The City Council this summer adopted a series of temporary measures with the goal of creating a competitive business climate that we hope will aid our long-term goals of creating more local jobs and opportunities for our residents here in Marysville.
As we begin a new school year, among our goals is a safe and orderly learning environment that supports high levels of student engagement and learning.
Another football season is upon us already, and with it the latest story of a heroic figure who depends on a severely challenged person for inspiration and grounding. Did you see the recent profile of Bill O’Brien who is the new head football coach at Penn State, a program disgraced by scandal and decimated by NCAA sanctions?
My wife is collecting political flyers leading up to the general election. About the time their authors run out of money or half-truths to throw at each other we’ll see if we can fit the whole lot into our blue Waste Management recycling bin.
It seems unfathomable that there was a time when commercial composting did not exist. The end of the road for grass clippings and vegetable trimmings was once invariably a landfill. There, valuable organic materials were wasted in an airless tomb to remain unchanged for years while generating methane — one of the most potent greenhouse gases.
Life-spans are measured in all sorts of increments. For youngsters, it might be the length of a school day. Or a semester. Oldsters are aware of the span of time between one filling of multi-day pill holders and the next. Wives might tick off periods of time separating batches of wash or ironing.
… it’s okay to be a senior. Yes, growing old is not for sissies, but it does have its perks. Here are a few of the local senior savings and salutes I have discovered:
The term “public education” can be understood in a couple of different ways. One common meaning is related to its funding source. Public education is education that is publicly funded, as in our public schools and other publicly financed educational programs.
Back to school is a magical time of year. Weeks of repetitive summer idleness beg for something new and exciting, a chance to explore the new and unknown. There is something energizing about a new journey with all of its’ unforeseen twists and turns. There will be new friends to make, old friendships to renew, and new challenges never before considered; a chance to grow as a person and as a citizen of a larger society.
On July 24, officials from the city of Marysville and Tulalip Tribes joined about 100 residents in attending a community meeting hosted by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA).
vening news squibs showed Seattle and Edmonds demonstrators complaining about coal trains. Does it take them that long to take notice or are big-city folks just slower to react than our sort of country bumpkins? The oddest part was the focus of their complaint.
