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Herald Editorial Board

• Bob Bolerjack,
Opinion Editor

bolerjack@heraldnet.com

• Carol MacPherson,
Editorial Writer

cmacpherson@
heraldnet.com

• Allen Funk,
Herald Publisher

funk@heraldnet.com

• Kim Heltne,
Assistant to the Publisher

heltne@heraldnet.com

Send letters to the editor by e-mail to letters@heraldnet.com, by fax to 425-339-3458 or mail to The Herald - Letters, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.


WEEK IN REVIEW

Friday

•	Photos released of Lynnwood smash-and-grab susp...
•	Acrobat injured during circus' opening night in...
•	Speech excites local Republicans

Thursday

•	New Glacier Peak High School dubbed 'pretty rad'
•	Grim task of investigating Skagit County killings
•	County Council says it was denied access to budget

Wednesday

•	On the Kitty Hawk's last watch
•	Reardon keeping budget secret, some county lead...
•	Barista flasher charged with exposure; claims r...

Tuesday

•	Streets around Lake Stevens risky
•	Mukilteo couple to watch astronaut son blast off
•	Windows broken at Lynnwood parking lot

Monday

•	Fair's been quite a ride
•	Local delegates ready for GOP convention
•	Initiative targets illegal immigrants

Sunday

•	Everett lives in Scoop Jackson's shadow
•	On this weekend 40 years ago, Sultan really rocked
•	Bank records studied in Christian school sex case

Saturday
•	McCain's VP pick exciting to conservatives
•	Bothell road project will let colleges grow
•	Deputy is found not at fault in chase death

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Opinion Columnists

David Broder
• Public's verdict on Palin still to come  September 3
• McCain makes a risky play for 'change' voters  September 1
• Obama's ordinary speech caps a week of oversights  August 31
• Democrats' glass ceiling has been shattered forever  August 28
• Obama gets straight-talker, blue-collar roots in Biden  August 26

Richard S. Davis
• Top two primary limits voices, leaves fewer choices  August 27
• Business world doesn't lend itself to easy rankings  August 13
• Oppose a political view, but don't try to suppress it  July 30

Ellen Goodman
• Sarah Palin: A Bridge to Nowhere  September 3
• Hillary's crucial curtain call  August 28
• The annual Equal Rites Awards  August 24
• How was McCain's judgment before we went to war?  July 24

Froma Harrop
• Blue Dogs have their day  September 4
• Hillary can't fix what her party broke  August 28
• Parties afraid to face population explosion  August 27
• Even health care can be outsourced these days  August 24
• It's no longer just about Hillary  August 19

Rick Horowitz
• A star is made  September 5
• Sometimes there is no larger meaning  August 10
• Oh, and the president has a great personality, too  August 3

David Ignatius
• McCain, Obama on foreign policy: tough vs. measured  September 4
• McCain should study French formula for success  August 31
• New opportunity may be arising in Middle East  August 28
• Can Obama stay above the partisan fray?  August 24
• McCain pointed Georgia in a dangerous direction  August 20

Charles Krauthammer
• Does Palin have the magic to obscure a thin resume?  September 5
• Do any Democrats know the man they nominated?  August 29
• NATO's big flinch imperils Eastern Europe's future  August 22
• Democrats falsely frame energy debate as either/or  August 8
• Maliki, seeking a pliant America, endorses Obama  July 25

Eugene Robinson
• GOP's biographical platform  September 5
• McCain's misguided gambit  September 2
• A moment worth pausing for  August 29
• The mysterious Mr. McCain  August 22
• Summer's stark reminder: it's still a complicated world  August 19

Debra Saunders
• Sarah Palin strikes back  September 5
• The Palin pile-on  September 4
• The RNC's unconvention  September 3
• Palin is a made-to-order candidate for conservatives  August 31
• Democrats talkin' like the GOP  August 29

Larry Simoneaux
• It's not about the alcohol, it's about accountability  September 1
• Life's simplest pleasures ought to remain that way  August 25
• Safe hunters aren't born, they're trained by adults  August 18
• Once a hunter pulls that trigger, there's no do-over  August 11
• One adventure you won't see on Discovery Channel  August 4

David Sirota
• Progress was made despite the trappings  August 31
• Overselling the presidency's importance hurts democracy  August 24
• If Obama chooses Bayh, he may kiss his bid bye-bye  August 17
• A funny thing happened on the way to Denver  August 10
• Fearful Americans seek sanity from the silver screen  August 3

Marilyn Watkins
• Bush years have taken a heavy toll on most families  September 3
• Getting to gender equity requires valuing families  August 20
• Direct part of oil windfall to where it's truly needed  August 6

George Will
• Experience isn't all that matters, but it does matter  September 3
• California's post-partisan disaster  August 31
• Can Obama be specific and credible tonight?  August 28
• If allowed to, 'no excuses' schools will flourish  August 21
• McCain should seize opening, without a smile  August 17

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3.	Acrobat injured during circus' opening night in Everett

4.	An upside to Husky losses

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6.	Boeing Machinists to go on strike at midnight

7.	Photos released of Lynnwood smash-and-grab suspects

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•	Minimalist food bars have local flavor

•	E-W aims for fifth straight league title

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