Upcoming Mukilteo City Council meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., October 4, 2021 – For its 7 p.m. Monday, October 4 REGULAR MEETING the Mukilteo City Council will discuss and/or vote on the following items: Council Regular Meeting of September 20, 2021 and Special Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2021 (AB21-01) Payment Vouchers $944,424.28 (AB21-02) 60th Ave W Drainage Repairs Contracts Award Approval […]
Facebook nationwide outage
UPDATES 3:32 p.m. October 4, 2021: Facebook platform is back up and running 3:22 p.m. October 4, 2021: Today Facebook loses $47 billion in market capitalization 1:14 p.m. October 4, 2021: Added possible cause of outage 9:43 a.m. October 4, 2021: Added official statement by Facebook LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 4, 2021 – If you woke […]
October is the month to begin “Winterizing!”
I like October not only for its unique beauty here in the great Salish region, but also because it encourages me to prepare and make the best of the next 4 months – my least favorite time of the year. During the remainder of this year, we’ll use Winterizing as our overarching theme: FERTILIZING – INSULATING […]
Vaccine billionaires: COVID emerging as a $100 billion-plus business
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 3, 2021 – From the same pandemic that sent the jobless rate to 20.2% in Snohomish County last year and near record high unemployment nationally causing millions to leave the work force, arose nine new billionaires after shares in companies producing vaccines soared. The nine new billionaires collectively are worth $19.3 billion, […]
Sound Transit’s Grand Opening of three new Light Rail Link stations
Seattle and Southern Snohomish County residents celebrated the new light rail Northgate, Roosevelt, and U-District stations. Sound Transit celebrated the grand opening of three new rail link stations and a pedestrian bridge Saturday, October 2nd in Northern Seattle. From north to south, the rail links are called the Northgate, Roosevelt, and U-District stations. The new […]
2021 Greater Lake Stevens Chamber Candidate Forum
Update 8:43 a.m. October 5: City Council candidate Jessica Wadhams clarified her response to the Lynnwood Times to question asked in the forum, “If elected, would you support or repeal the ordinance banning safe injection sites in the city?” Although she is in full support of making sure residents have the mental health support of […]
Your October 2021 horoscope
Welcome to your October 2021 horoscope by Tony White! If you’ve survived the “Mercury retrograde” period so far and feel that your equipment, communications, contractual arrangements and travel plans may still be under threat, then you’ll be happy to know that Mercury finally turns “Direct” on the 18th of this month. But be cautious, as […]
Spruce Elementary teacher receives global recognition
While teaching students to read and write, Jennie Warmouth inspires them to think critically and develop empathy. Jennie Warmouth, a second grade teacher at Spruce Elementary, is one of the 50 finalists in a global teacher contest. Warmouth’s ability to make standardized curricula personally applicable for her students makes her an outstanding educator. The contest […]
Lynnwood Council recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Lynnwood, Wash., September 30, 2021 – The City of Lynnwood recognized October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in a proclamation during their September 27 meeting. The third week of October was also declared YWCA Week Without Violence. According to the proclamation, one in three women and one in four men have been victims of […]
Mill Creek votes against resolution prohibiting vax mandate for city employees
MILL CREEK, Wash., September 30, 2021 – Following an emotionally fueled discussion, Councilman Vincent Cavaleri’s resolution to prohibit mandatory vaccination for the City of Mill Creek employees ultimately did not pass at Tuesday’s city council meeting on September 28. To view the resolution in its entirety, click here. “Every employee has the right to come […]
