Herald Forum

Forum: Keeping gazebo great idea, but who’s going to pay for it?

The Bayside Neighborhood has discussed this for three years, but the city doesn’t have the $300,000 to restore it.

Forum: Can’t Everett park accomodate gazebo and dog run?

The gazebo has its purposes, especially for the homeless, but an off-leash area is needed, too.

Forum: ‘Lights on for safety’ should be law on state highways

A bill sponsored by Sen. John Lovick would require headlights on, night and day, while driving.

Dan Hazen

Forum: How we square self-worth with our part in world’s woes

Seeing our responsibility for what’s broken isn’t about shame but accepting truth as a conviction.

Dan Hazen

Forum: Changes at Clark Park won’t fix city’s homeless crisis

Displacing from a park those who are homeless doesn’t solve the underlying and related problems.

Forum: Mutual terror has plagued Israelis, Palestians for decades

Mutual recognition of two co-existing states offers the only hope for peace for the two peoples.

Gary Noble

Forum: Edmonds schools bond, levy will prepare kids for future

The bond and levy will replace aging schools and provided needed technology and other upgrades.

Gary Noble

Forum: Snohomish district rushing plan to move 6th-grade classes

Moving the students from elementary to middle schools serves no purpose and will cause overcrowding.

Cory Armstrong

Forum: Some advice (pre-colonoscopy) looking back on 45 years

What I’ve learned so far: Keep making things. Fail. Find people to trust. Expect hardship. Begin.

Cory Armstrong
Ron Friesen

Friesen: Budget woes at Marysville schools require larger fix

The state must be responsible for all operating costs, leaving voter-approved levies for the extras.

Ron Friesen
Janice Lengenfelder

Forum: Community land trusts offer affordable housing solution

With a public or private trust managing property, more land could be made available for housing.

Janice Lengenfelder
Sid Roberts

Forum: We’ll need to be open to options for affordable housing

There are solutions, but it will mean accepting change in our communities and neighborhoods.

Sid Roberts
Todd Welch

Forum: ‘Housing First’ needs review after Clare’s Place crisis

The low-barrier approach it offers leaves it open to those who threaten the recovery of others.

Todd Welch
Dan Hazen

Forum: Discounting tradition is refusing to learn from history

Whether from the right or left, we should be wary of those who urge us to ignore sources beyond ourselves.

Dan Hazen

Forum: Our Jewish, Muslim neighbors need us to stand with them

Protecting the religious freedom of Jews and Muslims strengthens our community and our rights.

Forum: Small examples of human kindness deserve this: Thanks

My son’s damaged bike might have had neighbors at odds. Instead it offered a lesson in adult conduct.

Forum: Congress can reduce deficit with focused tax cuts

Congress has time-tested methods to increase productivity, help consumers and bring in more revenue.

Forum: Too many kids aren’t ready to learn, to the harm of all

When parents send kids to school to have teachers ‘fix’ them, it drags education down for all.

Dan Hazen

Forum: Nuanced thinking is helpful, when applied to all issues

Our problem isn’t in recognizing an issue’s complexity but in seeing the bias in our own ‘movie’s script.’

Dan Hazen
Kathy Solberg

Forum: Weaving our community efforts creates our social fabric

We have many opportunities to contribute to our community, efforts we can see and take pride in.

Kathy Solberg