St. John Mission Catholic Church is inviting the Mukilteo community to celebrate the season of Advent with two special events in early December – its first, interdenominational, “All …

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good online resources for writing a simple will? I’m 70 and divorced and want to get my affairs organized, but I hate paying a high-priced attorney fee …

Now that election day has passed and the ballots are being counted, we thought it would be interesting to ask Artificial Intelligence to predict the winners. For better or worse, AI is quickly …

Washington’s blood supply has fallen to “critical” levels according to the Washington Department of Health (DOH), and hospitals are struggling to keep up with patient blood-needs. …

I’m certain most of you have an annual physical. Many people dread this event—and for good reason. Why? Because we’re always afraid the exam will uncover something terrible. I, …

It’s good to see that the proposed Dive Park is in the Mukilteo Beacon news. I think it’s good to get the news out that the City of Mukilteo may have, in the relatively near future, a …

I don’t know about you, but our government has now been shut down for about three weeks. Have you noticed anything? I certainly haven’t. Let’s start with a little economic …

RE: City, Port heading down different paths Thank God. If the Port of Everett can build something half as nice as the Everett marina development, more power to them. Waiting on Mukilteo's …

  The most experienced candidate We support the most experienced candidate, Carolyne (“Dode”) Carlson for Mukilteo City Council Position #2. Dode has …


Ballots will arrive in homes soon. On them, voters will be asked to consider renewing the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy. This isn’t a new tax, it’s a renewal of a levy first …

Ms. Forrester’s letter ("Schmalz will balance the budget again") is riddled with factual errors. Contrary to the premise of the entire letter, the City has not “managed to run up a …

Editorial cartoon from syndicated columnist Joe Heller.

The Mukilteo Fire Department is asking voters to renew the levy for Emergency Medical Service during the Nov. 4 general election. I wanted to share why this is important to me, personally. …

#Italics# Mukilteo’s long-anticipated waterfront redevelopment took a giant step backward last week when the City Council voted 4-2 to authorize Mayor Joe Marine to take actions that will …

Yeah, it’s my own fault. I don’t get a flu shot every year. This year, I managed to catch a mild case of the flu. Frankly, I’m not entirely sure I didn’t pick it up from one …

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 …

Editorial cartoon by syndicated columnist Joe Heller.