As a resident of North Edmonds and a commercial airline pilot, I know only too well what opening up Paine Field to commercial airline traffic would do to our community and hence to our property values. The idea that it would be beneficial is merely a shortsighted, knee-jerk reaction to our traffic problems in Seattle.
The 2007 Annual Arlington Fly-In was a successful event, the five day long celebration of aviation attracted visitors from across the U.S. and Canada. Arlington is a perfect host community for visitors and we are grateful to the many volunteers and businesses in our community who show such great support. Special thanks to Haggens, Cascade Valley Hospital, Arlington Boy Scouts, Bruce & Beckys Interiors, The Point Churce, Arlington Boys & Girls Club, Whidbey Bank, LaHacienda, the Arlington Fire Department, Valley Cadillac the Airport Staff and Silver State Helicopters. Thanks for all you did to support the volunteers and visitors you helped make the 39th annual Fly-In a wonderful event.
Having been the victim of property crime myself, I feel empathy for Tim Denhoff, the homeowner who was the recent victim of graffiti as published in your paper [The Times] on Oct. 3. What I dont agree with is Mr. Denhoffs apparent disdain for the hard-working men and women of the Arlington Police Department.
Im writing on behalf of the Arlington Professional Firefighters Local 3728. We are publicly endorsing Barbara Tolbert for the Arlington City Council. Barbara contacted us a few months ago asking if she could attend our union meeting. We were honored that a candidate for City Council would ask to attend our meeting.
If you cant do the time, dont do the crime is an absolutely inane cliche that seems to be recited by so many self-righteous in their letters. Im sure no offender is standing and scratching his head contemplating whether he can do the time for that particular crime or not. Most crime is committed in the heat of the moment and/or while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Im sure that no one is intending on being caught either so the time has little relevance at that moment.
The choice for Snohomish County Sheriff is obvious. For the past 35 years the Snohomish County Sheriff candidate has been fighting crime while working his way up to the rank of Bureau Chief. The State Trooper/politician candidate, while patrolling state highways the last 10 years, has also been a member of the Washington State Legislature which is responsible for the unacceptable performance of such state agencies as Department of Social and Health Services, Child Protective Services and the Department of Corrections. These agencies have failed our citizens to the point that criminals under state supervision have killed three police officers in Washington state in the past two years and allowed children of our state to be sexually assaulted, abused and killed while under the care of the state agencies which the Trooper/Politicians political party has had oversight for several decades.
Make your vote count
In November 2007 Snohomish County residents will be asked to tax themselves to fund over a billion dollars for county road and transit projects. Voters should be careful about approving such a measure, as it appears the proposed projects are an extravagant wish list.
I recently returned from a tour of India. The tour group was composed mostly of elite academia, totaling 14. They were extreme liberals who never stopped condemning America. For example: President Bush is a war criminal and should be put to death, or President Bush wants to destroy Social Security and starve the old people. They blamed America first, America was always wrong.
I walked up the Stilly Trail to get to the Post Office. I walked up from the Fountain Drive, in through the alley to get to Frontier Bank, in order to get to the fabric shop and other stores. I alley-ed it again and managed, with my walker through the gravel, to get to the American Legion No. 76, using the Stilly Trail and Fire Lane until I had to switch to the alleys again on McLeod Street. I only missed five days making my trips. Shopping in Arlington wasnt all that bad, the hard hats offered me help and also told me they were amazed seeing me everyday getting where I needed to go.
We would like to express appreciation to all of the sponsors who made the holiday season brighter for the children we serve in our Therapeutic Foster Care Program at Compass Health. We were so touched by the outpouring of support from the community.
I do not know Tom Greene as Ms. Debbie Wold does and I have no reason to doubt her assessment of Mr. Greene as an experienced man of honesty and integrity.
Wouldnt you think George Bush had enough on his plate to deal with? Iraq. Afghanistan. Darfur. Sudan. Threats from Turkey over the Kurdish PKK attacks on their border. Iranian aspirations for more influence in the Middle East. Rising oil and gas prices. Runaway fires in California. The list grows longer day-by-day.
