We have plenty of examples where difficult periods produced leaders and coalitions that improved things.
And who holds the mantle of a responsible public: the government or the people, themselves?
Our region will need credential workers. Support for WSU Everett is key to meeting the needs of students.
Disappointment when a child’s aspirations end allows finding acceptance and hope in new objectives.
Past generations focused on the character aspects of gender roles, but something more basic is necessary.
Its comprehensive plan should keep inclusionary zoning, setting aside housing for working families.
When missions, and not just methods, are questioned, how do groups reweave to remain vital and valued?
Along with keeping the AquaSox in town, it offers a wealth of broader public benefits for Everett.
His choice of Leo XIII as his namesake is important for his attitudes toward dignity, justice and labor.
Like fleeting after-images on our retinas, how do we cope with the longer-felt losses all around us?
The mature trees offer a ‘Secret Garden’-like room favored by children, one I hope to return to someday.
Honoring the city’s first responders, hero sandwiches were delivered to fire, police and 911 facilities.
Requiring a permit to purchase will help keep guns in responsible hands and reduce suicides and homicides.
Son’s interest in weight training rekindles father’s memories of a mentor’s high school ‘blacksmith shop.’
We value independence, but forget that a simple request for help reminds us that people need people.
The defunding of a museum and library program means the loss of a science lab for preschoolers.
From childhood we treat Belonging as something to be jealously guarded. What if others belong, too?
Our nation isn’t perfect. Our efforts to address wrongs go slowly. But we keep pursuing a more perfect union.
Sports Dad
An account from 25 years ago of a high school soccer team’s banter on the journey before and after a match.
Our communities and nation need good people in leadership. Find a place for yourself in the process.
