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Letters to the Editor

Don’t trust the council 

Potential land sale questioned Last night our City Council voted to begin the process to give the mayor the authorization to surplus the Central Waterfront Park and sell it.  We can …

Support your first responders

Support your first responders Firefighters including our EMT staff are now responding to approximately 10,000 calls annually, an increase by 26% over the past three years. The Mukilteo City …

Vaccine requirements make sense

It's a rainy Sunday in Mukilteo. A good day to catch up on recent newspapers. (I subscribe to three.) I'd like to compliment our city councilmember Richard Emery on his 9/11 post about Florida's …

Government’s primary role: public safety

To: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo I just became aware of your comments and decisions regarding vaccinations for school children in Florida. And I am appalled by this decision and …

Mukilteo parade a resounding success

To the editor: A huge THANK YOU to all the city departments, staff and volunteers who made the 2025 Heart of Mukilteo Parade a resounding success!   From parade entries, seafair marshals, …

Don’t break the law

Dear editor, Another great article! In 2011, the first Washington State roundabout went in. I was floored by the letters to the editor in the Everett Herald (and I’m sure they were only …

Cake lovers get together

Dear editor, My friends and I hosted Mukilteo's first ever Cake in the Park on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park. We had over 100 attendees and 40 home-baked cakes from …

Food bank needs van

Dear editor, Greg Malland, long-term board member and president of the Mukilteo Food Bank, is asking the community to help the food bank continue to help others. The entirely volunteer-operated …

Carrik Court has taken a long time

This development was already proposed when I moved here in 2021 (Carrik Court development to add 122 homes, new commercial space in central Mukilteo," July 24). It's taking five years just to …

Thank you, Beacon

Many years ago, Rebecca Carr and Paul Archipley were so helpful, kind and patient in collaborating with me in writing about an important community event. They put their hearts and professionalism …

Restart the digital speed displays

Where have all the lighted electronic displays of each car’s speed gone? Those lighted digital displays are very helpful to remind motorists that they are going too fast so they can slow down. …

Help us expand our impact

My name is Crystal Zhang, a 17-year-old high schooler, and I'm the founder of Craftbox Community. We are a nonprofit organization that receives, repackages, and distributes old or unused art supplies …

Thank you, David Pan!

Dear Editor, Ten years is a long time to devote heart, mind, talents, and some Monday nights (three hours long City Council meetings!) to our fair city and surrounding communities. I have long …

Carlson has earned your vote

Carolyn “Dode” Carlson is the best candidate for Mukilteo City Council, Position 2. She has earned your vote. She’s spent countless hours volunteering. She was named citizen of …

Pan will be missed

I love David Pan and will miss him; he lovingly edited many Weekly Worship columns for our Baha'i community, and always markedly improved them; it was obvious to me that he fussed over them with his …

Book gets 5 stars

What a beautiful definition of family this trio has become ("Mukilteo police officers pen children's book," July 9). I read the book this morning, cover to cover, and it is wonderful. I'll be buying …

I am proud to support Carolyn “Dode” Carlson for Mukilteo City Council Position 2. As a longtime resident and active community leader, Dode has consistently shown her deep care for …

I am in total agreement with your distaste for our current national anthem (“A vote for singing about America’s best features,” tinyurl.com/y9pcmfzn); however, our reasons for …

I too thought the Letter to the Editor, “We are lucky to live in Mukilteo,” ( tinyurl.com/bd2bapjt ) was a great letter, and I would agree with the writer “No sidewalks, …

Thank you for enjoying the part of my letter (“Sidewalks can help to build community,” tinyurl.com/yjktdsve ) that you did enjoy. I have been walking in and around this town for over 40 …

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