In David Meyerings letter to the editor published in the July 4 edition of the paper, the last section of the letter should have read, Hospitals are closing all over the nation because of demographics and mandated but unfunded congressional requirements that emergency room care be given to anyone who shows up. Now, here we are, barely keeping our heads above water and we pass a bond to double the size of our facilities while reducing the staff. The unfunded was erroneously printed at unfounded.
For those who use the Mt. Loop Highway east of Granite Falls, please be aware of a major proposed project that, if allowed to develop, will completely change the quiet and natural beauty enjoyed by so many. Whether you live, hike, bike, fish or just enjoy an occasional scenic drive along this beautiful two-lane highway east of Granite Falls, you will be impacted.
We are lifelong members of the Arlington community and value the quality of life we have enjoyed. Cascade Valley Hospital is an important and essential part of our community.
As an elected official charged with ensuring the safety and well-being of over 5,200 students in the Arlington Public Schools, I feel it is absolutely essential to our community that we continue to have a vital emergency room at Cascade Valley Hospital.
Many thanks to Arlingtons Cascade Valley Hospital for the outstanding care I was given for any emergency surgery in August of last year. I am so thankful that I was properly diagnosed and I was able to be taken in for surgery when I arrived at the hospital. The staff on the surgery floor was all so kind and efficient and I had wonderful care during my stay. What a blessing it was to be in good hands.
What is MS or Multiple Sclerosis? According to a Puget Sound HMO, Group Health Cooperatives own condition search, MS is a disease that affects the central nervous systemthe brain and spinal cord. It can cause problems with muscle control and strength, vision, balance, feeling and thinking.
The Humane Society of the United States wishes to thank and congratulate U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell for passing a bill to strengthen the nations laws against dog fighting and cockfighting. Cantwells bill, the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act, passed the U.S. Senate unanimously. The U.S. House of Representatives had previously cleared its version by a landslide vote of 368-39, and it is now on the Presidents desk.
Imagine yourself as an 11-year-old boy. You are a kind, considerate young man. You have been in a special education program since you were in the first-grade and receive daily assistance with reading. This year, you have been particularly proud of yourself because you have made great strides in improving your reading ability. Many times you have reminded your teacher, with a big smile on your face, that you feel so good about how much better you are doing with your reading and thanked her for all she has done for you. After much hard work, you can finally read at a second-grade level.
I dont think MJHS (soon to be Totem Middle School) should require students to wear uniforms. The reasons are that it doesnt have anything to do with learning. It doesnt let people express themselves. The kids will probably refuse to wear them. They will miss school a lot more then they do now. They will not get better grades because they will worry more about their uniforms. The parents may not want their kids to wear uniforms. The kids might not even want to come to school. They also may switch schools. The school will pay too much money and it might take out electives. The only reason some kids come to school is to go to an elective they like. Just say no to uniforms.
The school district is talking about having middle school students wear uniforms. Why cant we just wear our own clothes? This country is already at war. All the uniforms we need to supply are for our men in the war. With all the money that would be used making uniforms for kids, we could spend that money on things that really matter, like the environment. This world is dying by the minute, the last thing we need is to use up resources on uniforms that people wont even wear. All the uniforms are going to do is mess up the economy and distract us from the issues that are really important.
I am writing this letter to let you know how important the upcoming hospital bond issue is to our community. Last year we were blessed with a beautiful granddaughter who was delivered at Cascade Valley Hospital. The birthing process was handled wonderfully by Dr. Hoffman and the staff. We even had the luxury of being the only family on the maternity ward that night. As the night wore on though, it got increasingly cold, (this was in February), to make matters worse, the air vent was blowing cold air directly overhead. The nurse on duty that night came in and brought us extra blankets and told us the heat was not operating on the floor that night.
North Snohomish County is a great place to live. While there are many things that make it that way, good medical facilities are an important part of the picture. With advances in medicine, the growth of the area and the aging of the current buildings, our hospital is due for a makeover. We need to replace the 1957 building and remodel the 1984 building. That will happen only if we approve the hospital bond levy. Simple choice, best affordable hospital, or something less. Vote, and vote Yes for the hospital.
I heard that the students of the middle schools in Marysville are going to have to wear uniforms. I think that is taking away the students rights to express themselves. Some people express themselves through their clothes. Like some of my friends wear different clothes to be different. The right to be different should be protected.
