In recent weeks I have been to rallies and meetings joining the concerned citizens who are protesting Donald Trumps assault on American democracy. Indeed moral… Continue reading
The Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump to implement a ban on military service by transgender individuals. How does this make America great? I’m writing… Continue reading
Just before Trump’s first election to the presidency, my wife and I enjoyed a river cruise in Bordeaux’s wine country. On the cruise I sat… Continue reading
I urge Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, to oppose the EATS Act, recently reintroduced as the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326),… Continue reading
It looks like both the MAGA people and the liberal Democrats are not very popular here lately. They both seem to be underwater in all… Continue reading
As a young person, I want to call attention to what citizens and local government are doing to build sustainable housing for our future. Resilience… Continue reading
When I was a child, my mother did not discourage me or my siblings from drawing, writing or otherwise marking up the walls in our… Continue reading
As the president of the Everett Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) and as a retiree (as I look back… Continue reading
I was delighted to see the article (“Snohomish County salmon recovery projects receive $1.9 million in state funding,” The Herald, April 29) that money from… Continue reading
I occasionally find myself driving by the Faith Church in Everett and see the cars lined up for the weekly food giveaway (“Faith Food Bank… Continue reading
I have lived a long time in this beautiful country. Distressingly, we have a convicted criminal as U.S. president. Donald Trump manifests his unlawful intentions… Continue reading
An amendment to a county land use regulation would reduce wetland buffers, endangering critical lands.
Over the last decade or so, mainstream media like The Herald have repeatedly warned us of the “opioid crisis” and how ever more paternalistic actions… Continue reading
At this point, what I’ll say about deportations is that the Trump administration is in violation of the Supreme Court order that it facilitate the… Continue reading
During the April 15 Snohomish City Council meeting, Fire District 4’s architect reported that because of the poor and uncertain economy motivating contractors, the lowest… Continue reading
Everett school district taxpayers spend millions of dollars every year funding school facilities, staff and supplies so that our children will be well-educated and can… Continue reading
I am endorsing Dr. Janice Greene for Mayor for the City of Everett. I got to know Dr. Greene while I served as Snohomish County’s… Continue reading
