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Libraries are a powerful, free resource
By Ramanath Suryaprakash - Apr 17We are living in a dynamically changing world where we need to learn continuously to be relevant and employable. It has been said, “Formal ...
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If at first you don’t succeed
By Kevin Stoltz, ... - Apr 10I’ve come to the conclusion that I have a very serious character flaw as a city councilmember. I’m not a very good “Mukilteo politician.” I don’t ...
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Must buyers beware?
By Bill Wood , Attorney ... - Mar 28Nigel and Kathleen Douglas were looking for a house to buy, maybe something they could put a little money and effort into to bring it up to decent ...
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Parks and the economy
By Paige DeChambeau - Mar 20Are parks good for the economy? Though park economic research is still in its infancy, there are many reasons that show, overall, parks are good ...
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How should I vote? A look at the community center controversy
By Kevin Stoltz, ... - Mar 13A sense of community is a great thing that many cities strive to obtain. Sometimes, however, that sense of community we all strive for comes to us ...
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The 787 financial crisis
By Tim Raetzloff - Mar 06The Boeing 787 is reaching a crisis. I don’t mean whether to continue to use flammable lithium ion batteries or not. I mean financially. Last year ...
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SOC myths debunked
By John Baker - Feb 27In response to the Guest View by Save Our Communities (SOC), “The reality of FAA’s decision,” printed in the Feb. 6 edition of the Mukilteo ...
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Celebrating International Women’s day with a local non-profit
By Juliana Thong, Global ... - Feb 17Edmonds couple Bill and Pat Taylor weren’t expecting a holiday to Bali in 2005 to lead to saving the futures of hundreds of children. They visited ...
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Getting more results outside of Mukilteo
By Kevin Stoltz, ... - Feb 13Sometimes it takes a hard look outside of Mukilteo before realizing the reality that is Mukilteo, at least as Mukilteo politics goes. After ...
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It's Legal – “Love is in the air!”
By Bill Wood - Jan 31When Elizabeth said to Robert, “How do I love thee, let me count the ways” she didn’t go on to say “now let’s count the money!” Maybe she should ...
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Gulch project makes it on Senate’s budget
By Paige DeChambeau - Apr 17The Japanese Gulch Group has been busy working with the city, the state, the Boeing Co. and others, so this month we decided it would be best to ...
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A Mukilteo tree ordinance in 2014
By Heather McCartney, ... - Apr 03Within the last year several residents have inquired about the city adopting a tree ordinance. The planning staff has had this on our To Do ...
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It’s time for a shakeup at City Hall
By Jon Boyce - Mar 27City Hall Mukilteo is alternative reality. If you don't think so, take the time to attend a City Council meeting. There's an old expression, which ...
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Matt Cawby’s Paine Field blog
By Tim Raetzloff, Taking ... - Mar 20Matt Cawby was born 200 years too late. He should have been with Lewis and Clark. I’ve not met anyone who can find his way through wilderness ...
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Let’s not play on their turf
By Joan Bloom - Mar 07Progress, sustainability experts say, is not growth or change, progress is improvement, and improvement comes in flavors: economic, social, and ...
Giving lift to the Pacific Northwest aviation industry
By Rep. Rick Larsen, WA ... - Mar 06When a CEO boards a Korean Air flight from Seattle to Incheon, there is a good chance she will be sitting in a cabin outfitted by workers at a ...
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Strive to ‘behave well’ for the next generation
By Paige DeChambeau - Feb 20Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The nation behaves well if it treats its natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation ...
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Giving lift to the Pacific Northwest aviation industry
By Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02 - Feb 14When a CEO boards a Korean Air flight from Seattle to Incheon, there is a good chance she will be sitting in a cabin outfitted by workers at a ...
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The reality of FAA’s decision
By Save Our Communities - Feb 06Mukilteo formally appealed the FAA's final Environmental Assessment. Through Mayor Joe Marine’s efforts, at least one other city will join the ...
City proposes vegetation control ordinance
By Larry Waters, Public ... - Jan 30It may be a surprise to some folks in Mukilteo, but the city doesn’t have any means in the Mukilteo Municipal Code for dealing with vegetation ...
