It is difficult enough to deal with the devastating fires in Los Angeles County in California without having to fight the outright lies, propa…
News that Skagit County seeks to fill two seats on the Planning Commission sparks hope that new commissioners will balance and bring collabora…
It’s important to fact check
The letter “Increasing ferry fares the right move” (Jan. 10) contains several misconceptions about Guemes Island and the proposed ferry fare i…
The Columbian editorial (in the January 4th Skagit Valley Herald) calling for schools to teach financial literacy reminded me of what I asked …
Remember to seek the truth
How low do the levels of "disgusting" go? Joe Biden is revealing that on a daily basis.
I was surprised to learn that apparently there are no county owned or maintained roads on Guemes Island and that the residents expect their pr…
Re: "Health insurers motivated by money," Jan. 1.
The two parties are not the same.
Ferry ticketing should
In regards to the Guemes Island ferry rate increase, a recent letter to the editor called Guemes Island residents "scapegoats" to cover up the…
Not long ago, I saw something puzzling — a young man in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs surrounded by a small army of heavily armed police of…
The director of Skagit County Public Works stated at a recent public hearing on ticketing and another fare increase for the Guemes Island Ferr…
Guemes Islanders
America's banana justice system — no offense to bananas — goes too far, when a convicted criminal has the opportunity to put the legal system …
Once again I read that the residents of Guemes Island are dissatisfied with the operation of their ferry. (Skagit Valley Herald letter to the …
Re: "Swinomish tribe receives $8.5 million grant," Dec. 19 Skagit Valley Herald.
A recent letter to the editor (Dec. 19) claimed that President Biden was the worst president in history.
Spirit of Christmas
It is especially important that the gifts we give the children in our lives provide maximum value for their cost.
On Dec. 11, I joined four fellow residents of the state's 2nd Congressional District to meet with U.S. lawmakers about the urgent need for cle…
The verdict is in. Yes, the majority have spoken. Biden is by far the worst president in our history.
The Skagit County commissioners have proposed changes to Guemes Ferry operations that seem to be primarily an attack on senior residents of th…
The Skagit County commissioners have proposed changes to Guemes Ferry operations that seem to be primarily an attack on senior residents of th…
To me, Donald Trump’s appointment of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an effort to promote government efficiency smacks of the absurd. Af…
We have seen this all before
I ask myself, is Trump's choice of administration staff a joke or an insult? In any case, his choice of this retinue of incompetents must plea…
At coffee the other day a Republican friend proposed a challenge to those of us concerned about the results of the recent presidential election.