As homeowners in Marysville for 11 years we were very proud to have our daughter attend the new Marysville Getchell high last year.
As a former business owner and involved resident of Marysville for a very long time, I am always concerned about the goings on with our city government.
Gary and Donna Wright, Marysville business owners and Donna as a Marysville City Councilmember, are frequently asked if Mayor Jon Nehring’s campaign opponent is related to us. The answer is no. We are not related to Mayor Nehring’s opponent. Nor have we ever met that opponent.
To the 19,000 people who were annexed into the city of Marysville on Dec. 30, 2009, without the courtesy of your right to vote. Now is the time to get even with those running for re-election for Marysville City Council and Mayor, and Snohomish County Council and County Executive.
The “small town” mentality of the Marysville City Council’s action on the subject of medical marijuana is appalling.
I recently read some survey results provided by the Snohomish Health District about the health habits of sixth, eighth, tenth, and 12th-grade students in Snohomish County. Use of alcohol and marijuana is still very prevalent; bullying is definitely an issue for our youth and statistically one-fifth of tenth graders reported they considered suicide in the past year.
Marysville School District has eight small learning communities (SLC) that serve high school students. The eight SLCs are International School of Communication, School for the Entrepreneur, Bio Med, Academy of Construction and Engineering, Pathways of Choice, Marysville Mountain View, Arts and Technology and Heritage.
Saturday, May 14, is the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive. The donations raised through this event provide a major portion of the food required to serve Marysville families in need throughout the summer.
Thank you so much to Richard Paige, manager of the Marysville Safeway store on State Avenue. Every Tuesday morning for 20 years he has hosted a Senior Coffee Klatch. Seniors gather from all around the area to meet and greet old and new friends.
In order to truly understand some of the rhetoric surrounding the state of public education, the funding of public education and/or the results of public education, a prudent person should have some factual history and data.
By now, it should be common knowledge that Mark Roe has been serving citizens in the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office for over 23 years. He has handled numerous high profile criminal cases on behalf of citizens and served in various leadership roles throughout his career in the Prosecutor’s Office.
With the November elections coming up fast, it is important to remember why it is so important that each citizen cast his/her vote in every election. Try to erase from your memory banks what party you may affiliate with or who you love and who you may hate.
I’m hearing predictions of a cold, snowy winter like we had two years ago. Keeping our homeless population safe will…
