A party for thousands, a weekend to remember
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Let’s just get it out there—I love Aquafest! When those carnival trailers come rolling into town the excitement for the big weekend starts growing and stays with me until the trailers roll out of town a week later.
Tanning tax ticks me off
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
On July 16, a “tanning tax” went into effect for the nation’s indoor tanning salons.
A refresher course in roundabout etiquette
Tue, Jul 13, 2010
Marysville School Board member outrages community
Tue, Jul 6, 2010
Marysville School Board member Michael Kundu has been blasted by his fellow school board members and blasted in the media for sending an email to board members and school administrators that appeared to be racially charged.
BP oil spill brings sadness, frustration, lack of hope
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
Watching what is now being called the Deepwater Horizon oil spill coverage on every nightly news show for the last two months has been saddening and frustrating to say the least.
Graduation is a tradition of hope and dreams
Tue, Jun 8, 2010
JOURNAL | EDITORIAL
L.S. should be proud of their working relationships
Tue, May 11, 2010
The last week or two our neighboring city to the east, Granite Falls, has seen its share of small town politics.
Lundeen roundabout creates opportunity for safety, patience
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
The new roundabout that is being constructed at Lundeen Parkway/Vernon Road/Lake Drive will help slow traffic down and create a safer road, especially during high traffic volumes times.
Health care insurance reform divides a nation
Mon, Mar 29, 2010
The hottest, and by hottest I mean heated, topic right now is Health Care Reform.
Lending website changes lives across the globe
Mon, Mar 22, 2010
If you had an extra $25 dollars what would you do with it? Go to a movie, out to dinner, get a pedicure?
Protecting sources means protecting the public
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
During the course of its investigation into the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Associated Press was given information from the then-office of Mineral Management Services that was not making a lot of sense.
Pulaski’s gift
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Ask any wildland firefighter and they’ll swear by their “pulaski,” a tool that combines an axe and a mattock (similar to a pickaxe).
Voters Can Reset Government This Fall
Tue, Jul 13, 2010
The lame argument of this election year is if private stores like Costco are allowed to sell liquor, underage drinking will explode.
Nuclear power gaining new life
Tue, Jul 6, 2010
GUEST | EDITORIAL
After passage, we learn the true cost of federal health care reform
Mon, Jun 28, 2010
Liberals and conservatives agreed on one thing during the health care debate: the cost of health care in the United States is not sustainable. Last year we spent $2.2 trillion, or 17% of the United States’ gross domestic product (GDP), on health care.
We don’t need income tax
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
This fall Washington voters will likely again be asked to pass a state income tax. Tax proponents want to impose a tax of 5 percent on people with yearly incomes over $200,000 and on couples with incomes over $400,000. The rate would rise to 9 percent at the $500,000 and $1 million levels.
Public employee pensions: a ticking time bomb
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Most people know that our $13 trillion national debt is endangering America’s credit rating and pushing the United States closer to bankruptcy.
Medicare payment board needs fixing
Tue, Jun 8, 2010
Those who opposed the healthcare bill are currently debating whether “repeal and replace” should be the clarion call in the coming election.
Mistake to bypass the moon
Tue, Jun 1, 2010
Cancelling the Constellation program - the successor to America’s historic space shuttle program—is a huge mistake, but that is exactly what President Obama plans to do.
Economic landmines buried in federal legislation
Mon, May 17, 2010
As legislators and others comb through the massive health-care reform law, they are finding little-known provisions that will have a big impact on the American people and our economy.
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Legislators should look at criminal justice reform
Tue, Jul 6, 2010
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010
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