Adele Ferguson
by Jacob G. Hornberger
by Sheldon Richman
by Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed.
The ruckus over illegal immigrants has the nation pulling in different directions. Everyone wants to live under a rule of law that protects rights and property but not everyone wants laws that pounce on laborers who traveled here to find work. Yes, many are illegal. No, theyre not necessarily bad people. Yes, they provide a needed function in our economy. No, they shouldnt be entitled, nor do they expect the entire package of citizens rights unless it is made readily available.
OK, OK, Im recycling. As a disciple of the late Gov. Dixy Lee Ray, Im not convinced of the value of it yet, but Im willing to listen to those who are and do.
Over the past several months The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times have undergone a number of changes some visible to our readers and advertisers, and some not to enhance the service we provide to the communities the two weeklies have reported on for more than a century.
by Bob Graef
Adele Ferguson
by Scott Frank
by Alex Epstein
Architects and builders from across Snohomish and King counties converged on Everetts Events Center to hear leaders in the building industry expound on green issues. Over 750 building-trade professionals took the day to hear and share whats new in the fields of design and materials. But first they had to get past a clutch of demonstrators wearing goofy costumes. They were such a jolly lot that it was difficult to determine whether they were seriously peeved over Weyerhaeusers timber practices or just out having a good time.
One of the first things I learned when I started writing politics in 1961 was that naming federal prosecutors is part of the political patronage that goes with being elected president. Those are political plum jobs like postmasters and liquor store managers. Every lawyer who got a federal prosecutorial appointment knew that while he had a four-year term, he served at the pleasure of the president and could be let go at any time without being given a reason.
