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Just who does Walkable Main Street benefit? | Guest View
Editor's note: The following was sent to Mayor Nelson and councilmembers in response to the Tuesday, April 6, council discussion regarding Walkable Main Street. It has been edited... — Updated 4/15/2021
Vivian Olson responds to Sherman Pruitt story | Letter to the Editor
While I appreciate you offering a platform for Chief Pruitt's story ("Sherman Pruitt speaks out about his experience," April 1), I ask that you correct factual errors in the resulti... — Updated 4/8/2021
Police chief hiring process flawed; executive session denied | Guest View
Thank you, Edmonds Beacon, for publishing Chief Sherman Pruitt's article describing his perspectives regarding Edmonds Police Chief hiring process. Unfortunately, this process was f... — Updated 4/8/2021
Down the drain and into Puget Sound | Greener Edmonds
Edmonds storm drains move water from our streets, yards, parks, and rooftops. The system starts with grates in the roads and ends in Puget Sound. Unlike the sewer system, storm... — Updated 4/1/2021
'I don't want to have to worry about my grandma' | Guest View
Soon Chung Park. Hyun Jung Grant. Suncha Kim. Yong Ae Yue. Xiaojie Tan. Daoyou Feng. Delaina Ashley Yaun. Paul Andre Michels. I plead to you that you learn to say their names correc... — Updated 3/26/2021
Hate in America: Where is the logic? | Guest View
For as long as I can remember, I have witnessed hate. As a young person, experienced it. Hate against other human beings because of the color of their skin, because of their... — Updated 3/24/2021
Cervical cancer doesn't care what country you're from | Guest View
Editor's note: Dr. Emma Grabinski is with Swedish Medical Center, which has a campus in Edmonds. Many women I see as a gynecologist in Seattle are not originally from the United... — Updated 3/18/2021
Affordable housing for Edmonds – the real story | Guest View
The future of Edmonds is up to all of us! Our neighbors should be our police, firefighters, teachers, nurses, and all who make Edmonds a real city. Our seniors should be able to... — Updated 3/18/2021
Elected leaders: Consider wheelchair transportation needs | Guest View
I live in Edmonds and use a motorized wheelchair. I rely on public transit because that's the only way I can travel with my wheelchair – it's too big to fit in my car. I like to... — Updated 3/4/2021
Answers needed on removal of 175 trees at Point Edwards | Guest View
As a citizen and member of Save Our Marsh who appreciates all aspects of nature, I carefully read the proposal and studied the maps for the petition by the Point Edwards Homeowners... — Updated 3/4/2021
The link between cannabis concentrates and psychosis | Guest View
In 2012, Washington voters approved Initiative 502, legalizing cannabis. Back then, the black market was dominated by dried cannabis flower, with a potency of approximately 10%.... — Updated 2/18/2021
Podcasting the pandemic | Guest View
The pandemic has changed our lives in many ways. The biggest change for me was postponing my plans as to kayak the Mekong River in Southeast Asia through Laos, Cambodia, and... — Updated 2/4/2021
Good news for Woodway regarding proposed development | Guest View
I'm on the Town of Woodway planning commission. Point Wells is a 60-acre waterfront site next to Woodway and Richmond Beach currently used for oil storage and an asphalt batch plant... — Updated 2/4/2021
Difficult emotions – what to do with them | Guest View
Jan. 11 marked the one-year anniversary of the first death from COVID-19 reported by China and the unprecedented change that was about to occur throughout the world. Over the last... — Updated 1/28/2021
'I'm not about to fill my bong with Trump-loyalist tears' | Guest View
Jan. 20, 2021, was quite a day. It was a bad day for Jim Crow, billionaire heirs, the coronavirus, and carnage in general. It was a good day for polar bears, civil liberties, my Eur... — Updated 1/28/2021
Consider donating stimulus check to help others | Guest View
Right about now, most of us are getting $600 or more from the government. We didn't ask for it, and many of us don't really need it. You may have thought that it should have gone... — Updated 1/21/2021
Reflecting on 5 years with the Edmonds Diversity Commission | Guest View
As the last founding member of the Edmonds Diversity Commission, stepping down now after five years of service, I would like to offer some history and observations of the... — Updated 1/21/2021
Chief Lawless: 'It was not mean to be' | Guest View
To the Edmonds Community: The time has come for us all to look towards what is next for the Edmonds Police Department and move forward. The mayor will be conducting a national... — Updated 1/21/2021
Edmonds governmental functionality in 2020 | Guest View
There's been so much that has gone on in Edmonds this past year that it's hard to know where to start. For the record, at one time or another, I've supported all currently elected c... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story
'This was an insurrection fueled by a desperate man' | Guest View
Confederate flags were carried through the halls of Congress this week – not even during the Civil War did that racist flag reach the Capitol. A small memorial to the late... — Updated 1/14/2021
The case against Sheriff Adam Fortney | Guest View
Editor’s note: The Beacon contacted Sheriff Adam Fortney for comment on this opinion piece, but he declined to comment in detail, only saying it was “political diatribe that’s not getting traction” and that the first... — Updated 1/8/2021
Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds returns to its roots | Guest View
ACE (Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds) is a nonpartisan citizen group providing support and resources for bringing issues of concern before elected officials in the city of Edmonds.... — Updated 1/8/2021
City Council: A year in review
What a year 2020 has been, starting right after the first of the year with four new councilmembers and a new mayor. With that, the mayor broke a tie during the council president... — Updated 12/31/2020
A caged crèche to honor migrant families | Guest View
"And in the little towns pity for the sodden men changed to anger, and anger at the hungry people changed to fear of them. Then sheriffs swore in deputies in droves, and orders were... — Updated 12/24/2020
Workers raise concerns about safety and fair pay at PCC
When you work and shop at a place like PCC you have higher expectations than at a national chain store. We are the Puget Consumer Cooperative – or PCC Community Markets – as we... — Updated 12/24/2020
