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Feel-good story, something positive, something negative | Letters to the Editor
Heading to the bread pop-up Re: "From scratch: Meadowdale graduate finds his niche with baking bread," Nov. 26: This is such a great, feel-good story. I'm looking forward to visiting the Perrinville...
What's next, Edmonds?; More on George Brackett | Letters to the Editor
City is overreaching My mother-in-law (the City) recently passed ban on single-use plastic containers and is appealing a safe gun storage ruling. Although I agree the people should not use single-use...
Arborist, post-election letters, time to act | Letters to the Editor
Edmonds needs a full-time arborist The Edmonds city trees, on our streets and in our beautiful parks, are not receiving adequate care. We have very small, dedicated staff to attend to them, which...
Ruts, rants, election question | Letters to the Editor
Ugly ruts strike again Once or twice every year, someone who is to immature to have a driver's license tears up the lawn near the Welcome to Edmonds sign as you enter our fair city on Fifth Avenue....
Steve Bell, Hutt Park, a special grandma | Letters to the Editor
Sharing an interest with Steve Bell I was very sad to see your article that Steve Bell has died ("Goodbye, yellow van man," Oct. 31). I had gotten to know him a little when I was walking more. We...
Election, Puget Sound, QFC and more | Letters to the Editor
Cash back: My 50 cents worth I was just shopping at the QFC in Edmonds, and was surprised to learn that the store has started charging 50 cents when you ask for cash back with your debit card...
The 2019 general election | Letters to the Editor
New source of revenue for the Beacon? Given the length of several letters in recent issues of the Beacon, perhaps they should be moved to a "guest editorial" or "guest opinion" section? Or ... you cou...
Councilmember writes; community group responds | Letter to the Editor
Editor's note: Edmonds City Councilmember Adrienne Fraley-Monillas has submitted the following editorial supporting a particular candidate for mayor. She also writes about a local group called EGG...
We get election letters | Letters to the Editor
Where is the real intolerance? The article in the Oct. 3 Edmonds Beacon about the controversy at King's Schools "Our humanity is intertwined") was well-written and for the most part presented both...
Election endorsements, CRISTA, bike lanes | Letters to the Editor
Editor's note: The following letter, which ran last week, had an incorrect headline. Because of that, we are running it again, in addition to the response to the letter. The Beacon apologizes for the...
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Election endorsements; question on Premera | Letters to the Editor
Former electeds agree: Mike Nelson not best choice for mayor As former elected mayors and councilmembers of Edmonds, we are concerned about the information surrounding one of the candidates for...
An election season reminder
With election season here, we want readers to be aware of some guidelines for publishing letters to the editor. We will allow for @#one#@ letter endorsing a single candidate through the election. We will not publish multiple letters from a single...
Airplane noise over Edmonds mostly from Sea-Tac | Letters to the Editor
In response to Letters to the Editor Sept. 5, "Do you hear what I hear?" and Sept. 12, "Paine Field a plus for Edmonds," it turns out that the increased aircraft noise over Edmonds is mostly due to Sea-Tac activity! If you check out the free website...
Hooray for Paine Field; political bubble | Letters to the Editor
Paine Field a plus for Edmonds In response to the Beacon reader complaining about increased air traffic over Edmonds because of Paine Field. (“Do you hear what I hear?” Letters to the Editor, Sept. 5): I give Paine Field a great big PLUS. It is a...
Courteous Edmonds drivers | Letters to the Editor
Courteous drivers in Edmonds My wife and I have enjoyed spending the Labor Day weekend with her mother in the great city of Edmonds. You have a wonderful community. We had occasion to walk from the house to the downtown area and the ferry dock...
Police Beat, thanks, tree trim | Letters to the Editor
Some schools go without booster programs Thank you for the recent article, “Booster clubs help support athletes, teams,” by David Pan (Aug. 22). Sports booster clubs provide much needed support to our local high school athletic programs. Studies...
