Mindfulness: Mindful Speech
On February 1, 1884: The first portion, or fascicle, of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language, was published. Plans for the dictionary began in 1857 when members of London’s Philological Society felt an error free dictionary covering all vocabulary from the Anglo-Saxon period (1150 A.D.) […]
Retail cannabis store to be built near church daycare
LYNNWOOD, Wash., February 7, 2022 – A new recreational cannabis store, Motorplace CUP, is planned to be built at Motor PL and 164th ST SW in Lynnwood, just a few hundred feet from Mill Creek Foursquare Church, which operates as a daycare, raising concerns from residents that its location may be a violation of Washington […]
Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine selected as Community Transit board chair
Snohomish County, Wash., February 6, 2022 – Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine was selected by his peers last week to serve as chair of the Community Transit Board of Directors for 2022. He has lived in Mukilteo for more than 25 years and has served on the Mukilteo City Council and as mayor. “I am excited […]
Upcoming Feb 7 Mukilteo City Council Meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., February 5, 2022 – The Mukilteo City Council will hold a REGULAR BUSINESS Meeting on Monday, February 7, 2022, starting at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held VIRTUALLY only. To ensure our meetings are accessible and provide participation for the public who wish to participate virtually, the live feed of the council meeting will be available on […]
Jason Moon selected to fill Mukilteo CC’s 7th position
MUKILTEO, Wash., February 3, 2022 – For its January 31, 2022, Special Meeting, Mukilteo’s City Council conducted the last part of its interview process to fill its vacant position. Ultimately, the council unanimously selected Jason Moon to fill the vacant position. During its Jan 18 Special Meeting, the council heard five-minute statements from 8 vacancy […]
Freedom Convoy protests at Canadian capital
OTTAWA, Can., February 1, 2022 – Canadian truck drivers formed an 11,000 truck, 43-mile-long “Freedom Convoy,” January 23, to protest the Canadian government’s mandates requiring cross-border truckers be fully vaccinated. The convoy began in the country’s Western-most province, British Columbia, and made its way to Ottawa, the country’s capital, where a demonstration began on January […]
Snohomish County recognizes February Black History Month
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., February 1, 2022 – Yesterday at its REGULAR ADMNISTRATIVE SESSION, the Snohomish County Council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month in Snohomish County. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Jared Mead and seconded by Councilman Nate Nehring. Resolution WHEREAS, in 1926, Black historian, author, journalist and founder […]
The FDA accepts legal aid from Pfizer and delays releasing licensure pages till May
As the Lynnwood Times reported previously, Federal Judge Mark T. Pittman of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to accelerate the release of an estimated 451,000 pages of material related to the licensing of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on January 6, 2022. The FDA must […]
New CDC Data supports natural immunity against COVID-19
New data released from the Center for Disease Control reignites the formerly dismissed debate about natural immunity against COVID-19. Though the data indicate that prior infections provided greater immunity than vaccines alone, the CDC maintains that vaccination is the safest strategy against COVID-19. The CDC’s Data In the first month of 2022, nearly two years […]
Mukilteo removes ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from curriculum
On January 24, Mukilteo School District board members voted to remove “To Kill a Mockingbird” from the district’s ninth-grade English curriculum. The book was reviewed by a committee after Kamiak High School received a complaint from a community member who cited the novel’s repeated use of the “n-word” and claimed the book promotes “white saviorhood.” […]
