Couldn't help but notice something missing from the editorial cartoon for the week of June 29: us. We may have a "do-nothing Congress, a do-little President, and a do an about-face Supreme Court" but …

"This 240-year experiment in self-rule began with the best of intentions, but I think we can all agree that it didn't end well." – Queen Elizabeth II, 2016 The 4th of July is supposed to be …

Great news. It’s officially summer. You know that time of the year in the Pacific Northwest when we actually get more than one day in a row without rain. Here are some of the other benefits of …

We are at a crisis point with gun violence in America. It’s time for people of faith across our country to come together in the name of human life. Let’s be clear, all of society suffers …

This year was the 90th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors. It took place in June in Reno, Nevada, and was presided over by Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez, and hosted by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve. …

The fact that you’re reading this column says that you are interested in content. I was thinking the other day about the past – long before modern communications technology (radio, television, …

Our country just celebrated our Freedom Day, July 4th. Yet, the majority on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), and no surprise to me, has cracked wide open organized criminals to go …

I watched a YouTube video presented by "The History Guy," who likes to specialize in forgotten history. The particular episode was about Camp Ellis near Ipava, Illinois. During World War II, the …

Ever meet one of those people … you know … one of THOSE people … who just can’t stop talking about their diet? “My diet says this; my diet says that.” “I can’t eat this; that’s …

While Jehovah’s Witnesses have chosen to temporarily suspend their door-to-door ministry due to the pandemic, their activity was almost permanently banned by one U.S. village in the late 1990s — …

I've already enjoyed a cappuccino with a Capuchin monk – and now I've had a baloney sandwich in Bologna. How can a hungry traveler interested in "going local" do much better? Baloney is a …

The eminent and baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, by his actions on and off the field, not only showed us how to act, but his words of wisdom can be used to build positive family values. Teach …

At the June 21 Mukilteo City Council meeting, I was shocked and disgusted when certain members of the council refused to approve the appointment of Scott James as the City's finance …

It was nearly a three-hour drive from Edmonds to Issaquah to Port Orchard. Later in the day, I reversed the route to come home. Why would I do that? In Port Orchard there were photographs of …

As this newspaper is about a Snohomish County town, this week I thought I’d write about my recollections of living here for (now) 16 years. First, Mill Creek, where we first settled is unlike …

“Keep your eye on the donut, but don’t just keep your eye on the hole inside the donut, or the donut itself, keep your eye on the whole donut including the space that surrounds it!” – Vin …

People often equate high school graduation as very freeing. To some extent, yes. The final few days were very happy, if not bittersweet, as final exams made way for yearbook signings in class. …