After I had a conversation with my granddaughter this past weekend about the Patriot Act, I would like to submit to you these thoughts.
I have been following your Community Report Card editorials with much interest over the past two weeks and I accept your challenge to weigh-in on this issue, particularly the Creativity Index section. Specifically you asked, Is the library checking out more books or fewer? This key question goes right to the heart of the Marysville Community and its interest in education and life-long learning. And Im happy to report that the answer is an enthusiastic yes. Marysville is reading more.
Graham Smith is the best candidate for the at large position on the Arlington City Council. Hes served Arlington well for six years and has the experience we need; hes served on several Council committees, including Finance and Government Operations, Public Works and Airport and as chairman of the Utilities and Public Safety Committees. With 30 years in the financial industry, he has the knowledge and skills to make responsible financial decisions for our city.
Election day is Tuesday. Nov. 6. I look forward to receiving my ballot in the next two weeks in my mailbox. Snohomish County has adopted 100 percent vote by mail. Make sure your voice is heard.
I am writing in support of Don Wlazlak for Position 2, Marysville School Board. Don has been an avid supporter of education issues in this community for many years. He has worked on levy and bond campaigns which benefit all the children in our schools.
The PEW Charitable Trust reported this week that one in every 100 Americans is incarcerated. That is upsetting. It makes me wonder how many people we can afford to incarcerate under our present punitive laws.
The student walkout at Totem Middle School is breathtaking. It challenges the imagination to picture 200 students demonstrating in support of increased discipline in a public school.
Thank you, Lakewood voters, for your support of the Replacement School Program and Operations Levy and the Technology Levy on the Feb. 19 ballot. The passage of these measures will enable us to continue providing a quality education for the students we serve. It will also enable us to bring modern technology into our classrooms.
I think this is a sad day in our history to have our national security given to a foreign country. Our respect for our heads of government is at an all-time low when they sell us out rather than support Americans in our great United States of America.
The loss of this Boeing 767 tanker deal, the tax hikes on our gas and our homes and the big talk of more tax hikes coming our way should be enough to finally put Gregoire, Murray, Cantwell and Norm Dicks out of work and out to pasture.
Although this may not be considered news worthy, the events that occurred on Second Street in Marysville today will stay with me for the rest of my life.
A good library is the foundation of an educated, well-informed and resourceful community. By voting yes on Nov. 7 for a bond to build a new Arlington library, you will have an opportunity to make a valuable investment in your community.
On Saturday, Sept. 30, Arlington Dollars for Scholars held a bingo fundraiser at Presidents Elementary School. Our theme was Lets Dine Out, and thanks to the absolutely overwhelming generosity of a number of our local restaurants, we were able to present prizes to 25 people for gift certificates of dinners for two.
