One of the many important lessons my parents taught me was that, if something looks to good to be true, it probably is. That’s the case with Initiative 1029.
In the race for 44th District state Representative, Position 1, incumbent Democrat Hans Dunshee is being challenged by Republican Larry Countryman.
While the current economic crisis continues to batter Wall Street, the impacts of the crisis are being felt on Main streets in cities and towns throughout the country — including our own communities of Arlington, Lakewood and Marysville.
In the race for 44th District Representative, Position 2, voters will face a tough decision when deciding between incumbent Democrat Liz Loomis and challenger Republican Mike Hope.
Voters in the 39th District have two well qualified candidates from which to choose when voting for 39th District Representative Position 1.
The two candidates vying for the 39th District Senate seat in the November general election have significantly different views on their polices, priorities and on the solutions to the critical issues we face today.
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While the Nov. 4 general election may be weeks away, there are only a few days remaining for those who need to register to vote as the deadline to register is Oct. 4.
In many circles these days, it’s fashionable to criticize forestry. Critics say tree farming, cutting trees and salvaging logs for lumber, paper and thousands of other products we need every day is wrong and clearly bad for the environment. They are wrong.
Tribal Spokesman Stan Jones recently published one more call for better stewardship of our streams and rivers. Jones’ plea addressed a real need but was anyone listening? We might pay more attention if evidence for stream degradation was measured against the best baseline but that won’t be found by looking back to 1990 or 1960. The only baseline that really counts is the condition of pristine waters before the forests were cleared away and homes and businesses of immigrants lined up along waterfronts.
With the recent announcement by the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board that it has hired Bill Wilkerson to help resolve the issues surrounding the proposed north sound branch campus of the University of Washington, the discussion about the proposed facility and where it should be located will surely heat up.
In Geneva, Switzerland, a 27-kilometer long circular particle accelerator, buried 100-meters underground, will attempt to launch proton-sized lead ions to just under the speed of light. Experiments planned at the Large Hadron Collider — and the prospects of what they might reveal to humankind — are both exhilarating and unprecedented.
At the Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times we are continuing our efforts to improve our print editions and Web pages so they continue to provide the communities we serve with all the information they need to stay informed.
