Scraps of paper and Post-it notes, cartoons and printed images, and jokes and quotations are strewn about my office, not to mention in notes files on my phone and saved to random files on my laptop. …

Low scores in the Mukilteo School District I read your article with interest about the rise in Mukilteo School District student test scores.  I usually hear about student scores that …

Our response to the crisis of drug addiction should be focused on a clear objective: helping people escape addiction and move toward treatment and recovery. Unfortunately, too much of what is called …

You may have heard about the City receiving a $2 million grant for the Japanese Gulch Creek Daylighting & Estuary Project (JG Daylighting Project). Japanese Gulch Creek currently reaches Puget …

On Sept. 11, I had the privilege of participating in a special program at Everett Civic Auditorium honoring the lives we lost 25 years ago. Sept. 11 is always a somber day. One that asks us to …

New federal requirements are coming to Apple Health for some people. We break down what enrollees need to know to be prepared – and to stay covered. Federal legislation. New rules. Work …

Hello friends! Today, wars around the world are the very worst we've seen since World War II. "These are the times that try men's souls."   All very horrific and very existential. I …

Please continue the discussion about expanding permits for STRs in residential areas. We attended the meeting last night (Sept. 14) with a lot of support for residential STR's. There were some …

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m planning to move later this year to be closer to my youngest son and his family. I’ve lived in the same state for decades, so I’m a little nervous about how this might …

Attending college in D.C., on a very politically active campus just northwest of the heart of American politics, it’s not uncommon for the moment’s hot-button issues to bleed into my school days. …

Dear editor, As a now retired physician allergist and asthma specialist, protecting our communities from climate change related extreme weather is important to me because I have seen the ill effects …

For children ages 5 through 17, September may be the most important month of the school year. It is a time to reestablish routines, refocus on learning, and build habits that support success …

It’s an unseen epidemic. Many older adults have a secret that leaves them feeling deeply ashamed: They have been scammed. It might be a phone call from a fake "grandchild" in trouble. It could be a …

On Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., the City Council will hold the final public hearing on rezoning our Central Waterfront Park from Open Space to Waterfront Mixed Use, clearing the way for commercial development …

Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.” It is a testament of awe and gratitude to God for the complexity and …

I used to dread fall, the October clean-up, the fading blooms, the way everything suddenly looked empty. A far cry from the fullness and color of summer. The garden goes …