By Mayor Margaret Larson
So Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Jay Inslee have asked President Bush to create a task force to investigate possible fraud and price gouging by oil and gas companies. Gasoline averaging $3.50 a gallon is dragging the economy into recession, they said in their letter to the president and its time to get to the bottom of it. Remember back in the 70s when the Legislature created its own Select Committee on the Energy Crisis which traveled all over the state conducting hearings in communities where lines for gasoline were getting longer and longer?
How far is it to Seattle? That depends. Among other things, it depends on the time of day, the season, weather and the particular day of the week. Add the price of gas. According to the on-the-ground measure, Seattle is 38 miles away. My cars odometer agrees with maps that 38 miles is close to accurate. Though the road still measures 38 miles, I can feel the distance growing every year.
Ballots for the May 20 special election should have already begun appearing in area mail boxes, as local residents will have the opportunity to decide if Arlington needs a new library. There will actually be two measures on the ballot an $8.8 million construction bond and a measure to form a Library Capital Facility Area. Both measures must receive a supermajority of 60 percent or more yes votes for the new library to be built.
by Christian Beenfeldt
by Don C. Brunell
by Jerod Patterson
by Don C. Brunell
Tomatoes at Thriftway were $2.29 per pound. Higher elsewhere. It took $42.20 to fill my Dodge Caravan with Safeways discounted regular gas. Green fees at local courses have been bumped up a couple of bucks since last year. And of course there was my new property assessment. Ouch.
When it comes to getting involved in the community, many people are reticent because they question if their efforts can really make a difference in the lives of others.
Gays and lesbians achieved what their lobbyist called a huge victory at the national assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America earlier this month.
The recent spate of vandalism and graffiti suffered by merchants on Marysville historic Third Street is just the latest occurrence of a problem that has city leaders, police, merchants, school district officials and others working together to find creative solutions which address the issue without creating hardships for the victims of the senseless crimes.
by Alex Epstein
