Letters

If government cuts services, keep our tax dollars in state

With all the federal government’s recent firings of American workers, several problems will occur: Many living paycheck to paycheck will not be able to pay… Continue reading

Skip the stories on luxury homes

I think it’s nice the New York Times wrote a piece about a California couple having a home built on Orcas Island. I am at… Continue reading

What’s purpose of obscuring history by scrubbing websites?

The war against DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) has gone too far. When the United States military removed women, blacks, Native American Code Talkers, Nisei… Continue reading

Courts must review federal actions for detention, deportation

Why is the president of the United States of America being allowed to add orchestrated kidnappings of immigrants and college kids to his unfinished symphony… Continue reading

Due process must be observed for ICE arrests, deportations

The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;… Continue reading

Canada statehood would shake up U.S. politics

While the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state may be a novel idea, there may be a sliver lining. There are 10 provinces and… Continue reading

We’re still waiting on the ‘Great Again’ part of MAGA

We keep hearing, “Make America Great Again,” but is that happening? I am one of many who are fearful of what is going on because… Continue reading

Donate to food banks and lobby Congress to protect SNAP

With increasing numbers of hungry people, food banks are struggling to meet the needs with new federal and state proposed cuts (‘It’s going to lead… Continue reading

Elon Musk’s DOGE work, contracts in conflict

In February Elon Musk’s company, Space-X, was awarded a contract with a potntial value of about $500 billion; by NASA, the very agency he is… Continue reading

Journalism support bill: Make tech companies pay share

My wife worked for The Herald for over 20 years. At that time, I was a struggling small business owner. I wanted to share my… Continue reading

Hegseth, Waltz should resign posts over Signalgate

I agree with New York Times columnist David French, military veteran Congress members Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Ted Lieu that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth… Continue reading

Protect funding for vital service of public libraries

I am a patron of the Sno-Isle Library system. I have been using my library for audiobooks and written materials. This has been a great… Continue reading

SAVE Act would hamper voting for many Americans

Our democracy works best when every eligible voter, regardless of background, can make their voice heard. But the extreme SAVE Act in Congress threatens that… Continue reading

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil: Protect freedom of speech for all

It’s been weeks since Mahmoud Khalil was abducted from his home in New York and taken to an ICE detention facility in Louisiana. Khalil is… Continue reading

Property owners abuse Perrinville Creek watershed

This case history of property owners ignoring the law for instant self-gratification is but another symptom of having joined the Great Oaf Party of the… Continue reading

Trump’s, Musk’s cuts to education are most damaging

In my long life of service to my community, I have never seen the outrageous, lawless, and anti-constitutional actions of Donald Trump and his handlers,… Continue reading

Protect, extend Medicaid’s services in state

Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell deserve our gratitude for opposing the potential $880 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid now on the table in… Continue reading

Led Zepplin stories evoke memories

Thank you for the story about Led Zeppelin (“Forum: ‘Whole Lotta Love’ for becoming a teenage Led Zepplin fan,” The Herald, March 22). It brought… Continue reading

We’re a republic, not democracy

I’m finally pushed over the edge by all the public references to our form of government as a Democracy. The United States Of America is… Continue reading

Back Everett mayor and the Navy bases

I understand some wise-cracker has made stickers mocking Everett Mayor and Sound Transit boardmember Cassie Franklin as a “Queen Mayor.” I’ll just say this, then… Continue reading