by Sheldon RichmanIts been a rough several weeks for President Bush and the war party. Observe some recent headlines: Training…
by Don C. Brunell
With Thanksgiving just eight days away, and Christmas a mere 41 days away, most of us are thinking about spending time with family and worrying about picking the right gift for those on our holiday shopping lists.
by Sheldon Richman
My, how times stay the same. I wrote the column below in the Dec. 16, 1998 Marysville Globe and Arlington Times. We now have different mayors, different City Councils, and the proposal for a college is revised to embrace a four-year, possibly residential, probably science-math-engineering-technology college. What is also different is that local folks are psyched about hosting what could become a world class Washington version of MIT.
Tighter Focus
by Paul VanGinhoven
On May 19, I became an official patron of the Arlington Public Library.
To better understand Marysvilles water situation, it helps to know whats happening elsewhere. Take Arapaho Falls, Colorado, for example. The small town of 9,300 is in shock following raids of local businesses by state police. Records were impounded and both management and employees were questioned. A state police spokesperson said that arrests may be expected.
On Tuesday evening, after The Globe and The Times went to press, the Marysville City Council was slated to deal with the issue of the illegal use of fireworks. The proposal this time was to make the illegal use of fireworks a civil matter, rather than criminal, to make it easier to enforce the law.
by Dorry Elias-Garcia
Ballots for the Nov. 7 General Election will be mailed out this week by Snohomish County and should be arriving in our mailboxes shortly.
A political flyer was left on my porch in September. It seems that Lillian Kauffer of Snohomish had tossed her hat in the ring as a candidate from Washingtons 44th District. The flyer said that Kauffer operated a small business and is a mother of two, but not knowing whether the business prospered or failed or if her kids were well-mannered or run wild, she was just another candidate.
