Many years ago, while serving as the Director of Flight Operations for an annual local aviation event, we experienced a tragic accident. A pilot was killed while attempting to depart and fly back …

Our family has had the good fortune to live in Mukilteo for more than 30 years. When we first looked to relocate to the greater Everett area as parents with young children, we looked at schools and …

With 2026 still early in the year, I thought I’d take a look ahead. I’ll do that later in this column, but first it seems appropriate to pay homage to those we’ve lost over the past few years. …

Malcolm X once said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”After more than 60 years as an educator, I am hearing – more than ever – …

For decades, the pursuit of happiness was often framed as a quest for personal achievement: a higher salary, a bigger home, a prestigious career. The 2025 World Happiness Index, however, paints a …

To the editor: The Mukilteo School Board is considering allowing LifeWise Academy to remove children off campus during school hours for religious instruction. LifeWise recently filed a …

We celebrated a major milestone in advancing sustainable aviation during the launch celebration of the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator on Thursday, Jan. 8. Washington state leaders, …

In a previous column, we discussed the “reinvention” of broadcast television – how content created for television and film has shifted from a “one-to-many” model to a far more personalized …

Try to imagine the last 34+ years without the Mukilteo Beacon if, in 1992, Paul and Cate Archipley had chosen another community to put down roots. 1992's first off-the-press edition was the beginning …

Have any Christmas gifts that have already lost their luster?
Have any New Year’s resolutions you’ve already reconsidered or abandoned outright? It’s time for an epiphany. The word …

As we step into the new year, I do so with optimism, purpose, and energy. I am proud of our schools and of my 12 years serving as a Mukilteo School District board director, which has given me a …

No matter which major study we look at, they all rank Washington as having either the second- or fourth-worst drivers in the nation. It’s more than embarrassing. It’s unacceptable how we drive in …

We all get tongue-tied every so often. I’ve looked into some of the worst examples of this. My neighbor was changing the oil in his car, and he would just dump the used oil down the rain sewer …

According to our government, there has been almost no inflation over the past eight years, while our national debt has nearly tripled from $10 trillion to nearly $30 trillion. This simply cannot …

Sometimes, I think about the Universe and how it seems to function. For example, how did Earth get formed, how did life begin, and how did life evolve into mankind? While there are no provable …

“Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge in a constant search for the truth.” – Barbra Streisand Somehow, 2025 is already coming to a close, and what a year it has …

Our county recently experienced extraordinary flooding due to torrential rain from multiple atmospheric rivers. Rivers throughout Snohomish County reached record or near-record flood levels, pushing …