
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Greene has background, skills for Everett mayor’s office
I am endorsing Dr. Janice Greene for Mayor for the City of Everett.
Opinion
LifeWise program is taking time from student’s studies
As a former educator fpr the Everett Public Schools, I was alarmed to read that the Christian LifeWise…
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Courts must push for Abrego Garcia’s return to U.S.
The role of government is not to cancel or break things but to make life better for its…
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Why should there be concern over LifeWise Bible study?
Wow. Front page, massive headline, two days before Resurrection Sunday, and The Herald makes its stand to give…
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Religion, schools should be kept separate
Thank you for your coverage of LifeWise Academy at Emerson Elementary (“Everett off-campus Bible program draws mixed reaction…
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Edmonds PFAS treatment plans raises safety concerns
The Sunday Herald article about new technology at the Edmonds Waste Water Treatment Plant left me disappointed and…
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Rep. Larsen should move to impeach Trump
This week, our congressional Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., did not directly respond to questions about whether he supports…