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Flabbergasted at cost of Getchell
$95.6 million? The cost of the new Marysville Getchell High School? I had to read that several times. Was it a misprint? Apparently not! (Aug. 28 article, "Marysville's new...
Date: 09/02/10 | Letters

Real issues pale in comparision
After reading the recent writer's letter concerning the confusion surrounding President Obama's religion, I have discovered that I, in fact, am...
Date: 09/02/10 | Letters

Protesting stands honors sexuality
In response to the Tuesday letter, "Other women support baristas," I heartily disagree with the...
Date: 09/02/10 | Letters

We fight to secure such freedoms
Hate and fear: ya gotta love 'em, especially...
Date: 09/02/10 | Letters

Helping youth is urgent challenge
As America wrangles daunting issues, no challenge is more urgent than protecting the health and well-being of our children -- now, and as they grow. Over the past several decades we have witnessed childhood obesity grow to epidemic proportions. More...
Date: 09/02/10 | Letters

Loophole needs to be closed
Here's a shocker: Political advertising is sometimes misleading. It's up to voters, with the help of a vigilant press, to see through attempts to deceive. In our state, that's why voters approved a strong public disclosure law nearly 40 years ago.
Date: 09/02/10 | Editorials

In Iraq, a shrug of uncertainty
BAGHDAD -- The images for ending America's war in Iraq were appropriately tentative rather than triumphal: The president spoke in Washington of turning a page; the vice president talked here of starting a new chapter; the defense secretary said it...
Date: 09/02/10 | Opinion Columnists

Mining for Philadelphia votes
PHILADELPHIA -- When Pennsylvanians go to the polls on Nov. 2, they will have to do more than choose a new governor to succeed term-limited Democrat Edward Rendell; they have to break one of two historical precedents. If they choose Democrat Dan...
Date: 09/02/10 | Opinion Columnists

Obama delivers on his Iraq promises
When then-Sen. Barack Obama visited the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board in 2008, I had one question for him: Which Democratic candidate for president would be best at keeping Iraq from imploding? "That would be me," Obama answered. He called...
Date: 09/02/10 | Opinion Columnists

Game dinner?
A reader, John Drobnick, e-mailed asking about an annual wild-game dinner that, at one time, apparently was held in the area. Folks would donate game and it was served in a church, he thought. He wondered if it was still being held and if so, where...
Date: 09/02/10 | Hunting and fishing

Kisses, pictures and pride as kids start school
EVERETT -- Tianne Barnett had one last kiss to give one of her daughters. She already dropped off her first-grader, Angel Edwards, the recipient of a quick peck on the forehead. Her third-grader, Asia Barnett, somehow had escaped. Tianne Barnett set...
Date: 09/02/10 | Local News

Judge rules against Trafton supporters
ARLINGTON -- Parents suing to keep their children at Trafton Elementary School lost their bid Wednesday for an injunction to reopen the building by the first day of school. The parent group's attorney, Bridget Bourgette Shaw, argued that Trafton...
Date: 09/02/10 | Local News

Front Porch
Kids rule at the fair When isn't it kids day at the fair? Well, today is an extra special day for young people at the Evergreen State Fair, with entertainment and activities for children and families all day at the Courtyard Stage. Best of...
Date: 09/02/10 | Local News

Koster tops Rep. Larsen in U.S. House primary race
EVERETT -- It happened again Wednesday. Republican John Koster of Arlington bested Democrat Rick Larsen of Everett in a primary election for a seat in Congress. Koster was the top vote-getter in the race for the 2nd Congressional District with...
Date: 09/02/10 | Local News

Americans remain nervous about jobs
Americans remain nervous about their job security and the strength of the economy, according to a survey by SnagAJob.com. Worries about jobs are pervasive: 35 percent of those polled this summer said they felt...
Date: 09/02/10 | Business



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