In James McCusker’s column this week (“Will ‘free stuff tempt Americans to try socialism?” Dec. 1), he mentioned that “American families earning the average wage… Continue reading
As we enter into this holiday season, we are all subject to requests for donations of one kind or another; 99.9 percents of these requests… Continue reading
I hope Herald readers took the time to read James McCusker’s Dec. 1 column (Will “free stuff” tempt Americans to try socialism?) especially those who… Continue reading
A recent Herald article ignores two of Gov. Inslee’s orca commission recommendations concerning the depredations by sea lions and harbor seals on the primary food… Continue reading
Regarding the recent editorial regarding a ban on plastic bags (“Statewide plastic bag ban a good place to start,” The Herald, Nov. 30), I would… Continue reading
The Qwuloolt Estuary multi-use path on Ebey Slough in Marysville is a fantastic addition to the city. This walking, running and riding path fills a… Continue reading
Bob and I have some concerns about the 2019 Everett budget (“Budget cuts $5.6 million from Everett’s long-term deficit,” The Herald, Nov. 29). We are… Continue reading
Recently, the Snohomish County Planning Department gave the go-ahead for clear-cutting and logging to begin Dec. 3 at Frognal Estates LLC’s proposed planned residential development… Continue reading
Regarding The Herald’s Nov. 25 story about contract talks with employees of Providence Hospital and Homecare (“High caseloads are compromising care, hospice workers say”): I… Continue reading
I invite you, my fellow Americans to review Katuria Smith’s case: Smith grew up poor, with an alcoholic father and stepfather, and struggled through high… Continue reading
Jared Mead, a current Mill Creek City council member, was recently elected to a 44th Legislative District House seat. He will be vacating his seat… Continue reading
I’m incredulous at the position of Providence administration relevant to the ongoing contract negotiations with the hospice and home-care workers (“High caseloads are compromising care,… Continue reading
Evolution and science Adaption not proof of evolution How fascinating our earth is. One often wonders how, what with all the negative impacts to our… Continue reading
Was Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman behind the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi? President Trump told America that the CIA report was… Continue reading
I applaud Gov. Jay Inslee for establishing the Orca Recovery Task Force to improve declining populations of salmon. Southern Resident orcas swim on the brink… Continue reading
So Tim Eyman felt compelled to file for bankruptcy because of what he feels are “unfair” actions towards him by the attorney general of the… Continue reading
As the dust from the elections settles, it’s apparent that Americans had health care on their minds when they marked their ballots. A recent survey… Continue reading
Herald columnist Jerry Cornfield in his Nov. 21 column (“State revenues to reach $50B but new fees or taxes loom”) states “The state has never… Continue reading
The media claimed that it was mostly woman and children that were making their way up through Mexico to the U.S. border. The media were… Continue reading
As a young person, I believe that we need to keep the world’s largest fracked gas-to-methanol refinery from being built in our wonderful Washington in… Continue reading