https://www.goskagit.com/search/?f=rss&t=article&c=scnews/opinion/columnists&l=50&s=start_time&sd=desc www.goskagit.com - RSS Results in section(s) scnews/opinion/columnists only for asset type(s) of article TNCMS 1.84.3 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 30 Have you heard of the Rotary Club of Stanwood-Camano? It does a lot more than put on the annual parade. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:15:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/0f17ec84-97c6-11ef-8b5b-4b634252e319 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/guest-column-what-is-rotary/article_0f17ec84-97c6-11ef-8b5b-4b634252e319.html Linda Bonar Our schools are the foundation of our community, shaping the future of every student. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:45:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/761a32da-712d-11ef-a96b-739a18ad2a4d https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-empowering-every-student-is-our-promise/article_761a32da-712d-11ef-a96b-739a18ad2a4d.html Deborah Rumbaugh In his book: “Social Justice Fallacies,” dealing with errors in premises and analysis, 93-year-old Harvard Professor and Economist Dr. Thomas Sowell makes a couple of significant points from his exhaustive research of what really happens: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/e0ce0e26-712d-11ef-b86e-a390a8705346 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-the-problem-may-be---part-2/article_e0ce0e26-712d-11ef-b86e-a390a8705346.html In his book: “Social Justice Fallacies,” dealing with errors in premises and analysis, 93-year-old Harvard Professor and Economist Dr. Thomas Sowell makes a couple of significant points from his exhaustive research of what really happens: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/988ce98a-3987-11ef-b033-c310f5024e53 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-the-problem-may-be---part-1/article_988ce98a-3987-11ef-b033-c310f5024e53.html “Change almost never fails because it’s too early. It almost always fails because it’s too late.” — Seth Godin Tue, 21 May 2024 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/49e9db78-1658-11ef-a256-43ff1d9abd97 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-fostering-a-culture-of-positive-change---part-2/article_49e9db78-1658-11ef-a256-43ff1d9abd97.html “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails.” — William Arthur Ward Tue, 07 May 2024 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/cdfcf7f8-0a53-11ef-89c6-8b0cf9b8e29f https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-fostering-a-culture-of-positive-change---part-1/article_cdfcf7f8-0a53-11ef-89c6-8b0cf9b8e29f.html Words and ideas associated with change: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:48:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f4eaa4e6-87cc-11ee-b311-c73296bed915 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-change-and-what-matters---part-1/article_f4eaa4e6-87cc-11ee-b311-c73296bed915.html When considering educational improvement (always ongoing), simultaneously, teacher preparation is in flux. Some 39 states have introduced more rigorous requirements for teacher certification, but criticism of education schools for the quality of their graduates is rising. From the teaching perspective,… Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:48:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2e16047a-985f-11ee-b0a9-6f7aa8dfcb88 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/commentary-change-and-what-matters---part-2/article_2e16047a-985f-11ee-b0a9-6f7aa8dfcb88.html On Feb. 25, the Washington Supreme Court issued an extraordinary opinion with far-reaching consequences. With a 5-4 majority, the court in State v. Shannon Blake declared Washington’s felony drug possession statute to be void. Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/49ad7f46-edbf-579f-9be6-b17c92194610 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary-swift-action-needed-on-courts-decision-to-void-drug-statute/article_49ad7f46-edbf-579f-9be6-b17c92194610.html Greg Banks Island County prosecuting attorney Across the state and in Island County, we are experiencing pressure from increased population. Planning for growth is a mandate to local jurisdictions by the state’s Growth Management Act. Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:05:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a5ada41e-bef4-5fc4-ad92-ef7586838158 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary-now-is-the-time-to-help-plan-how-camano-grows/article_a5ada41e-bef4-5fc4-ad92-ef7586838158.html By Janet St. Clair Island County Commissioner Camano Island As we focus on another legislative session in Olympia, you can bet I’ll be there fighting for a smarter — and safer — approach to our wildfire crisis. Mon, 23 Dec 2019 06:05:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d4f1dde7-ea28-533a-86d6-77d60c71d944 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary-changing-our-approach-to-the-wildfire-crisis-can-t-wait/article_d4f1dde7-ea28-533a-86d6-77d60c71d944.html By Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz The debate over the crematory could have been prevented if city officials had notified the community. Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:05:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/9f924b91-ae6d-5a85-94ba-aa63f5a87a27 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/letter-we-have-a-right-to-complain/article_9f924b91-ae6d-5a85-94ba-aa63f5a87a27.html By Peggy Kitting Stanwood Today is the 10th anniversary of this column. A decade. Half an Abraham Lincoln score. Three thousand six hundred and forty seven days. I won’t go into the minutes and seconds. But it’s been quite the 10 years, both in… Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/eb967bff-2745-5e25-9ba2-422f7fca4419 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-with-10-years-of-writing-columns/article_eb967bff-2745-5e25-9ba2-422f7fca4419.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News There are good guys and then there are good guys. They are the people who help communities prosper and offer safety nets for the less fortunate. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/0294da48-8821-525e-9b37-52804122e4d2 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-with-good-guys-in-the-neighborhood/article_0294da48-8821-525e-9b37-52804122e4d2.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News When I was a kid, my dad was a volunteer fireman in Kirkland. We had a black box called a plectron in our home, which would squeal loudly when signaling a fire call. Tue, 06 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/6d2fc90a-d45a-56a8-ab61-deccc6f60d65 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-appreciating-firefighters/article_6d2fc90a-d45a-56a8-ab61-deccc6f60d65.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News My grandmother came from Norway where almost every child starts to ski at an early age. She said the experience of going down the slope was exciting, the wind in your face, the graceful turns, the speed, the snow, the… Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/24d343c1-5d47-5f0a-a493-4deb28140cc4 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-time-to-ski/article_24d343c1-5d47-5f0a-a493-4deb28140cc4.html By Donald Brekhus Retired Lutheran pastor Stanwood Baby Boomers all have a question we can ask each other to determine a person’s age and history: “Where were you when President Kennedy was shot?” We then launch into a long description of what happened and who was there.… Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/dc50a598-b418-5b55-af3d-adfb2ffff757 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-after-visiting-where-president-kennedy-was-shot-in-1963/article_dc50a598-b418-5b55-af3d-adfb2ffff757.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News St. Paul wrote to his friends in Thessalonica where he had visited on his first evangelical trip to the Gentiles. By the time he wrote this letter, his first, he had become an accomplished preacher. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a9c73270-0b5f-531a-bf07-a29d566feda8 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-sharing-love/article_a9c73270-0b5f-531a-bf07-a29d566feda8.html By Phil Lewis Josephine Caring Community Stanwood It really all started Feb. 27, 1979. I was 27 years old, teaching at Stanwood High School. That day, a near total eclipse of the sun was to occur. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/575dd41a-ad77-5882-9e49-616c0db61113 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-with-the-eclipse/article_575dd41a-ad77-5882-9e49-616c0db61113.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News My birthday is in six months. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/ab8f5602-3f2d-5c2f-828a-c8a4252f89f0 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-accept-the-past-move-forward/article_ab8f5602-3f2d-5c2f-828a-c8a4252f89f0.html “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/71401012-56b9-5562-9cd7-e1e646fdf3ec https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-love-with-all-your-heart/article_71401012-56b9-5562-9cd7-e1e646fdf3ec.html Pastor Mike Tarsi Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Think about a best day in your life. Who made it a best day? What made it a best day? Where were you and who was with you? Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a0a0d451-0fc7-5679-98e5-de6db7dbeed1 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-best-days/article_a0a0d451-0fc7-5679-98e5-de6db7dbeed1.html Ed McDowell Warm Beach Christian Camps Stanwood Over 40 years ago, I walked down “The Ave” in the University District in Seattle, and looking through the store window, I stopped, transfixed by a beautifully framed print of a window in an old house. Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:01:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/96e5d908-1c7e-5cd2-add1-0f4db1aa5a99 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-with-andrew-wyeth-s-art/article_96e5d908-1c7e-5cd2-add1-0f4db1aa5a99.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News You may have seen it behind home base at a major league baseball game, a sign that someone is holding up that reads “John 3:16.” It’s the one of the most popular verses in the Bible but could also be… Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/aa0d6a05-477f-56f0-ba1c-3ffc18f05371 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-wouldn-t-you-rather-have-the-truth/article_aa0d6a05-477f-56f0-ba1c-3ffc18f05371.html Pastor Rick Mitchell, Island Baptist Church Camano Island EARLY HISTORY Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/b5fc911a-79f5-5163-87b0-8a0469b3d515 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/news-files-twin-city-high-school-joins-class-b-football-conference/article_b5fc911a-79f5-5163-87b0-8a0469b3d515.html Compiled by Carol Schmidt When Jesus took Peter, James and John with him as he went up the mountain to pray, they grew drowsy and fell asleep. When they awoke, Jesus’ clothing was dazzling and he was talking with two giants of the Chosen… Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/55cfc57c-a00a-5cc7-b4e8-992dcc9dd57e https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-transfiguration-and-transformation/article_55cfc57c-a00a-5cc7-b4e8-992dcc9dd57e.html Phil Lewis, Deacon and a Josephine Caring Community Chaplain A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole that he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and… Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/161cbc30-5904-5aa9-8b2b-9d5bde6c5d91 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-the-cracked-pot/article_161cbc30-5904-5aa9-8b2b-9d5bde6c5d91.html Phil Lewis, Deacon and a Josephine Caring Community Chaplain I don’t like grades. I probably would have taught more than 33 years, had I not had to grade papers and keep grades. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:01:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/bef5c5d3-bf18-5c90-bdac-99d5666fc9d0 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-with-grades-at-school/article_bef5c5d3-bf18-5c90-bdac-99d5666fc9d0.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News I recently read a story from CNN about a guy trying to decide where he should put a hole in his wall for a TV cable wire. He lowered a battery-powered alarm clock down an air vent with the alarm… Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d78d431c-c0e5-505b-b433-bc29c29a4098 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-hidden-sins-are-like-an-alarm-clock/article_d78d431c-c0e5-505b-b433-bc29c29a4098.html By Kris Kramer Pastor, Camano Chapel Camano Island Mathew records the parable of the Good Sower. As St. Francis said, “Pray unceasingly, (with your actions), if necessary, use words.” From this text we may transfer a moral of the story, “Sow love unceasingly, using acts of kindness, if… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:02:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/968c59d6-6bac-5870-8b3a-39b1d65c7e66 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-sow-the-seeds-of-love/article_968c59d6-6bac-5870-8b3a-39b1d65c7e66.html By Phil Lewis Chaplain at Josephine Caring Community Stanwood “And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, ‘Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’” — Mark 8:34. Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/bd281bf9-1af5-5ed7-9d6a-8eb35401e277 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/meditations-what-it-means-to-follow-jesus/article_bd281bf9-1af5-5ed7-9d6a-8eb35401e277.html By Jonathan Hansen World Ministries International Today, May 30, is a very special day for Stanwood and Camano Island, a day that many high school seniors will remember for the rest of their lives. On par with graduation, tonight is Scholarship Night. Tue, 30 May 2017 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/77f4eed0-8430-5450-9e15-f3abb3529199 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/guest-op-ed-scaf-scholarship-night-is-an-evening-to-remember-forever/article_77f4eed0-8430-5450-9e15-f3abb3529199.html By Theresa Metzger Honoring our war dead is a concept that originated at the end of our U.S. Civil War (1861-65). In passing decades. it came to include all who served their country up to and including current conflicts. In nearly all cases,… Fri, 26 May 2017 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d9ee8a9a-59ca-5674-8815-e915b37449d4 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/memorial-day-2017-brings-somber-reflections-of-1942/article_d9ee8a9a-59ca-5674-8815-e915b37449d4.html By John T. Buckley We live in an extraordinarily beautiful place — one that needs nourishing to thrive. Fri, 12 May 2017 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/4c85d43d-df7d-57c2-ac9f-8cea952f0f98 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/guest-commentary-the-state-of-the-county/article_4c85d43d-df7d-57c2-ac9f-8cea952f0f98.html By DAVE SOMERS, County Executive Inheriting my mother’s cookbooks was a double blessing. Not only did they contain her tried-and-true recipes, but there in her handwriting were her random thoughts along with “pearls of wisdom” cut from magazines and pasted over recipes she didn’t like. Thu, 11 May 2017 08:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d5f58837-b47f-59e6-9905-d126a043ee8b https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/mom-cooked-her-way-through-world-war-ii/article_d5f58837-b47f-59e6-9905-d126a043ee8b.html By CAROL SCHMIDT Family and Friends Editor On April 18, US President Donald Trump visited the Kenosha, Wisconsin headquarters of Snap-on to speak in front of an American flag made of the company’s tools and publicly sign an executive order titled “Hire American, Buy American.” Wed, 03 May 2017 07:30:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/392d10d7-ea65-5224-8e2f-736a793e196b https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/guest-column-buy-american-hire-american-is-anti-american/article_392d10d7-ea65-5224-8e2f-736a793e196b.html By Thomas L. Knapp Gotta love those senior moments. Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:30:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/7372a443-6e8c-5c5d-83c7-59c53e4089bf https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/column-gotta-love-those-senior-moments/article_7372a443-6e8c-5c5d-83c7-59c53e4089bf.html By Jennifer Kelly Columnist Looking back at history, Stanwood Cooperative Creamery received bids for hauling cream on the Camano route in April 1917. Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:30:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/921fde43-6e65-582f-8e1e-50c8d8db831b https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/news-files-april-4/article_921fde43-6e65-582f-8e1e-50c8d8db831b.html Compiled by Carol Schmidt Looking back at newsworthy events since 1907. Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:01:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/1bc4627c-3a73-5741-88f2-519c1ad8160c https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/news-files-march-21/article_1bc4627c-3a73-5741-88f2-519c1ad8160c.html Compiled by Carol Schmidt Family & Friends Editor A look back at Stanwood and Camano Island history. Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/555d56eb-cf4d-5378-9f06-5319f88cbf65 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/news-files---march-14/article_555d56eb-cf4d-5378-9f06-5319f88cbf65.html Compiled by Carol Schmidt House bills aimed at better managing public records requests and providing a way to cover the cost. Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:30:00 -0700 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/14e32f59-f765-5248-b811-7394d75e4abc https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/wnpa-house-bills-deal-with-cost-of-public-records/article_14e32f59-f765-5248-b811-7394d75e4abc.html By TIM GRUVER WNPA Olympia News Bureau EARLY HISTORY Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/189e3bb4-01ff-5d98-9545-3ff48e3ff98f https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/news/news-files----measles-closed-school-a-100-years-ago/article_189e3bb4-01ff-5d98-9545-3ff48e3ff98f.html Compiled by Carol Schmidt Family & Friends Editor I am the granddaughter of immigrants. My grandparents, John and Isabella Hutchison, emigrated here from Scotland in 1912. They first went to Canada and came across the country to Vancouver and down to Bellingham. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0800 http://www.goskagit.com/tncms/asset/editorial/75b75783-babd-5d1b-beb0-db82a246e801 https://www.goskagit.com/scnews/opinion/columnists/life-goes-on-as-a-granddaughter-of-immigrants/article_75b75783-babd-5d1b-beb0-db82a246e801.html By JENNIFER KELLY Special to SC News