Columns

Columns

• As the world turns

  By Chuck Sigars - May 15
  I was at Volunteer Park in Seattle a couple of weeks ago, during one of our many beautiful May evenings here in our post-Mayan Apocalypse world, ...
  

• Reconfirming a commitment to Judaism

  By Glen Pickus, Temple ... - May 15
  Confirmation is 200 years old, yet it is among the youngest of Judaism’s life-cycle events. The Confirmation ritual originated in the Reform ...
  

• Bacon adds sizzling flavor

  By Chef Dez - May 08
  For those of you who have not yet heard, bacon is not just a breakfast side dish. Although greatly feared by vegetarians and dieters alike, bacon ...
  

• The spring of our content

  By Chuck Sigars - May 08
  There are, as I write, 40-odd days until the summer solstice. Then, being the Pacific Northwest, we have another three weeks (at least) past that ...
  

• A revolution in our consciousness

  By Sal Barba, Ph.D, a ... - May 08
  “All I want is the truth! Just gimme some truth!” – John Lennon In Buddhism, we aren’t attempting to examine just the physical world of phenomenon;...
  

• The 20-year itch

  By Chuck Sigars - May 01
  The late Kurt Vonnegut was once a graduate student in anthropology. By all accounts (i.e., his professors), he was not in his natural element, ...
  

• Farewells and new beginnings

  By Kay Wagner - May 01
  The following is Kay Wagner’s final Optimal Wellness column for the Mukilteo Beacon. Read her past columns online at www.mukilteobeacon.com. We ...
  

• Classroom success leads to Achievement Awards at schools

  By Marci Larsen, ... - May 01
  Mukilteo schools recently earned seven Washington Achievement Awards, the state’s highest honor for schools. Odyssey Elementary received an award ...
  

• Don't waste your time!

  By Mark Smith, Mukilteo ... - May 01
  Without a doubt one of God's most precious gifts is time. It is also one of the most perishable of gifts. It has to be used wisely. Every morning ...
  

• The Massachusetts story you missed

  By Chuck Sigars - Apr 24
  I’ve told several people lately that Boston had curiously been on my mind the past few weeks. This is not all that surprising; it was around this ...
  

• Did God abandon Boston?

  By Joe Chambers, ... - Apr 24
  Around 3 p.m. Eastern time on April 15, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46 A little ...
  

• Embracing the Rain

  By Pastor Jeff Dutra, ... - Mar 27
  I’ve lived in Washington nearly my whole life, but I’ve also traveled to a lot of other states, and I am convinced that Washington is by far one ...
  

• What to do with injured, orphaned wildlife

  By Janet Carroll - Jul 27
  Spring is the time of year when those who wander outdoors often find injured animals or wildlife babies that appear to be abandoned. One of the ...
  
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  First comes love

  By Joe Chambers, ... - Jun 20
  He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments. Revelation 3:5 (NKJV) There are no shortcuts to character. Character is hammered out on the ...
  

• Keeping it simple. And dry.

  By Chuck Sigars - Jun 20
  It’s been six years this month since the late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska entered the Catchphrase Hall of Fame. Speaking on the Senate floor, ...
  

• Make some ‘Junuary’ garden magic

  By Pam Roy - Jun 20
  Junuary again? Last year it seemed like a novelty. Daytime temperatures in the 50s. Nighttime temperatures low enough that the tomatoes planted ...
  

Columnists

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  Chef Dez

  Chef Dez is a newspaper food columnist published in over 50 communities across Canada and Washington state. He is the author of two cookbooks, a ...
  
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  Chuck's World

  Chuck Sigars has been writing his weekly column for Beacon newspapers, “Chuck’s World,” since 2001. You would think he’d be better at it by ...
  
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  Green Thumbs

  Meet the Green Thumbs: Pam Roy and Bruce Gaudette. Pam's column is posted every second Wednesday of the month, whereas Bruce's column is posted ...
  

• Mukilteo Minute

  Christopher Summitt is a member of the Mukilteo Historical Society.
  
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  Mukilteo Schools

  Superintendent Marci Larsen discusses Mukilteo School District issues.
  

• Mukilteo Wildlife

  Janet Carroll is a member of the Mukilteo Wildlife Habitat Project. After two years of getting landowners to certify their yards as wildlife ...
  
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  Optimal Wellness

  Kay Wagner is a licensed massage practitioner and NASM certified personal trainer. Welcome to the world of health, fitness and natural beauty! Kay ...
  

• Raising the Bar

  Elizabeth Erickson is the owner/designated broker at Gallery Homes Real Estate in Mukilteo. She has more than 20 years experience in the real ...
  
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  Savvy Senior

  Jim Miller is the creator of "Savvy Senior" (savvysenior.org), a syndicated information column for boomers and seniors that is published in more ...
  
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  Taking Stock

  I began charting stocks 50 years ago in April 1962. Computers came along and made charting and calculations much easier. I was a stock broker for ...
  

• Worship

  A rotating weekly column by local religious leaders.