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County Council represents the few over the many
By Paul Archipley - Sep 09The Snohomish County Council has joined Alice through the looking glass, where everything normal is reversed. A majority has said they oppose ...
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Progress - what a concept!
By Rebecca Carr - Sep 02Veteran attendees of council meetings are all too familiar with the late nights and frequent times when the council is unable to get through its ...
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The best interests of whom?
By Rebecca Carr - Aug 12Less than 24 hours after Mukilteo City Council decided to let residents have a say in whether to increase our population by more than 50 percent, ...
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Mukilteo named 10th in top 100 best small towns
By Paul Archipley - Jul 15With news stories like this, who needs enemies? We're reminded of the late, great Emmett Watson, the longtime newspaper columnist who was unofficia...
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Show them the money eventually
By Rebecca Carr - May 20Recently, a volunteer, citizen-based salary advisory committee conducted extensive research on how our elected officials' pay matches up against ...
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Where are we going?
By Rebecca Carr - May 13Even as mixed reports continue on the nation's economic health, questions are looming about the city's financial picture. We've been down this ...
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Community Garden needs your help
By Paul Archipley - Apr 22This week's spring weather finally has gardening enthusiasts eager to get their hands into the dirt. This year, there's an opportunity to do some ...
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Let's fight the violence with stronger gun control laws
By Paul Archipley - Apr 08If you're a member of the NRA, please explain your organization's extreme opposition to meaningful gun control. In seven violent incidents in less ...
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'Nuts' to the County Council
By Paul Archipley - Feb 25Mayor Joe Marine deserves the community's thanks and support for his firm stance in opposition to commercial air service at Paine Field. The mayor ...
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Plan A, or Plan B?
By Greg Hauth - Feb 18We should evaluate two different business plans for Paine Field. Let's call them Plan A (Aerospace) and Plan B (Bombshell). Plan A envisions an ...
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Everything is coming up roses - finally!
By Rebecca Carr - Sep 02Kudos (long-stemmed roses?) to Mukilteo City Council for Monday's tough decision to FINALLY move forward seemingly for real this time with ...
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The best of times, the worst of times
By Rebecca Carr - Sep 02It's been said that tough situations bring out the best in us. Unfortunately, they also bring out the worst in some, as evidenced by the rough ...
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Better late than never
By Rebecca Carr - Aug 05Kudos to Mukilteo City Council for its unanimous decision to put the much-debated annexation issue on the Nov. 3 ballot, not just for those in the ...
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It's gut check time
By Rebecca Carr - Jun 03It's that time again already. Monday, June 1, opened the five-day filing period for those wishing to run for office in the upcoming election. This ...
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Where are we going?
By Rebecca Carr - May 13Even as mixed reports continue on the nation's economic health, questions are looming about the city's financial picture. We've been down this ...
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The way it's supposed to work
By Rebecca Carr - Apr 29The past few weeks of city meetings have been a solid example of how the public process is supposed to work, and how Mukilteo citizens can have a ...
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Your voice important on schools' future
By Paul Archipley - Apr 22Kudos to the Mukilteo School District for taking a very deliberate, methodical approach in dealing with a very unhappy situation a painful loss of ...
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The right move
By Rebecca Carr - Mar 04Everyone knows the story by now and everyone knows the players. A nice, respectable, tight-knit community of residents who built or purchased ...
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Time to regroup
By Rebecca Carr - Feb 19The Snohomish County Council's unanimous vote last week in favor of the county building a terminal at Paine Field was perhaps the biggest body ...
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Time to regroup
By Rebecca Carr - Feb 11The Snohomish County Council's unanimous vote last week in favor of the county building a terminal at Paine Field was perhaps the biggest body ...
