Reasons for moving from our home of 46 years started popping up 10 or 15 years ago. First was the lawn. A good part of our 23,000-square-foot lot is grass that grows with a vengeance before we want to be away having fun. Looking back, the days when we were free of obligations were the same days the lawn was dry enough to mow. The moral is: Man is not born to be shackled to a lawnmower.
Each September starts full of excitement and possibility. We are enthused about what we and our students will learn together. We are eager to grow the potential of each and every student. Here is an update on our goals for the months ahead.
On Sept. 11, communities across the nation — including Arlington, Marysville and Everett — will be holding observances to honor those who died in the terrorist attack seven years ago.
Since 9/11, there have been many changes in this country, not the least of which has been severe undercutting of funds desperately needed to protect and restore our rivers, marine waters and the many habitats that sustain fish, wildlife and our own future well-being. There’s also developed a wider divide between people from different walks of life.
The Marysville Globe and Arlington Times are looking for a local editorial cartoonist interested in adding their thoughts to our community dialogue.
Thousands of local children return to school this week as classes begin in the Arlington, Marysville and Lakewood school districts. And as they return to school, we can expect an increase in vehicular and pedestrian traffic in our communities meaning students, their parents and community members will need to remember a few basic tips to ensure our children are safe.
It’s been a tough year for the high priests of global warming in the U.S. First, NASA had to correct its earlier claim that the hottest year on record in the contiguous U.S. had been 1998, which seemed to prove that global warming was on the march. It was actually 1934. Then it turned out the world’s oceans have been growing steadily cooler, not hotter, since 2003. Meanwhile, the winter of 2007 was the coldest in the U.S. in decades, after Al Gore warned us that we were about to see the end of winter as we know it.
The parking lot was jammed, every computer station was taken. Only at one table was there room for my stuff. That wasn’t unusual at Marysville’s public library where a high-decibel toddler was testing his lungs while momma checked out a small mountain of kiddy-literature. Good for her. I’m sure she was hoping her child wouldn’t scream and listen to stories at the same time.
Would you believe that a state Department of Labor and Industries regulation that took effect June 18 requires that employees who work outside during hot weather be provided with shade canopies or tents that have air conditioners or misting stations? And that employers provide one quart of water per hour per worker and a positive signal informing workers when to take a drink? This heat stress regulation isnt new. DLI proposed it last year but there was such a flap from employers that it wasnt adopted. Its back as an emergency rule, which means that it stays in effect for 120 days, without the usual public hearings and an economic impact statement that are required for adoption of non-emergency rules.
With the Eighth (Golden Arrow) Infantry Division in Germany Private Reynard W. Maltsberger of Marysville stands at attention as Maj. Gen. William G. Wild Bill Weaver, commander of the Eighth Infantry Division, pins on an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star Medal. Maltsberger, a medical aidman with the 121st Infantry Regiment, was wounded during an attack but refused to be evacuated. He remained with his company during the four days which followed, exposing himself to withering fire. He was wounded a second time while trying to reach a wounded doughboy and was sent to the rear for treatment.
by Don C. Brunell
As someone who has always made an effort to diligently research important social and environmental issues, I take strong offense to Paul Vanginhovens continuous efforts to misguide readers about the legitimacy of global warming.
