Opinion
Forum: Local lawmakers helped expand youth training in trades
Everett legislators helped secure continuing support for the Regional Apprenticeship Program for county students.
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Forum: Thoughts from retired teacher on what kids need to learn
Here’s the most successful skills and values I saw parents teaching their children over the years.
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Forum: For 179 years, YMCA has been every fathers’ kid helper
On Father’s Day, you can thank Dad for all he does; and you can thank the Y for…
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Forum: Baseball is my son’s love language; we speak it fluently
Even when baseball is the only language spoken between father and son, it still manages to say a…
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Forum: When pink slips go out, why can’t the best be kept on?
Union rules about who stays and who goes don’t seem to benefit students, schools or teachers.
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Forum: We seem locked in cycle where we allow wealth to rule
Twice in America’s history we’ve allowed greed to lead at great cost to society. It’s happening again.
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Forum: Confronting our loneliness to build a Common Good
Familiar themes in a 32-year-old article provoke thoughts about how we can cultivate relationships.
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Forum: Government needs to get out of the way of business
Regulations and high taxes are preventing business from providing the goods and services we need.
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Forum: Imagine our losses without Endangered Species Act
Marking its 50th year, the act has saved numerous species of animals and plants and their habitats.
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Forum: Especially at time of peace, U.S. must honor its fallen
As diplomacy takes precedence over military action, Memorial Day reminds us of our duty to history.
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Forum: Watching a Mars rover land launched my STEM studies
More students like me should be pursing college and career training, especially in the STEM fields.
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Forum: Groups help to place pets without homes after pandemic
Red Waggin’ Rescue and its volunteers work to find new homes for dogs and cats who have lost…
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Forum: Patience, please, for those of us with limited mobility
One in 4 adults have a disability, yet many seem inconvenienced when they have to wait for us…
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Forum: Rather than trading contempt, we can build bridges
For our democracy to survive we must make efforts to find common goals among our different ideas.
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Forum: Bill of Rights’ guarantees come with limits and duties
The rights it offers each citizen, such as the Second Amendment, are balanced against the rights of others.
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Forum: More thought, care needed to avoid unintended consequences
Too often, government efforts meant to address problems can end up making things worse for everybody.
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Forum: What will future generations think of our monuments?
A 20th century stone cross with an engraved sword seems a contradiction of Jesus’ message. But what of…
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Forum: Our reliance on first apperances needs a second look
It’s natural to draw conclusions from initial apperances, but they often ignore who someone really is.
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Forum: Learning an instrument offers lessons that last a lifetime
Kids may not ever make a living in music, but music classes teach permanent lessons in living.
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Forum: We don’t have to endorse others’ beliefs to accept them
You don’t have to endorse another’s causes; those differences offer a place for dialogue and understanding.