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City pay cuts?; Rick Steves' plan; wear those face masks | Letters to the Editor
Mayor, staff should take pay cuts to be role models I'm a 40-year Edmonds resident and currently serving on an Edmonds city board. After reading your last edition, I saw that the... — Updated 5/21/2020
Missing ECA; new mural?; and doggie doo | Letters to the Editor
Can't wait to return to Edmonds Center for the Arts Re: "We're leaving the light on for you," Guest View, April 16: Thanks for embodying the Edmonds community spirit. We look forwar... — Updated 5/7/2020
Rituals; park issue | Letters to the Editor
A new ritual for Edmonds? The coronavirus episode has left many yearning for social interaction. Social distancing was meant to create physical separation, and it seems to be... — Updated 4/16/2020
Are park signs discriminatory? | Letter to the Editor
I know we have weighty issues in today's virus environment, and I thank Edmonds and Snohomish County for its valiant efforts to keep us safe and informed. While I applaud the... — Updated 4/14/2020
A new ritual for Edmonds? | Letter to the Editor
The coronavirus episode has left many yearning for social interaction. Social distancing was meant to create physical separation, and it seems to be working, at least in the state... — Updated 4/8/2020
Where my coronavirus payment is going | Letter to the Editor
Social isolation provides time to think and read of the plight of others much less fortunate. There are many items I could spend $1,200 on, but none that I NEED. How this money,... — Updated 4/5/2020
A beautiful plaza; caring neighbors | Letters to the Editor
Have you seen the new planting at Hazel Miller Plaza?... — Updated 3/13/2020
Accessory dwelling units; taxes are too high | Letters to the Editor
Editor's note: What follows is a letter to the editor from Edmonds resident Michelle Dotsch and a response from Reps. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds) and Marko Liias (D-Lynnwood), both... — Updated 2/27/2020
Message to the mayor | Letter to the Editor
Mayor: New police chief is near at hand This is actually an open letter to our new mayor. Mayor Nelson: I followed your campaign and you seem to be an honest, hard-working man who... — Updated 2/20/2020
Something smelly; invisibility cloak | Letters to the Editor
Something smells So let me get this straight. Over a half a million of my tax dollars are being given to someone with a "fragrance disability"? ("Fragrance claim: City pays $510K... — Updated 2/13/2020
Transparency, schools, and sex ed | Letters to the Editor
Hey, Edmonds: Play 'transparency' The City's Housing Survey is online. With today's technology, what information is being collected behind the scenes? If you take the City of... — Updated 2/6/2020
Save the Beacon!; School District bond and levy | Letters to the Editor
PCC make wrong call on free publications It has recently come to my attention that our local "community" supermarket, PCC Edmonds, has chosen to stop carrying our community... — Updated 1/30/2020
School bond; support local businesses | Letters to the Editor
Vote no on School District bond and levy Over the next few days, every householder in the Edmonds School District will receive a ballot for an Edmonds School District bond and levy... — Updated 1/23/2020
Facebook 'likes'; happy trails | Letters to the Editor
An unwise "like" on Facebook? Is a fair process too much to hope for when filling the vacant council position? It is disconcerting that Council President Adrienne Fraley-Monillas "l... — Updated 1/16/2020
Foodie bona fides, councilmember selection | Letters to the Editor
Are all Edmonds restaurants deserving of praise? Several points of inquiry: I've read Maria Montalvo's column numerous times, including the Dec. 26 issue ("Korean barbecue:... — Updated 1/9/2020
Possible solution to railroad hazard? | Letters to the Editor
Several people who have turned left from Railroad Avenue to what they thought would be Sunset Avenue, or the reverse, ended up on the tracks. Given the depth of the rail ties from... — Updated 1/2/2020
Why is the Beacon in Mukilteo?; praise for Earling, Compaan | Letters to the Editor
A brief history of geography A friend who lives in Edmonds recently enclosed your 12-page Dec. 5 edition inside a box of Christmas gifts. It may have only been 12 pages LONG, but I... — Updated 12/30/2019
Councilmember comments on attorney contract | Letters to the Editor
Why I voted for the renewal of Lighthouse The Lighthouse Law Group has represented the City's legal affairs for the past nine years. Many citizens thanked me for keeping Lighthouse... — Updated 12/19/2019
Update on 2nd and Main; thanks to elected leaders | Letters to the Editor
An update on Graphite construction Two years ago, Mary Olsen and I announced the addition of a new art facility at the corner of Second Avenue South and Main Street in downtown... — Updated 12/12/2019
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... — Updated 12/5/2019
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... — Updated 11/26/2019
