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Arlington City Council: Logan shows care regarding growth
The City of Arlington Planning Commission and City Council recently approved a seemingly small part of our zoning…
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Edmonds, Prop. 1: Vote no on tax increase
Early on in Mike Rosen’s term as Edmonds Mayor he and i talked about the business of running…
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Violence won’t advance cause
An out-of-state friend and I were going over things and later on he sent me this:
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Everett School Board: Attack ads smear all candidates
Appalling doesn’t even come close to the visceral reactions we had to James and Shelly Lee’s ongoing smear…
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Why risk childhood disease outbreaks?
A rainy Sunday in Mukilteo is a good day to catch up on recent newspapers. (I subscribe to…
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Reduce speeds for more streets in Everett
Regarding Everett’s Vision Zero plan (“Everett unveils draft of Vision Zero plan,” The Herald, Sept. 11), when the…
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Mill Creek Council, Pos. 4: Golebiewski well prepared for post
I strongly support Tannis Golebiewski’s candidacy for Mill Creek City Council, Position 4. Over the years, I have…
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Hearing set for Snohomish watershed’s rights of nature
Last November Everett voters acted locally when we joined the ranks of over 50 cities and counties in…
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Everett Council, Dist. 2: Crowther offers needed change
In 2019, I had the honor to participate in the city’s first Districting Commission. At its heart, districting…
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For better traffic safety, address phones, electric bikes on sidewalks
Regarding a recent Herald editorial on bike and pedestrian safety (“Speed limit reductions good start on safety,” The…
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Douthat column ignores Charlie Kirk’s bigotry
I read conservative toady Ross Douthat’s column where he slavered all over Charlie Kirk’s disgusting legacy of divisiveness,…
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Can we survive if truths rejected?
Up is never down until people claim it is. That is exactly how I feel about our politics…
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Trump is stoking political division, violence
The only one stoking political violence is Donald Trump.
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Some angels carry gas cans for out-of-gas boates
Sometimes I am an idiot. Went for a boat ride up the Snohomish River on a nice day…
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We need to watch our political speech for violence
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”:…
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Everett School Board, Pos. 3: Laurence has served Everett students
As a former elected Everett School Board member, I would like to share some observations on the candidacy…
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Everett School Board, Pos. 1: As teacher, Langley knows students’ needs
Respect Public Schools-Washington urges support for Shaina Langley for the District 1 Position on Everett Public School District’s…
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Keep current members on Snohomish City Council
The city of Snohomish has an important election coming up in November of this year with four of…
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Seniors should be excused from ST3 car tab tax
I live in south Everett and I walk every day through my neighborhood and beyond, and I heard…
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Political leaders should decry all violence
At this moment, in our country, in our world, who do we want to lead?