Opinion
Republicans blocked fix at border
Recently, a letter to the editor asked Herald Columnist Sid Schwab to interview U.S. Border Patrol agents to…
Opinion
Having headlights on during day isn’t safe for some
I read a recent article in The Herald about cars having headlights on at all hours. My heart…
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Replace Snake River dams to save salmon, orcas
Could a new Biden administration plan help save our iconic Southern Resident orcas? At the end of 2023,…
Opinion
Let states handle all immigration needs
OK, here we go again. Southern states have been screaming “state’s rights” since the Civil War and there’s…
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Focus homelessness efforts on treatment, harm reduction
I’m a social worker in Massachusetts, originally from south Everett. As the largest urban area within Snohomish County…
Opinion
Stop buying, using plastic packaging
Plastics are petrochemically based packaging materials that degrade, yielding micro fibers and microplastics into our food and water…
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Choose sources of news carefully to understand world
From what I have seen and heard, there are still many people who question whether human-caused global warming…
Opinion
GOP wants to run on border crisis, not fix it
Regarding a recent letter to the editor about Herald Columnist Sid Schwab, immigration policies and the U.S. Border…
Opinion
Why was $340 million in covid aid given to undocumented immigrants?
I was searching the internet and could not locate any news in previous issues of The Herald, but…
Opinion
BPA must diversify sources beyond dams
The Bonneville Power Administration was created by an act of congress in 1937 to market power from hydroelectric…
Opinion
Why was mine allowed near school kids?
I have been following the story of unnecessary staff and student illnesses and educational distractions at Fairmount Elementary…
Opinion
Shouldn’t park rangers drive Rangers?
In my opinion, the fact that Everett park staff and Snohomish County Park Rangers drive Ford F-150’s instead…
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Sherwood Village a success story for mobile home owners
Herald reporter Aina de Lapparent Alvarez’s article Wednesday about Sherwood Village shows the transformative impact of resident ownership…
Opinion
City of Snohomish must ensure incentive aids low-income
On Feb. 20, the Snohomish City Council agreed to a draft set of incentives for developers to build…
Opinion
Women’s health care supporters have chance to flip Congress seat
When Roe v. Wade was overturned it simply opened the floodgates to bad policies for basic reproductive health…
Opinion
School bond supermajority requirement is unacceptable
I’m looking at the Spokesman-Review online like I do every day, and it says that on election night…
Opinion
PUD’s powerline plans needed explanation sooner
The article in the Herald about Snohomish PUD’s project to tie the Delta Switching Station on Marine View…
Opinion
What’s behind Trump’s appeal?
Can anyone tell me why these Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy, these Southern Republicans are dancing to…
Opinion
Keep Clark Park gazebo; it holds memories for many
Just want to put my two cents in about the removal of the Clark Park gazebo. Wow, really?…
Opinion
Focus more effort on preventing opioid addiction
A recent Herald editorial cited a report from U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen’s office, sourced from a report from…