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• IT’S LEGAL

  By William Wood, ... - Nov 29
  “I should have seen it coming.” A thought business owners and operators hate to have. The kind of thought that occurs when misunderstandings ...
  
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  City response to Beacon letter to editor

  By Phil Williams, Public ... - Nov 15
  I wanted to respond to Mr. Raptis’ letter concerning the Main Street project that is nearing completion between 5th and 6th streets downtown. Mr. ...
  

• Allowing charter schools would expand access to a good public education

  By Paul Guppy
, Vice ... - Oct 18
  The school bell rings, and rows of eager young faces turn expectantly to the front of the class as the teacher begins the day’s lesson. These ...
  
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  It’s time for a new approach to marijuana

  By Rick Steves - Oct 11
  Back in the late 1980s, I agreed to be the anonymous "responsible businessman who supports drug law reform" guest on Jim French's KIRO radio show. ...
  

• Back to School:   Ready, Set, Go!

  By Cathy Albrecht ... - Aug 30
  Being ready for the beginning of school involves looking at a few different components. One involves the physical tools needed, such as school ...
  

• Balance is in order

  By Kevin Stoltz, ... - Aug 08
  There comes a time when one has to consider if the expense in time and money applied toward shaping the Rosehill Community Center into more of a ...
  

• Giving fish a ride helps ensure passage, electricity

  By Don C. Brunell
, ... - Jul 27
  Some activists believe there is no such thing as a good dam, that we should destroy all dams to restore fish runs, no questions asked. A more ...
  

• Beyond Reason

  By Don C. Brunell, ... - Jul 16
  Apparently, the battle for clean energy can be a very dirty business. For years, the Sierra Club has been waging an all-out war to end the use of ...
  

• Public apathy may raise building heights

  By Eric Livingston - Jun 28
  On Monday the 25, the commissioners of the Port of Edmonds held a Public Hearing to finalize its Harbor Square Redevelopment Master Plan and ...
  

• Student employment sinks to 20-year low

  By Don C. Brunell, ... - Jun 22
  We all know about the nation’s weak economy and tough job market, but the prolonged recession is hitting high school and college students as ...
  

• Medicare Part D: Save on prescription costs

  By Johanna Lindsay, ... - Nov 21
  From now until Dec. 7, millions of seniors and individuals with disabilities in Washington state have the opportunity to do something that can ...
  

• The Edmonds 2013 budget

  By Ron Wambolt - Nov 01
  I want to make a few comments about the 2013 Edmonds budget. First I want to say that Mayor Earling deserves credit for presenting a budget to ...
  
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  The killer whales are back!

  By Susan Berta and ... - Oct 17
  After spending most of the summer in the San Juan Islands, our resident orca pods have just begun venturing south into inland waters for the fall ...
  

• FAA's decision works against us

  By Greg Hauth - Sep 19
  On Sept. 14, the FAA issued a final Environmental Assessment. It’s extremely disappointing because it gives a green light to Horizon and Allegiant ...
  

• The trendy drive to ban plastic grocery bags: Does it really help the environment?

  By Todd Myers - Aug 23
  From Bellingham to Edmonds to Seattle, Washington cities are joining the latest environmental trend – banning plastic grocery bags. Concerned ...
  

• How knot too right

  Aug 01
  As the new school year approaches, I would like to undress you all today concerning a serious education problem facing this nation – the inability ...
  

• Hometown stocks: Do not fall in love

  By Bill Gunderson - Jul 26
  People fall in love with their hometown stocks. I see it all the time both as the host of a financial talk radio show and a wealth manager. Which ...
  

• Edmonds Museum Summer Market making changes

  By Bette Bell - Jul 06
  Changes are what life is all about, and the Edmonds Museum Summer market does not escape this inevitability. Regrettably, the market has to ...
  
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  Make 2012 the Summer of Learning

  By Bill Nye - Jun 22
  Summer is here and with it the opportunity for students of all ages to spend the next 100 days learning, exploring and even possibly changing the ...
  

• Education is the ‘Great Equalizer’

  By Don C. Brunell ... - Jun 15
  During his term as Washington’s governor, Gary Locke’s mantra was “education is the great equalizer.” Locke, now the U.S. Ambassador to China, was ...