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Zieve’s wife weighs in

I have a suggestion for Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce and anyone involved with our local political debates. How about supplying the candidates with debate questions before the debate? I feel it would benefit everyone – the candidates and the community.

The problem with not having the questions beforehand is that then the debate becomes a public speaking contest. The candidates with eloquent public speaking skills become the standouts. Candidates can’t draw from the myriad of statistics and ordinance codes they need to have to answer the questions factually and...