Op-Ed: Will District 3 PCOs break the cycle of institutional racism?
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., September 9, 2022—A county council seat vacated by Stephanie Wright two weeks ago who accepted an Executive Policy Officer position within Executive Dave Somers’ staff, has seven hopefuls vying for the position. However, after Wednesday’s unorthodox endorsement vote by 32nd Legislative District Democratic Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) of three white candidates over […]
Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office report for August
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., September 9, 2022—The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office performed 21 autopsies for the month of August – 10 deaths were vehicular related, 7 were gunshot related, 2 involved blunt force, a fire related death and one cause of death is still pending. Below are the community members we lost. August 30th, 2022 […]
Firefighters to host 9/11 Memorial Ceremony in Edmonds
The public is invited to attend a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony in Edmonds hosted by South County Union Firefighters Local 1828 on Sept. 11 to remember and honor the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. The ceremony will begin at 9:11 a.m., in front of the 9/11 Memorial in Fallen Firefighter Memorial Park at Downtown Edmonds […]
Citizen Action Defense Fund announces Jackson Maynard as Executive Director
OLYMPIA, Wash., September 9, 2022—The Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF) announced that Olympia attorney Jackson Maynard will serve as its Executive Director. CADF is an independent, nonprofit organization based in Washington state that is a grantee of Project 42, a 501c4 organization also based in Washington that is building out the free market infrastructure in […]
28 CASA volunteers honored with President’s Volunteer Service Award
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., September 9, 2022—For their advocacy work last year, twenty-eight Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers were honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) on August 22. The PVSA recognizes the nation’s most outstanding volunteers for contributing significant amounts of time to the organizations they support. “Every child deserves a hero in […]
LTE: Vote our values in support of Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby
My name is Dr. Paul A. Stoot, Sr, and I am the Executive Director for Rise Up Academy and the Senior Pastor for Greater Trinity Church in Everett, Washington. I am writing this letter in support of Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby for the Democratic Precinct Officer nomination for appointment to the Snohomish County Council District 3 […]
LTE: I support Chris Eck for Snohomish County Councilmember
Stephanie Wright selflessly gave a significant amount of time back to District 3 and other communities in Snohomish County. I think that makes it that much more important for Democratic PCOs to get her replacement right. There are several names that have also given back selflessly to our community and that is also wonderful, but […]
Middle school sports returns for Marysville students
MARYSVILLE, Wash., September 7, 2022—This morning, Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring, Marysville School District Superintendent Dr. Zac Robbins and Board Director Wade Rinehardt, Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County Executive Director Bill Tsoukalas, and YMCA of Snohomish County Executive Director Peyton Tune jointly announced a partnership to provide extracurricular sports programs to middle school […]
PAX West returns for the tabletop, arcade, and video gaming enthusiast
SEATTLE, Wash., September 6, 2022—PAX West, one of the largest gaming conventions in the world, returned for its 18th year at the Seattle Convention Center, September 2 through 5, offering four days of everything tabletop, arcade, role-playing, trading cards, and video gaming. Special guests included Jeremy Crawford, rules architect of Dungeons and Dragons, Matt Booty, […]
Op-Ed: Ensuring a solid education today for a bright future tomorrow
WASHINGTON, September 6, 2022—Below is a commentary article by Tiffany Smiley, the 2022 Washington State Republican Party’s endorsed candidate for the United States Senate, on her priorities for education: “New numbers this week show test scores plummeted as children were kept home from school. . . Was it a mistake to keep children home from […]
