Note: This column originally appeared in April 2023 but we are reposting it as a reminder as we get close to the primary election date of Aug. 1.
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Dear readers:
In 2013, after four years spent publishing My Edmonds News, I took over publication of Lynnwood Today from founder Mike Murphy. He was moving out of the area...
Whether you are a business owner or a politician, longevity is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you gain more experience with every passing year and feel more...
Dear readers:
Every two years, we have city elections and every two years, I see the following behavior as the ballots hit mailboxes:
-- A flurry of letters to the editor...
Dear readers:
While I'm happy to welcome 2021, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for all the goodness I saw in 2020.
For starters, members of our...
Eleven. It's not a particularly magical number -- unless it's the number of years you've been slogging through as a community news publisher at possibly the worst time to be...
Dear readers:
I hope you’ll join me Saturday, Aug. 29, for my TED talk through the 2020 TEDXSnoIsleLibraries program. My topic: the key role that readers will play in the survival of...
For years, I have shared with readers my love-hate relationship with Facebook. Actually, let's flip that: It's a hate-love relationship.
To explain, everything we post to our news websites is...
Community takes on a different meaning during a pandemic.
For more than a month, we've been telling the stories of COVID-19 and its impact on our community. They are stories of...
Dear readers:
Welcome to 2020. For me, it's more than a number. It's a milestone. For the past decade -- with the stalwart support and encouragement of readers and advertisers...
In my generation of journalists, nearly everyone I know was influenced by a great high school journalism teacher. Someone who lit a fire under us. Who saw some raw...
A week ago, I returned home from a whirlwind trip to Nashville, Tenn. -- this year's location for the annual gathering of Local Independent Online News publishers. I sit...
Dear readers:
Thanks very much for your patience during the past week as we've been working out the glitches that occurred during our website redesign.
We still have a few more...
Sept. 30 2009. That was the date that I pushed the purchase button for the domain name MyEdmondsNews.com.
Every year around this time, I'm asked whether I want to renew...
As the publisher of digital news outlets for three neighboring communities in south Snohomish County, I have observed first-hand the strengths, weaknesses and challenges facing all three cities --Edmonds,...
On Wednesday, I attended the YWCA’s 20th anniversary Snohomish County luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Naomi Tutu. The speech was amazing on many levels, coming from a Tutu, the daugher...
Dear Readers:
We are about to start 2018, and for me personally, that means five years of covering Lynnwood through Lynnwood Today.
For local news organizations like ours, the week between...
Much has been written about today's young people, and a lot of it hasn't been terribly positive. Pampered. Spoiled. Unmotivated. Self-centered. The criticism goes on and on.
But if the...
It's likely you've seen soundbites lately on Net Neutrality, and an upcoming FCC vote on whether to repeal it. Let me assure you that this is more than a...
