Washington State Ferries’ crew shortages continue to cancel crucial sailings on Mukilteo-Clinton and Port Townsend-Coupeville routes, stranding Whidbey Islanders despite $40 million for hiring and… Continue reading
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Along with learning blackjack, Yiddish and golf’s finer points, it taught the art of observation.
I applaud our local pharmacist Sovit Bista for opening Robin Hood Pharmacy at the Everett Optum main campus this month. He has stepped up to… Continue reading
As a proud parent of daughters who began their Everett Public Schools journey in first and third grade and are now a graduate and senior,… Continue reading
This may come as a surprise to some readers because it wasn’t mentioned in The Herald last month, but it isn’t legal to set off… Continue reading
“My country, right or wrong. If right to be kept right. If wrong to be set right.” I have always found things that we did… Continue reading
Thanks to Nicholas Kristof for helping us end the year on a hopeful note. (“Kristof: It wasn’t history best year, yet there’s reason for hope,”… Continue reading
I was glad to see the Forum column by Dan Hazen in the paper (“What share of blame should left bear for Trump’s reign,” The… Continue reading
Responding to the Forum column by Dan Hazen in The Herald I am a bit confused (“What share of blame should left bear for Trump’s… Continue reading
American comedian and actor John Mulaney once compared the Donald Trump presidency to a horse that has broken loose inside a hospital: “It’s never happened… Continue reading
In the long term scheme of geopolitics, we have reason to question whether we made the right choice or not to invade Venezuela at this… Continue reading
Change is upon us, fast and furious. It brings insecurity and growth. Insecurity brings defensiveness and war. Growth brings prosperity and beauty. Insecurity transforms to… Continue reading
As long-time subscribers to The Herald, we were seriously disappointed to see one of the main front page stories in a recent edition about “The… Continue reading
I get angry when I see video clips of heavily armed masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling one of our people who happen to… Continue reading
Last fall, I received a letter from a large health care company informing me that they had a “Privacy Event,” which may have involved my… Continue reading
The December 2025 floods in Washington state heavily damaged the fish habitat here in the Northwest region. It is probable that most chinook, pink salmon… Continue reading
What’s all the hubbub about Pete Hegseth? Now that President Trump has (or is trying to have) renamed the Department of Defense to the Department… Continue reading
