Opinion
Transit between counties needs stop in Smokey Point
I am temporarily living at the Home 2 hotel in Marysville. My “home” area is up in the…
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What’s cause of Boeing’s recent losses?
Regarding the news that the Boeing Co. lost $425 million in the first quarter, I retired from Boeing…
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There are solutions to increase supply of affordable housing
Recent articles on affordable housing in our area fail to address solutions to the problem. It exists because…
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Climate projects will provide huge ongoing benefit
The recently passed $2 billion budget for Climate Committment Act projects has numerous programs to reduce greenhouse gas…
Opinion
We should rethink our ‘nimby’ biases on shelters, housing
I was saddened, yet again, when I read the city of Everett succumbed to the “not in my…
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Clamp down on drugs harms some pain patients
Regarding The Herald Editorial Board’s repeated calls to raise criminal penalties for users of illegal opioids (and other…
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Comment: How business, nonprofits can boost net zero efforts
Each has parts to play in “voluntary carbon markets,” funding climate work throughout the world.
Opinion
Switch to electric school buses will save kids’ health and money
As a former educator and volunteer with the Snohomish chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby, I was pleased to…
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Thanks to voters in Brier, Terrace for approving fire annexation
South County Fire wants to thank voters in the cities of Brier and Mountlake Terrace for approving annexation…
Opinion
Federal Reserve plagued by group think in addressing banking
There is little understanding regarding independence or diversity in our banking system. The Federal Reserve Bank, we are…
Opinion
To reduce carbon emissions, we need EVs and trees
In response to a recent letter to the editor regarding reducing carbon dioxide emissions, the author has it…
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Schools simply have to cut the fat from their budgets
Several school districts are singing the blues, “cash-strapped” and layoffs (“Layoffs loom as Snohomish County schools face shortfalls,”…
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Couldn’t we truck nuclear waste to Nevada?
I agree with a recent letter to the editor about need for nuclear power. May I suggest Elko,…
Opinion
Trump’s justifiably worried; I’m not
After former President Trump’s indictment in New York, he flew home to Florida in his lavishly refurbished Trump…
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I-5’s median trees offer example of good thinning
Kudos to the state Department of Transportation for its work on tree thinning! Check out the forested areas…
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Tax on oil’s windfall profits would increase consumers’ costs
A windfall energy profits tax will make gas, oil, and diesel even more expensive. When products are taxed,…
Opinion
Consequences loom for Trump, other GOP scofflaws
Donald Trump once said that he “could stand in the middle of New York’s 5th Avenue and shoot…
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Comment: Disney embraces its role as hero to DeSantis’ villain
Disney may not have asked for the fight, but it’s sticking with its values while DeSantis looks increasingly…
Opinion
Bubble wrap can be reused rather than thrown out
I read Karissa Miller’s article on recycling packaging (“Mailer madness: Where did it go? Home delivery edition,” The…
Opinion
Expanded Child Tax Credit cut poverty in half; restore it
It’s that time of year again, tax time. Not for everyone, mind you. The very rich will pour…