Arlington students get education on solar energy, their own solar panel from Marysville company
Kirk Boxleitner
Stillaguamish Valley School students Liam Mayer, left, and David Bennett examine a Silicon Energy solar panel that's withstood close-range gunfire.
Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill; House review next
As Senate President Brad Owens announced that the same-sex marriage bill, ESSB 6239, had passed, an anxious audience of hundreds watching attentively during tense floor debate erupted with applause.
Eagles hold on for 44-34 win over M-P | SLIDESHOW
Tomahawk boys basketball hosted 4A North fifth-place Arlington on Jan. 24 seeking vengeance for the 75-50 drubbing they suffered at Arlington on Dec. 9.
Lakewood, Granite Falls face off in ‘Cat Fight’
The Lakewood Cougars and the Granite Falls Tigers faced off on the hardcourt, Jan. 28, for the annual “Cat Fight.”
Public school finance: Don’t waste this crisis!| OPINION
Look at a high school text book. Everything is first-class, or was when it was new. It’s tough, colorful, heavy and made to last. If you tried lugging a trade paperback to school and back every day it would be a mess of loose pages within a week or two. Library-rated bindings last longer but even they are no match for the durability of textbooks. Of course that level of quality costs a bundle so with school budgets in crisis you can be sure that school districts are squeezing one more year from nearly used up textbooks.
The Human Spectrum | GUEST OPINION
The strategy announced last week by The American Psychiatric Association to revise the definition of autism will effectively eliminate the autism “epidemic” simply by changing what we mean by the word autism itself. The APA’s strategy has two paradoxical outcomes. First, it neatly absolves society of the burden of supporting a significant population of people whose needs are not changed in the slightest by the clever redefinition of the label that describes them.
Support Arlington schools | LETTER TO THE EDITOR
On Feb. 14, we will ask you, the voter, to approve a School Programs and Operation Levy (formerly called a M&O Levy) for the Arlington School District.
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society presents history of Arlington's schools
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society will be presenting a history of Arlington's earliest schools on Tuesday, Feb. 14, starting at 1 p.m. at 215 S. French Ave., which is the Society's new location.
Arlington, Marysville businesses collecting prom dresses for girls in need
ARLINGTON — Arlington and Marysville businesses are teaming up to help young women in need dress their best for a special night.
"A Beautiful Addiction" Tanning Salon in Arlington and Trusty Threads in Marysville are serving as donation drop-off locations for the Prom Dress Exchange and Fashion Show taking place on Saturday, March 3, in Arlington.
Arlington Library hosts Arlington Arts Council's 'Round' art show
ARLINGTON — While the weather outside has been a bit frightful at times, the Arlington Public Library has offered a ray of sunshine since December of last year by hosting some of the works of the Arlington Arts Council.
