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Broad strokes don’t build trust for paper
Your editorial cartoon depicting Democrats as spending like a bunch of drunken sailors should embarrass your publisher and editorial staff deeply. It insults 50 percent or more of your readers who depend on you for local information. And you depend on these same readers for advertising revenues. Our community uses local newspapers as a source of information to help them make informed decisions about issues. This in turn helps them make intelligent choices at the voting booths.
Painting members of one political party with such a broad brush conveys the message that your paper should not be considered a source of unbiased information. Who is this message directed toward and how do you expect to benefit by parading these opinions in a public forum? Only by building trust with the community as an informed and unbiased source of information can you expect to have influence in it. Such base and infantile cartoons reflect poorly on your judgment.
THOMAS BEELER
Edmonds
Heart association
Where is the support for Edmonds luncheon?
I was just informed by one of the representatives from the American Heart Association that it has had a change of heart and direction on serving the women of our community.
The annual “Go Red for Women” luncheon held in Edmonds in May each year will not be supported by the heart association due to the lack of money raised in the past, compared to the “Go Red” luncheon in Seattle. As a survivor and volunteer for two years, I was shocked and appalled that a service organization such as the heart association has determined the goals of servicing has become strictly fundraising.
This year we have some wonderful speakers planned and wonderful educational information on heart disease, the number-one killer of women.
I did not realize that the heart association feels that the education and support we received is only as good as the balance in our checking account and our zip code. I never knew that heart disease in women only struck the people with the deepest pockets.
But, on a positive note, Stevens Hospital has stepped up and will be the lead supporter of the luncheon on May 11 at the Edmonds Conference Center. Mark your calendars and save the date.
CYNDI CORRENTI
Edmonds
Advocacy group will still have local presence
The American Heart Association has and will continue to have a strong presence in Snohomish County by partnering with Steven’s Hospital to implement a luncheon in Edmonds, distributing educational materials regarding women and cardiovascular disease and spreading the educational message to raise awareness.
The American Heart Association is tremendously invested in the Snohomish County community. We actively collaborate and support programs such as Get With The Guidelines, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), The Interfaith Association of Snohomish County and the Positive Women’s Network. Partnering with the Snohomish County Health District on health promotion and programming, advocating for healthier work places and educating children in schools through Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart are other areas we work diligently at.
We will also maintain our on-going relationship with the community through heart and stroke educational materials at health fairs, senior centers and other organizations and area businesses. It is through these strong partnerships together we as a community can educate and impact large numbers of women and men about heart disease and stroke.
JIM WILGUS
Executive Vice President
American Heart Association Pacific Mountain Affiliate, Seattle
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