Seattle Times columnist resigns over paper not publishing pieces challenging newsroom narratives
SEATTLE—Longtime sports columnist Matt Calkins resigned from The Seattle Times on Thursday after 11 years, saying the newspaper declined to publish a column he wrote presenting the views of two female student-athletes opposed to competing against biological males. “The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two […]
Pallet shelters available for interested organizations
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Snohomish County has 20 Pallet PBC shelters available immediately. All units were purchased in 2023, are 64 square feet, lightly used, and are currently stored indoors, disassembled and ready for transport. Eligible recipients include nonprofit, governmental, and tribal entities in Washington State. Recipients must have experience operating shelters and have access to property equipped with the necessary infrastructure (e.g. flat land, electricity, access to restroom facilities, etc.) to support the […]
Everett Mayor assures ‘absolutely no reduction’ in paratransit service in Community Transit merger talks
EVERETT—Mayor Cassie Franklin shared with roughly 100 residents on Tuesday who packed the Banquet Room of the Walter Hall Golf Course for a public open house to learn more about the process and potential impacts on the potential acquisition of Everett Transit by Community Transit, that there will be “absolutely no reduction in paratransit service.” […]
Snohomish County Data Center Moratorium hearing set for August 19
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 19, on an emergency moratorium it adopted unanimously on June 24 that pauses new data center development in unincorporated areas of the county—meeting information at end of article. Emergency Ordinance 26-026 places a six-month hold on the filing, acceptance, processing or […]
DNC approves resolution to abolish ICE, Republicans call it ‘political suicide’
AUSTIN, Texas — The Democratic National Committee approved a nonbinding resolution on Saturday, August 15, urging all Democratic members of Congress to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The full DNC membership passed the measure, known as Resolution 27, by unanimous voice vote. It advanced two days earlier from the Resolutions Committee by a 25-12 […]
Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate at Summer Networking 2026
EVERETT—Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) and the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce invite you to join us for the 2026 Summer Networking event, presented by The Boeing Company—an evening of connection, conversation, and community at the beautiful Feather Ballroom! Each year, EASC partners with a local chamber to co-host this signature summer gathering, bringing together business leaders, community partners, and professionals […]
Letter-to-Editor: Sewer rates are rising. Has Lynnwood studied all the options?
Lynnwood and Edmonds both need good wastewater treatment. This is not the question. The question is whether the public is seeing the choices before the money is already spent. The Lynnwood wastewater treatment plant expansion is now estimated at about $330 million. The plant is owned by Lynnwood, but it sits at Brown’s Bay, surrounded […]
Free Speech on trial: Why the Brandi Kruse investigation threatens more than one podcast
[COMMENTARY]—A potential showdown is unfolding: Does independent political speech in the digital age still receive the same constitutional protection long afforded to traditional media? The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) on August 12, has opened a formal investigation into Let’s Go Washington and, by extension, independent commentator Brandi Kruse over a complaint filed by Washingtonians for […]
Democrat House candidate accused of refusing breathalyzer, charged with DUI
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street] — Authorities charged a Washington state House candidate Thursday with impaired driving that resulted in a five-car crash in Tacoma earlier in the week. Krista Perez, 40, is accused of driving her pickup truck into a parked car, causing a chain reaction that left three other cars damaged in the 3700 block of […]
Democrat lawmaker Tarra Simmons hit with $15K fine in ethics case
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield] — Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons was fined $15,000 on Friday by a state ethics panel for improperly using her position to steer public funds to a nonprofit where she worked and trying to retaliate against the person who initiated the investigation against her. The Legislative Ethics Board concluded the Bremerton Democrat […]
