The other day I started to once again lovingly nag a much younger, much loved relative to get their vaccine shots. After a short lively… Continue reading
The City of Snohomish has an issue with the retention of professional women. Since the last election, three high-level professional contributors have left. All have… Continue reading
A recent report regarding President Biden’s agenda stalling in Congress just shows us what must be done. I’ve long held the belief that we must… Continue reading
A great man passed away recently (“Snohomish farmer and civic leader Cliff Bailey dies at 94,” The Herald, June 7). Herald reporter Isabella Breda wrote… Continue reading
Commentary
Low interest rates make borrowing cheap, allowing Congress to delay debates on how to pay for infrastructure.
The pandemic made it easy to forget the sounds and traffic of school zones because many school campuses were closed for a year. School zones… Continue reading
When I was growing up June had two days of great import. The first and lessor day was June 14, Flag Day. The really important… Continue reading
I support the For the People Act, which has been passed through the House and will be presented to the Senate later this month. This… Continue reading
I spent 20 years as a correctional educator behind the walls of the Monroe Correctional Complex. The plan to close quite a bit of many… Continue reading
I believe all of us are interested in improving our infrastructure. That is the not the reason many are uncomfortable with, and are opposed to,… Continue reading
I was happy to see the Herald Forum feature in Saturday’s Herald. It is refreshing to hear views from people in the community instead of… Continue reading
When should proposed violence be prosecuted? How close to publicly proposed criminal action must a person come before the threat of such action becomes a… Continue reading
There are two active and interrelated juggernauts that is currently poisoning the United States political landscape. One is the damning and poisonous belief that the… Continue reading
So, the experts say those in the outlying areas of the county have lower vaccination rates than those of the “city folk” (Vaccination rates in… Continue reading
Thank you for the well-researched and timely editorial on Columbia River salmon “Act now to save salmon, regardless of dams’ fate,” The Herald, May 30).… Continue reading
As usually happens in history, the victors get to write it. Reading the article today about Marcus Whitman caused lots of thought (“Scrutiny mounts of… Continue reading
I’m tired of people flinging the term “socialist” at an issue in a dismissive way. Every time the Democrats want to have the government work… Continue reading