December 9, 2024 11:55 am

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Snohomish County state lawmakers talk 2025 legislative priorities

one county one voice

EVERETT—Under the theme “One County, One Voice,” Representative Mary Fosse (D-Everett) moderated a bipartisan forum hosted by the Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) on December 5 at Elks Lodge in Everett where panelists discussed housing affordability, behavioral health, childcare, economic development and labor force, transportation, infrastructure, and public safety. With Washington state facing a projected […]

T&T Supermarket set to open new store in Lynnwood for summer of 2025

T&T Supermarket

LYNNWOOD—Thousands attended the Grand Opening of the first T&T Supermarket in the U.S. located in the Factoria neighborhood of Bellevue. The line to enter the store wrapped around the 76,000-square-foot location offering “an unrivaled assortment of authentic Asian products, fresh produce, live seafood, an in-store Kitchen and Bakery, and Asian beauty products.” Before becoming the […]

Boeing announces nearly 4,000 layoffs across the country

boeing strike

ARLINGTON, Va.—According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) announcements throughout the country, compiled by the Lynnwood Times, The Boeing Company as of December 8, has announced 3,876 layoffs in 10 states with Washington, by far, having the largest job cuts. The first WARN notifications appeared in Washington, Oregon, and South Carolina on November […]

The electability illusion: Unity is the only way forward for Republicans

republican unity

For decades, Washington State’s Republican Party has suffered from a persistent falsehood: the belief that only a moderate Republican from King County can win a statewide election. This narrative has dictated candidate selection, fueled internal divisions, and contributed to repeated electoral failures. Meanwhile, conservatives and moderates remain locked in an unproductive battle over ideology, squandering […]

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson reappoints three state agency directors

State Agency Directors

OLYMPIA—Governor-elect Bob Ferguson on December 6 announced three reappointments for state agency directors: Derek Sandison as Director of the Department of Agriculture, Cami Feek as Director of the Employment Security Department, and Major General Gent Welsh as the Adjutant General of the Washington Military Department.  “I am thankful for these individuals and their unwavering commitment […]

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: A date which will live in infamy

Pearl Harbor Remembrance

On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  On November 29, President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 1994, the first National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the United States at Naval Station Pearl […]

After layoffs, low pay, and unrealistic story quotas, Everett Herald reporters are striking back

EVERETT—Reporters working for The Everett Daily Herald, the oldest still-functioning Snohomish County-based newspaper, have hit their limit after new management slashed half of its newsroom last summer while continuing to pay less than a livable wage and expecting unrealistic story quotas from its staff.  Now the Everett NewsGuild, a unionized group of Everett Herald Reporters, […]

New study finds that Washington ranks third most EV-friendly state

electric vehicles

A new study by tire experts at Tires Easy after analyzing each state’s number of electric vehicle (EV) registrations, charging points, state EV incentives, and eagerness to transition, found California as most EV-friendly with Vermont and Washington rounding up the top three. With several states adopting zero-emission vehicle mandates and goals, the study produced an […]

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