For the vacant position on Edmonds City Council, The Herald chose to endorse Alex Newman, a new arrival from California with no experience in the… Continue reading
All elections are important. For Everett, the Aug. 5 primary election is critical; especially for choosing our next mayor. Everett has fallen off a financial… Continue reading
I was disappointed to read the misleading endorsement by the Herald Editorial Board regarding the Everett mayoral race (“Franklin’s considered approach warrants third term,” The… Continue reading
Marysville Fire District wants a levy lift. The legislature tried to help taxpayers by placing a cap on property tax increases and that is apparently… Continue reading
Thanks for sharing the enlightening history of Bonneville Power Administration missteps and stumbles by Bill Arthur and Marc Sullivan (“BPA adds to long history of… Continue reading
Carson Sanderson has the best credentials of any candidate running for Northshore School Board, District 1. Carson is familiar with the school environment and its… Continue reading
It’s certain that the Tea Party was ecstatic over rescinding $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, even though it was but pocket change in the… Continue reading
Todd Welch’s column about Washington’s cap-and-invest climate change amelioration program was factual and well argued (“State carbon auctions’ billions a costly climate illusion,” The Herald,… Continue reading
For the last seven years, I have served with Erica Weir on the Downtown Everett Association board. Together we grew it from an organization that… Continue reading
I’m deeply disappointed in every member of Congress who voted for one of the most harmful bills in history, Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” This… Continue reading
The front page of The July 12 Herald presented the blaring headline “Rollback opens path for logging at Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie” (‘How Roadless Rule repeal will… Continue reading
The commentary by Bill Arthur and Marc Sullivan highlighted the Bonneville Power Administration’s misguided decision to join a more costly, less reliable, less environmentally friendly… Continue reading
Is the party of Lincoln involved in revision of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address? We see a government developing that is of the wealthiest of the wealthiest… Continue reading
As one of your elected officials with a neurodiverse disability, I am proud that July is Disability Pride Month in the city of Edmonds! A… Continue reading
Major League Baseball is pursuing a global marketing plan. Everett is a tiny piece of it. Major League Baseball competes with the NFL and other… Continue reading
Fire District 4 EMS levy Too costly and not necessary Snohomish Planning Commission Chairman Gordon Cole writes “Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is one of the… Continue reading
Here are some hoops you have to jump through to get the savings at the grocery and other retail stores: You must have a membership… Continue reading
Am I the only one who finds it odd that a group so willing to believe that Democrats were running a child-sex ring out of… Continue reading
Imagine the power struggles and chaos just within the administration that would be unleashed.
Todd Welch’s columns are generally a source of mirth and amusement with my mid-day coffee, but his recent commentary on our state’s health care leaders’… Continue reading
