As a cancer survivor I have heard the words “You have cancer.” I know the uncertainty and fear that a person faces. Hearing those words… Continue reading
Kudos to Costco for quickly stepping up in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its reasoned response includes canceling product demonstrations, putting Plexiglass between employees… Continue reading
The corona virus is a looking glass through which every human will pass in the next one or two years. Some, for reasons not yet… Continue reading
President Trump has made some “bigly” missteps along the way. Having said that, make no mistake about it, if Clinton and or Biden had been… Continue reading
The City of Snohomish planning director has released a project update on the city’s newly created Midtown Planning District. (See pages 69 and 70 of… Continue reading
More than one million dogs are imported into the U.S. each year according to the CDC, yet only about 1 percent of these dogs are… Continue reading
In response to the recent editorial (“State gains keener watch of dams to protect salmon,” The Herald, May 19,) the Herald editorial board is correct:… Continue reading
Here’s some jokes that I was hoping you’d put in the paper. Question: What’s a plumber’s favorite food? Answer: A plum! Q: Why are popular… Continue reading
To ask a rhetorical question, why did I see during my last and recent visit to Home Depot, mostly unmasked employees not only not social… Continue reading
I am a cosmetology instructor currently working as a stylist is Seattle. Currently, Washington is set to reopen personal services in Phase 2 possibly on… Continue reading
In 1949, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson asserted that “The Constitution is not a suicide pact.” His perspective reflected concerns of government officials… Continue reading
I was appalled by the 200 protesters regarding Gov. Inslee’s stay-home orders (“200 Snohomish County protesters rally against COVID order,” The Herald, May 16). They… Continue reading
The Southern Resident orcas have captivated us for decades. To many of us, they feel like family. Yet, we have poisoned their waters and destroyed… Continue reading
Recently I saw a TV interview with a woman from May 17, 1980, who was saying how ridiculous the government regulations were that were keeping… Continue reading
It amazes me the intellectual ignorance of the citizens of our country and county. Our sheriff says he will not enforce law, a barber says… Continue reading
I am responding to a recent letter to the editor from a couple who want to go mask-free. To them I say, “ I claim… Continue reading
I find it ironic that recently in The Herald, the article about the barber who opened for business against the Covid restrictions was on the… Continue reading
I am the wife of a severely immune-compromised husband, the daughter of a beloved grandmother and daughter-in-law of another wonderful grandmother (both 80-plus), sister-in-law to… Continue reading
This is a thank-you to the real patriots out there. The ones that, through their sacrifice and intelligence, their sense of community and their vision,… Continue reading
Bravo to Costco for requiring their members to wear masks! I was happy to read that some Herald readers are not renewing their memberships because… Continue reading