by Robert Graef 2007: Families continued to flood into Marysville. Sixteen-hundred new housing sites were scheduled for construction. A new…
by Paul McConnell Attorney at Law, Hansen McConnell & Pellegrini Eighteen years ago, my wife and I made a decision…
“I don’t even know what street
Should you be required to sit through religious services — or listen to political speeches — as part of your job?
When someone mentions small town America a glimpse of my favorite play by Thornton Wilder comes to mind. Places where people are born, grow up, grow old and die. They never move from the same town. However, that isn’t the demographics of today’s America. Today, we are born, grow up, move and move again, then we grow old and die.
Karate is a huge sport at my house. Soccer is big, too. My boys also love football, and they have tried T-ball and gymnastics. It is easy to get active in Marysville because we have so many great choices for the entire family. However, there is also the rub — we have great opportunities, but are limited by time and money. How do we make the best choices for our families?
In December 2008, the Snohomish Health District released a report by ZIP code of the most obese areas in Snohomish County. Marysville tipped the scales at 33.8 percent to become the “fattest city,” with one in three residents identified as obese.
Amazing things get done during depressions
Indians in the Pacific Northwest feel a new era of respect and collaboration is here, and we’re ready to get to work with the new administration.
Imagine a family walk through an interesting area you’ve never been, your goal a box of hidden treasure. Your route is directed by the GPS in your hand. Your kids are bursting with excitement as they eagerly run ahead, thrilled by the prospect of finding a treasure first. As you near the treasure, the GPS gives an upbeat sound announcing your arrival at the search zone. After searching around the underbrush, you unearth the treasure.
In 2001, the Seattle Mariners tied the major league record for most regular season wins with 116. They did it with what manager Lou Pinella called “small ball.”
There are people who amaze me when it comes to volunteering their time. They have time for five or six organizations, still spend quality time with their families and work at least an eight-hour day. I want to know how they do it. It’s true I’m jealous because I don’t have as much energy and I’m not that well organized but at the same time I am very thankful for these people.
The debate regarding the siting of a four-year college in Snohomish County has focused on the question of location, with two sites up for selection, Everett and Marysville. However, the current State fiscal crisis dictates that no “brick and mortar” facility will be funded at any location in the foreseeable future. State legislators are now contemplating legislation that would approve placement of a four-year institution in Snohomish County, with the site to be determined at a “later date” when the state has money to purchase land and commence with the construction and establishment of the school.
