Make no mistake about it: the central economic problem facing the United States is out-of-control federal spending and the massive federal debt that continues to pile up. As welfare-state and warfare-state spending has continued to soar for the past seven years, U.S. officials have gone on a massive borrowing spree. Since 2000, the national debt has almost doubled from $5.67 trillion to $9 trillion.
ITEM Grocery shoppers would no longer be asked whether they want paper or plastic if Rep. Maralyn Chase, D-Shoreline, gets her bill passed by the 2008 Legislature. It mandates that grocery stores provide bags made from recyclable paper, compostable plastic, reusable materials such as canvas or reusable plastic that is at least 0.09 inches thick. Todays plastic bags are said to contribute to global warming when burned.
by Ryan J. Cave
by Emily Barry
I was stunned. I read it again. Sure enough, there in the How Your U.S. Lawmaker Voted report put out by Roll Call to the media was a listing of the vote in the third week of May on the 2009 military budget. I had quickly scanned the first part. By a vote of 384-23, the House on Thursday authorized a $601 billion military budget for fiscal 2009, including $70 billion to fund war in Iraq and Afghanistan for part of the year.
by Beth Hasseler
by Scott Frank
As local football fans gear up to celebrate Super Bowl XLI, which will be played Feb. 4 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, it is an opportune time to look back at the changes which have occurred since MVP Bart Starr led his Green Bay Packers to a 35-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl.
by Paul A. Morin
by Don C. Brunell
Last week was the first meeting of The Marysville Globes Reader Advisory Board which was attended by some extremely enthusiastic people who offered some very good opinions as to what they would like to see in their community newspaper. Were looking forward to the same response at the first meeting of The Arlington Times RAB, scheduled for Feb. 22, beginning at 4 p.m.
While I rarely, if ever, write letters to the editor or respond to newspaper articles, I could not let your statement (in a recent column) slide by, writes a Whitman County resident who must be Egyptian, judging by the hieroglyphic used as a signature.
So much important stuff is happening in the world that news channels are actually gaining popularity at the expense of game shows, sit-coms and soaps. Were talking real-life drama where words trigger action and action starts wars.
