‘Riff-raff’ at the Port of Edmonds marina? The Port of Edmonds sets aside just 15 of its 650 slips (about 2%) for liveaboards. Although these slips cost significantly less than a one-bedroom …

Democracy: Participation is the answer Many of us are wondering how we can truly express the unease we feel about the direction our country is heading. In a democracy, the answer begins with …

Why I fly the flag upside-down My business, ARTspot, has been displaying a U.S. flag with the union down for most of the past year. I’m honestly shocked at the response given by some members …

Thanks for tough questions on Lynnwood’s WWTP Sincere thanks to the Edmonds council members who asked the City of Lynnwood tough questions during their March 3 presentation to the City of …

Taxes: Just trying to hang on in Edmonds I hopefully speak for many of us seniors in the same situation. After the Prop 1 (levy lid lift ) was soundly voted down, mainly due to the $14.5 million …

Charming Churchill story was fiction The Feb. 12th Off Kilter column had a charming story about Sir Fleming and Winston Churchill and their fathers. Unfortunately, that is just what it was, a …

Lynnwood buying Edmonds property near treatment plant Mayor Rosen, councilmembers, and fellow residents: As you have heard, there is growing community concern regarding the lack of …

Annexation by vibes is not a policy Reading the recent coverage about renewed talks to annex Esperance, I’m looking at this not as an Esperance resident, but as someone who already lives in …

Future 42 and Edmonds I found a card from Future 42 in my mail today. I hadn't heard of the group before. After I looked at the information on the card, I looked for information about the group …

How to get more money for Edmonds More red-light-running fines More stop-sign-running fines More failed-turn-signal fines More speeding fines (Edmonds Way) Make Main …

Praise for student representative I've been in Edmonds for 40 years, and I have never seen such a hard-working student representative. You all should be honored that she is within your midst. As …

No censoring I especially want to thank the Edmonds Beacon for the Jan. 8 edition. You covered a lot of interesting and important topics without apparently censoring opinions. Your conscientious …

Get Flock out of town We must stop using Flock cameras immediately. There are huge personal privacy concerns with the use of Flock.  (Reference material: tinyurl.com/53prteme). I …

Voters are tapped out on taxes I urge councilmembers to step away for now from any further discussion of a levy lid lift. Why? Public trust. Trying to shepherd ahead a lid lift at this juncture …

Lynnwood has them, for God’s sake. What about Edmonds? I recently moved to Edmonds and was very surprised to learn that there are no Community Transit Zip Cars in Edmonds. I …

The Beacon is publishing this letter about the Lynnwood Wastewater Treatment Plant in full. It has been slightly edited. The writer is a former municipal court judge for Edmonds and Lynnwood. …

Respect the will of the people on taxes The City needs to get its affairs in order and stop the "tax and spend" lazy solution to fixing problems. Gain the residents' trust in your ability to …

Urgency needed on Perrinville Creek This is a very good overview of the compound problem contributing to this issue (“Perrinville Creek: Edmonds accused of skirting its obligations,” …

Cultural Access tax is government grab It is difficult for many members of our community to stay up on all the issues. It is incumbent upon City Council to stay up on the pulse of the …

Thanks for article and community support Thank you for such a lovely article about me and my business, MaJe Gallery, upon the celebration of our 25th year ( “From art to apparel: How …