Having enough housing is the key to ending homelessness, according to local and national experts (“Experts tackle the ‘all of us problem’ of housing,” The… Continue reading
On Dec. 11, I joined eight fellow climate activists to meet with U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash,m about the urgent need to pass the bipartisan… Continue reading
As a city councilman for Lynnwood, I feel compelled to voice my support for the Everett NewsGuild and the journalists at The Herald as they… Continue reading
The Herald’s policy of tying reporters’ wages to a story count is absolute insanity. Do the owners have any idea how a democracy works and… Continue reading
My 14-year-old son is a student at Centennial Middle School in Snohomish. On Dec. 8, my son learned via a group text with friends that… Continue reading
Like Will Rogers, all I know is what I read in the papers. I recall that on Oct. 7, 2023, Jewish people in Israel hid… Continue reading
I have noticed that every time there is inclement weather or a holiday, Waste Management doesn’t pick up my garbage. Rather than working some overtime… Continue reading
I understand the need to create benchmarks and goals for employees. But setting a quota for journalists to achieve seems wrong. As a consumer and… Continue reading
As a retired Northshore English teacher and current director of a small and financially struggling private academy, it is imperative that our tax code be… Continue reading
Having family near Everett, I read Herald Columnist Sid Schwab’s column pertaining to President Biden’s pardon of his wayward son and how it frays our… Continue reading
To The Herald’s publisher: Do yourself, your journalists and the city of Everett a favor: Pay your reporters what they need to live in the… Continue reading
Now that the dust has settled and statistics are in: $16 billion spent on the presidential race; $4.6 billion on state elections; $182 million coming… Continue reading
I was distressed to read this morning that the city of Everett is willing to punish kids and readers to balance the budget. Is the… Continue reading
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Seems like we are always faced with decisions in life; hot dogs or soup for dinner tonight, buy this dress or those… Continue reading
Well, now that the righteous Everett City Council has destroyed the only shelter the homeless can stay dry under in pouring rain, I hope every… Continue reading
Hurricanes Helene and Milton are heartbreaking reminders that disaster preparedness saves lives. American Humane is urging pet owners to take a few simple steps today… Continue reading
To all my conservative friends, writing letters to the editor criticizing Donald Trump is not always just more far left bias. I, in my 90… Continue reading
