Gone to the dogs
The recession has forced the shuttering of a half-dozen large retail spaces in the strip malls of Snohomish County.
Dog owners everywhere are always clamoring for new dog parks. How about making one inside one of the vacant retail buildings?
No rain means no mud, so Fido can romp and the Volvo XC90 stays clean.
The empty stores also could house skateboarding parks. That way, cranky retirees wouldn’t have to look at the skaters.
Nation builders: Columnist Linda Bryant Smith recalls the Civilian Conservation Corps, the 1930s government program that created work for young men.
If we had a CCC today, we’d probably tell it to build dog parks.
Turf war: Business leaders in Pullman are fighting a proposal to play the Apple Cup football game at Quest Field in Seattle every year.
They say that moving the game permanently would hurt Pullman businesses, particularly the ones that sell beer.
The move would, however, free up Martin Stadium for tractor pulls.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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