Opinion
Forum: World peace starts with not firing missiles at each other
If a kindergartner can grasp the inhumanity of violence against innocents, shouldn’t it be clear to us.
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Forum: Amid tumult and hard times, look for changes ahead
We have plenty of examples where difficult periods produced leaders and coalitions that improved things.
Opinion
Forum: Who’s responsible for meeting needs of those around us?
And who holds the mantle of a responsible public: the government or the people, themselves?
Opinion
Forum: Building WSU Everett as it grows our local workforce
Our region will need credential workers. Support for WSU Everett is key to meeting the needs of students.
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Forum: The arc of pride and mourning for a kid’s athletic dream
Disappointment when a child’s aspirations end allows finding acceptance and hope in new objectives.
Opinion
Forum: Everett’s land-use plan should keep affordable housing tool
Its comprehensive plan should keep inclusionary zoning, setting aside housing for working families.
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Forum: Advice to young adults, focus on your best ‘person’
Past generations focused on the character aspects of gender roles, but something more basic is necessary.
Opinion
Forum: Nonprofits and communities face an existential crisis
When missions, and not just methods, are questioned, how do groups reweave to remain vital and valued?
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Forum: New stadium a civic project that can deliver on its vision
Along with keeping the AquaSox in town, it offers a wealth of broader public benefits for Everett.
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Forum: Pope Leo’s election a welcome reminder to protect workers
His choice of Leo XIII as his namesake is important for his attitudes toward dignity, justice and labor.
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Forum: The magic created behind branches of weeping mulberry tree
The mature trees offer a ‘Secret Garden’-like room favored by children, one I hope to return to someday.
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Forum: Holding on to hope even as the images fade from view
Like fleeting after-images on our retinas, how do we cope with the longer-felt losses all around us?
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Forum: Everett VFW post delivers ‘Heroes for Heroes’ for Day of Service
Honoring the city’s first responders, hero sandwiches were delivered to fire, police and 911 facilities.
Opinion
Forum: Permit-to-purchase firearm law in state would save lives
Requiring a permit to purchase will help keep guns in responsible hands and reduce suicides and homicides.
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Forum: Whether iron or clay, father and son carry that weight
Son’s interest in weight training rekindles father’s memories of a mentor’s high school ‘blacksmith shop.’
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Forum: A declaration that dependence can draw us to connections
We value independence, but forget that a simple request for help reminds us that people need people.
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Forum: Trump cuts to museum funding hit Imagine Children’s
The defunding of a museum and library program means the loss of a science lab for preschoolers.
Opinion
Forum: We strive for Belonging, then keep it to ourselves
From childhood we treat Belonging as something to be jealously guarded. What if others belong, too?
Opinion
Forum: Sizing up soccer match opponents with the boys on the bus
An account from 25 years ago of a high school soccer team’s banter on the journey before and…
Opinion
Forum: Once again, our nation must call on its ‘better angels’
Our nation isn’t perfect. Our efforts to address wrongs go slowly. But we keep pursuing a more perfect…