Federal agency gone wild
The ever-growing list of "I'll take the Fifth" abuses at the General Services Administration are enough to make Americans' eyes roll into the back of...
View ArticleWriter's dilemma isn't 'advice'
In Sunday's Moneywise section, the personal finance column has the writer expressing overwhelming guilt for wanting fresh baguettes when her...
View ArticleDebauchery: An American specialty
WASHINGTON -- Before we get to the dancing penises at the National Institutes of Health, let's begin our discussion with the Secret Service agents'...
View ArticleParent at home deserves equality
Let's take the high profile Hillary Clinton and the very rich Ann Romney out of the working/non-working mother story. The woman who is able to choose...
View ArticleNew sculpture is for park, not exec
As Snohomish County's Economic and Cultural Development Officer, I am writing in response to the letter, "
View ArticleCity needs more, not fewer, cameras
As anyone who drives through Lynnwood on any given day knows, Lynnwood needs more, not fewer, red-light cameras. A day doesn't go by that I don't see...
View ArticleA dogfight this nation doesn't need
WASHINGTON -- I take a back seat to no one when it comes to loving dogs. For that matter, my dog takes a back seat to no one.
View ArticleExercise manners, or lose them
Help! Manners are lost. Where are they?How do we expect our young people to know and have good manners unless we adults show them?
View ArticleHumanity must never forget
This is a day for remembering. It's a day to remember the best and worst of humanity. To remember that we must never become indifferent to the...
View ArticleA Custer moment in 'war on women'
WASHINGTON -- If Republicans are truly engaged in a "war on women," as the Democrats claim, they are fighting it about as well as Gen. Custer did at...
View ArticleNo cease-fire in the war on drugs
President Barack Obama's drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, doesn't like the term "drug war." He argues that none of the smart guys in law enforcement uses...
View ArticleSo proud of teen's accomplishments
Thank you for your feature story on April 10 about a remarkable young man and musician, Brendon Rotter. ("Marysville teen donates CD proceeds to food...
View ArticleU.S. retreats from the new frontier
WASHINGTON -- As the space shuttle Discovery flew three times around Washington, a final salute before landing at Dulles airport for retirement in a...
View ArticleHave the decency to resign office
Elected officials are presumed to be competent, moral, honest and mindful of the people they represent. The early signs of the scandal surrounding...
View ArticleSuspect in middle of baseball season?
I appreciated reading the Tuesday headline, "2 arrested in string of...
View ArticleThe right-wing bully machine
WASHINGTON -- Not all overheated political rhetoric is alike. Delusional right-wing crazy talk -- the kind of ranting we've heard recently from...
View ArticleHospital needs community help
Regarding the Wednesday article, "Monroe hospital's deal for...
View ArticleJustice served, high & hard
At age 49, former Mariners pitcher Jamie Moyer became the oldest player to win a major league game Wednesday as the Colorado Rockies beat the San...
View ArticleHope they keep speaking out
Thursday's Herald carries an Associated Press story about the appointment of Archbishop Peter Sartain of Seattle to oversee reform of the Leadership...
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