I think this is a sad day in our history to have our national security given to a foreign country. Our respect for our heads of government is at an all-time low when they sell us out rather than support Americans in our great United States of America.
The loss of this Boeing 767 tanker deal, the tax hikes on our gas and our homes and the big talk of more tax hikes coming our way should be enough to finally put Gregoire, Murray, Cantwell and Norm Dicks out of work and out to pasture.
Thank you, Lakewood voters, for your support of the Replacement School Program and Operations Levy and the Technology Levy on the Feb. 19 ballot. The passage of these measures will enable us to continue providing a quality education for the students we serve. It will also enable us to bring modern technology into our classrooms.
Although this may not be considered news worthy, the events that occurred on Second Street in Marysville today will stay with me for the rest of my life.
We need to talk. What are we going to do about the terrorists/vandals/thugs that are taking over the little town of Marysville? What bothers me the most is to see the businesses on Third Street that try so hard to make it a special place in this town.
The Salvation Army in Marysville would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to the community of Marysville and surrounding areas for their generosity of resources and time in our efforts to help those affected by the flooding in Lewis County. The donation drop efforts took place last weekend. The donations received included: shovels, animal feed, cleaning products, water, blankets, etc. There was also a large monetary outpouring.
I attended an Olympic Rental Association meeting on Saturday, Dec. 8, in Everett, Wash. The Keynote Speaker was Dan Kristiansen, State Representative for District 39. One of the questions he was asked was what he thought about a branch campus of the University of Washington being built in Everett. His response to this question flabbergasted me. He said he could not support this effort.
Recognizing Achievers at Haller (RAH for short) is a program that has a long history at the middle school level and which Haller Middle School carried over from Post Middle School. Students are nominated by their teachers and other staff members to recognize character strengths that help promote a successful school climate, such as leadership, citizenship, sportsmanship, organization skills, creativity in writing and the arts and musical abilities. Students are nominated only once during the school year in order to recognize as many deserving students as possible.
This letter presents the subject of abortion from different perspectives (which should satisfy the secular portion of the population). These are never addressed in the media today.
A huge thank you to Masons Lodge No. 129 in Arlington. The Masons collected truckloads of clothing to benefit Arlington Kids Kloset and Helping Hands in Arlington. This May marked their Second Annual collection of gently used clothing items from families in the Gleneagle Community. Each May, Gleneagle sponsors a community garage sale event. The Masons gathered donations of clothing from the garage sale, sorted the clothing in the basement of the Lodge and then delivered two truck loads to Arlington Kids Kloset and seven truck loads to Helping Hands.
I am taking a moment to express my strong disapproval of uniforms for the middle school or high school students. I have two students in the Marysville School District, one entering seventh grade at Cedarcrest and one entering 12th at M-PHS.
If youve moved to North Snohomish County within the last 20 years, its time to shut the door behind you. Those who have been here longer and can remember when the area was even more beautiful than it is now its time to stiffen the spine.
High School commencement is a long established public ceremony to recognize student achievement. A time to honor the students and to convey our appreciation of completion of a task, a goal met, applause for a job well done.
