Like many people across America, I took a break last week from yard work, cookouts, and visiting with family and friends to attend a Memorial Day ceremony. About 70 people participated in the …

Mary Lou Morrow spoke her mind. The late school teacher had an opinion about pretty much everything that was on the City Council agenda. And she didn’t hesitate to share it. In fact, …

I saw him standing smack dab in the middle of the intersection next to my house when I drove home for lunch. Seemingly unafraid. It was like Gary Cooper waiting to take on my neighbor, not with …

Andy Warhol’s “Campbell Soup Cans” series originally sold for around $1,000 each in 1962. In 2006, one of them sold for $11.8 million. In 1964, the pop artist sold his first …

Sometimes tragedy is just too painful, too large to absorb. The disastrous California wildfires that wiped out whole neighborhoods a few weeks ago got me to thinking about the increasing dangers we …

Back in the 19th century, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” — the more things change, the more they …

I believe in gremlins. Don’t go away; let me explain. Thanks to science, we know that we humans have limited abilities to experience all that surrounds us. We learned about the …

We’ve all seen them. They’re standing at the end of freeway offramps or parking lot exits, usually with a handmade sign on cardboard that reads something like “Homeless. Please …

When my grandsons play games together, there are sometimes cries of “That’s not fair!” When I play with them, I can understand their complaints about each other, as they tend to …

People of a certain age, and movie buffs, may recall a pivotal scene in the epic “2001 – A Space Odyssey,” when a tribe of primitive humans stumbled upon a towering, gleaming, …

Many people move to towns like Mukilteo, Edmonds, and Mill Creek because they like the small-town “feel,” and want to raise their kids or retire in a safe place that has a strong sense …

I have a Black friend. Actually, we’ve known each other for several years, so it feels more natural to say I have a friend, Kelvin, who happens to be Black. Our skin color is only an …

Editor’s note: Beacon Publishing President Paul Archipley wrote the following column for the Mukilteo Beacon with his hometown of Mukilteo in mind. But many of the points he makes could just as …

Happy New Year! I write those words with some trepidation. After all, when the annual calendar switches over, many of us are happy to see the termination of the passing year and look forward to a …

My wife wants to buy a gun. She isn't a Second Amendment defender or supporter of gun rights organizations. She's not interested in hunting or target shooting or some other recreational …