My, how times stay the same. I wrote the column below in the Dec. 16, 1998 Marysville Globe and Arlington Times. We now have different mayors, different City Councils, and the proposal for a college is revised to embrace a four-year, possibly residential, probably science-math-engineering-technology college. What is also different is that local folks are psyched about hosting what could become a world class Washington version of MIT.
Tighter Focus
by Paul VanGinhoven
On May 19, I became an official patron of the Arlington Public Library.
To better understand Marysvilles water situation, it helps to know whats happening elsewhere. Take Arapaho Falls, Colorado, for example. The small town of 9,300 is in shock following raids of local businesses by state police. Records were impounded and both management and employees were questioned. A state police spokesperson said that arrests may be expected.
On Tuesday evening, after The Globe and The Times went to press, the Marysville City Council was slated to deal with the issue of the illegal use of fireworks. The proposal this time was to make the illegal use of fireworks a civil matter, rather than criminal, to make it easier to enforce the law.
by Dorry Elias-Garcia
Ballots for the Nov. 7 General Election will be mailed out this week by Snohomish County and should be arriving in our mailboxes shortly.
A political flyer was left on my porch in September. It seems that Lillian Kauffer of Snohomish had tossed her hat in the ring as a candidate from Washingtons 44th District. The flyer said that Kauffer operated a small business and is a mother of two, but not knowing whether the business prospered or failed or if her kids were well-mannered or run wild, she was just another candidate.
by Larry Nyland
So here come Washingtons governors, past and present, to warn us that Initiative 933 is the ticket to bankrupting the state.
So much important stuff is happening in the world that news channels are actually gaining popularity at the expense of game shows, sit-coms and soaps. Were talking real-life drama where words trigger action and action starts wars.
Last week was the first meeting of The Marysville Globes Reader Advisory Board which was attended by some extremely enthusiastic people who offered some very good opinions as to what they would like to see in their community newspaper. Were looking forward to the same response at the first meeting of The Arlington Times RAB, scheduled for Feb. 22, beginning at 4 p.m.
