Generous gift will keep on giving
It's not often that a library gets a major gift on the order of Genette Brocken's generous bequest to the Everett Public Library,
View ArticleMore about those who move here
Having worked as a data specialist for nine years and crunched numbers for over 40 years, I really enjoyed your catchy U.S. map and...
View ArticleA terminal's full impact
Endless pressure, endlessly applied. The motto of conservationist Brock Evans was given expression Wednesday as the...
View ArticleItching for a government shutdown
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans, in their final days at work before taking a five-week vacation, have come out with a new agenda: "Stop...
View ArticleIsolating an isolationist
WASHINGTON -- To be objectivist about it, you would have to conclude that the Republican Party is shrugging at Rand Paul right now.
View ArticleSeeking a paradigm shift, person by person
Regarding previous letters in The Herald about pitting jobs against a healthy planet, asking if there was an alternative system for...
View ArticleLarsen won't give up on registry
The gun debate will never be over with Rep. Rick Larsen. He has co-sponsored a bill called the "Enforce Existing Guns Laws Act," (
View ArticleWhy not merge fire districts?
Regarding the letter, "Snohomish levy doesn't add up": The writer uses his individual property assessed value increase of 214...
View ArticleEasy fix for permit abuse
Sensible, thy name is not Seattle. Which is fine, except when a Seattle issue becomes a state issue. To wit: Recent news reports that the...
View ArticleExactly how fractured is the GOP?
WASHINGTON -- A combination of early presidential maneuvering and internal policy debate is feeding yet another iteration of that media...
View ArticleSummer vacation is bad for education
WASHINGTON -- There are few more cherished nostrums in American life than the importance of equal opportunities. Unfortunately, one of...
View ArticleHere we go again, or this time, peace?
Standing between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on July 30, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the start of "sustained,...
View ArticleNHL arena plan mind-boggling
I'm sure most of your readers have now heard of the impending bankruptcy of the city of Detroit. I wonder how many of them have heard...
View ArticleReligious beliefs may steer some away
The Herald ran a commentary on July 22 that asked why
View ArticleIndecent exposure no longer a crime?
I love a good hotdog.But recently have been sickened by a bad Weiner.In my day, indecent exposure was punishable...
View ArticleCurrent concerns need addressing
I have read with interest recent letter and articles in The Herald specific to Sound Transit, the recent increase in ridership, and their...
View ArticleThe party of (nutty) ideas
WASHINGTON -- It's not your imagination. The Republican Party really does seem to have taken leave of its senses.The House...
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