Don’t forget about the municipal court | GUEST OPINION
In talking with residents about various programs and services provided by city government in Marysville, you’re more likely to hear about the work of the Legislative branch (City Council) that passes laws and appropriates spending, and the Executive branch (Mayor and Administration) that is responsible for city services and enforcing the laws.
February 8, 2012
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Preparing Marysville’s students | GUEST OPINION
Marysville’s eight high schools prepare students for graduation, college and life.professional and diverse teaching and support staff.
February 8, 2012
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Public school finance: Don’t waste this crisis!| OPINION
Look at a high school text book. Everything is first-class, or was when it was new. It’s tough, colorful, heavy and made to last. If you tried lugging a trade paperback to school and back every day it would be a mess of loose pages within a week or two. Library-rated bindings last longer but even they are no match for the durability of textbooks. Of course that level of quality costs a bundle so with school budgets in crisis you can be sure that school districts are squeezing one more year from nearly used up textbooks.
February 1, 2012
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The Human Spectrum | GUEST OPINION
The strategy announced last week by The American Psychiatric Association to revise the definition of autism will effectively eliminate the autism “epidemic” simply by changing what we mean by the word autism itself. The APA’s strategy has two paradoxical outcomes. First, it neatly absolves society of the burden of supporting a significant population of people whose needs are not changed in the slightest by the clever redefinition of the label that describes them.
February 1, 2012
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Governor, where is the funding for U.S. 2 in your transportation proposal? | GUEST OPINION
It was Sept. 11, 2007, when Gov. Chris Gregoire came to Snohomish County to see firsthand the problems on U.S. Highway 2 that contributed to more than 45 deaths within seven years between Snohomish and Stevens Pass. That day, the governor toured the highway from Everett to Sultan. Then she declared it "a significant safety issue" that needed major improvements.
January 26, 2012
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A timely New Year’s resolution: Think | OPINION
An odd thing happened in Iowa — or rather, it didn’t happen. You’d think that intellectual triumphs like space exploration and gene splicing would show that we’ve become better thinkers but just the opposite has taken place. If the Iowa primary reflected the nation’s quality of thinking, our mental processes definitely need some work.
January 18, 2012
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The value of intergovernmental relationships | GUEST OPINION
With the challenges of government more complex than ever before — from economic recovery, local jobs creation and transportation infrastructure — the need for more efficient and responsive government along with intergovernmental cooperation has never been more critical.
January 18, 2012
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