Opinion
All federal employees, president on down, must respect oath
As a retired federal employee, I took the following oath as required upon accepting federal service: “I do…
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Minimum wage hurts, business, workers, government
Here are the common trading procedures: 1. Valuables traded for valuables. 2. Valuables traded for services. 3. Services…
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Drugs, addiction are feeding much of our public misery
Clare’s Place residents displaced for over three months (“Displaced residents of Clare’s Place still believe in ‘Housing First,”…
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Did union endorsements represent officers in sheriff’s election?
Former sheriff Adam Fortney’s refusal to meet with the sheriff-elect is disappointing, but not surprising (“Sheriff Fortney says…
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Tipping adding too much to cost of meal
The rate of tipping in the U.S. has gone beyond reasonable.
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Take action at state, national level to address poverty, homelessness
Fighting despair by fighting poverty is a idea whose time has come (“Forum: $100 million to shelter homeless…
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Was lawmakers’ trip to Finland really necessary?
I don’t hold out much hope for meaningful changes, improvements or accountability, from a transportation committee led by…
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Even if climate crisis is a hoax, solutions sound good
Even if Global Warming was a hoax, wouldn’t it be better to have green energy and electric cars…
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Will out-going sheriff fall in line?
Outgoing sheriff Adam Fortney and I agree on one thing: the sheriff should be elected and not appointed.…
Opinion
Arlington Mayor Tolbert deserved more credit for tenure
An article that merely reintroduced Don Vanney as Arlington’s new mayor would have been sufficient (“What do Arlington…
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Arlington is a great town because of Mayor Tolbert
We have lived most of our lives in Arlington and we love this town!
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Everett’s repeat offender ordinance a necessary step
Regarding a recent story (“Everett approves minimum jail sentences for repeat offenders,” The Herald, Dec. 21):
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Republicans willing to make tough decisions on immigration
The Dec. 21 Daily Herald had an article titled, “HUD report: U.S., Washington see record rise in homelessness.”…
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City of Snohomish should reject phony ‘affordable’ housing deals
The recent column by Froma Harrop could well have been written with the city of Snohomish in mind…
Opinion
We can reduce plastic waste buy using less plastic for packaging
A recent letter about the ReWrap Act in the state Legislature convinced me to write my experiences of…
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Port of Everett boundary expansion bid is just a tax grab
Here we go again! Another pseudo-government tax authority deciding that the golden goose (your property taxes) needs further…
Opinion
TB needs more effort in Congress to end threat
I heard a report last week that health care providers need to run tests for tuberculosis on anyone…
Opinion
Change historical figure’s name, not the place named for
There is an ongoing movement to change the names of places, streets, geological features, and now even birds,…