Snohomish County Progressive Examiner

Snohomish County Council passes ordinance re-classifying coffee stands as "Adult Entertainment"

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:34:35 -0700

The Snohomish County Council was pretty busy yesterday. In addition to the appointment of an Interim County Prosecutor, they also approved two ordinances intended to address the issue of the threat to the county's youth in the form of scantily clad c...

County Council appoints interim prosecutor - may have started intra-party feud

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:42:15 -0700

By a 3-2 margin Wednesday the Snohomish County Council voted to appoint Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Mark Roe to be Interim County Prosecutor due to the departure of County Prosecutor Janis Ellis who announced earlier this year that she would be lea...

Battle over commercial flights from Paine Field enters next new front

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:21:53 -0700

The battle over commercial air service at Snohomish County's Paine Field has entered another phase as a critical environmental impact assessment is being released for public review and comment.Paine Field - Are commercial flights on the horizon? (Pho...

Commentary: GW Obama?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:34:35 -0700

COMMENTARYMost who read here will not be surprised that I am steadfastly opposed to our continued military occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq. I have never believed that it was in our national interest to be an army of occupation in any country that...

Proposed code repeal would allow loaded guns in Snohomish County parks

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:38:09 -0700

According to a piece in the Everett Herald recently re-elected council member, John "Freedom County" Koster, doesn't think there are enough venues for gun owners in Snohomish County and is hoping to repeal the county's current ban on firear...

Snohomish County Council to appoint interim prosecutor

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:28:56 -0700

On Saturday, November 14th, 156 Snohomish County Democratic Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) gathered for an election to determine their choice to replace the outgoing County Prosecutor. The election is mandated by rules and statutes any time there...

Stephen Colbert on Ref. 71

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:38:40 -0700

Comedy Central's mock conservative, Stephen Colbert, weighs in on our state's Referendum 71 and the desire of the petition signers to remain anonymous in their perceived bigotry: The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Word - Don...

A progressive voters guide for Everett, WA - Part 1

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:40:55 -0700

On Monday I wrote about the Progressive Voters Guide available online from the folks at Fuse Washington. As I wrote then, the guide is fine as far as it goes; however there are many local and regional holes left to fill. With that thought in mind (an...

Procrastinating progressives ponder picks

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:45:47 -0700

For those progressive voters who may still be looking for just one more piece of information to help them make their ballot choices in this election, our friends at Fuse Washington have released their 2009 Progressive Voters Guide. Fuse Washington is...

No on 1033 gains an unexpected ally

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:02:10 -0700

(Photo courtesy of the Washington Labor Council)No, you are not seeing things and I have been assured that this photo has not been "re-touched". The man in the photo is really Tim Eyman, professional initiative writer and sponsor of I-1033,...

Green Everett Renewable Living Fair October 3rd

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:59:40 -0700

On Saturday, October 3rd, Green Everett; in partnership with The Foundation for Sustainable Living and the Snohomish County PUD will host the 4th annual Renewable Living Fair and Solar Home Tour. This family friendly event will once again be held at ...

Republican congressman calls President a liar during congressional address

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:46:13 -0700

Lest anyone doubt Republican complicity in the current atmosphere of disrespect and hate mongering in our country, listen to Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) as he calls the President of the United States a liar during the president's address to a joint sessio...

Welcome to Snohomish County - Enjoy the ride

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:07:16 -0700

The Evergreen State Fair at Monroe just concluded yesterday and from all accounts the folks who attended had a great time. However, if you just couldn't scrape up the cash to take in the carnival atmosphere of the fair, you might have been just as en...

President's address to be vetted by Social Studies Department for

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:29:23 -0700

As most folks have heard by now, President Obama is planning to deliver an address to America's school children on Tuesday, September 8th. The address will be streamed live over the whitehouse.gov website and broadcast live on C-Span. The speech is s...

BREAKING! Judge will not prevent R71 certification for November ballot; case moves to Thurston Co

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:26:12 -0700

The Seattle Times is reporting that King County Superior Court Judge, Julie Spector has refused to stop the Secretary of State from Certifying Referendum 71 for the November ballot. According the the report:King County Superior Court Judge Julie...

Judge to rule tommorrow on validity of Ref. 71 signatures

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:22:49 -0700

Yesterday in King County Superior Court, Judge Julie Spector heard arguments from the group Washington Families Standing Together (WAFST) and the office of the Secretary of State at the same time the SoS's office was certifying Referendum 71 for the ...

County Executive vetoes repeal of FCCs in Snohomish County

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:39:07 -0700

On August 12; after three years of fact gathering and public comment, the Snohomish County Council by a 3-2 vote approved an ordinance repealing of the Fully Contained Communities policies and codes previously in place in the county. Voting in favor ...

Group seeks injunction against Ref. 71

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:26:16 -0700

Shortly after I posted yesterday's article speculating that there might be a challenge to the signatures on the petitions seeking to have Referendum 71 placed on the November ballot, word came out that the organization, Washington Families Standing T...

Referendum 71 signatures may face challenge

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:49:27 -0700

In the ongoing controversy that is Referendum 71 (which seeks to overturn Washington's recently passed law extending full legal rights to same sex and elderly domestic couples) the question of what constitutes a valid signature has taken its place al...

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: 1932-2009 - RIP

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:08:29 -0700

"Teddy"; The Lion of the Senate, "The dream shall never die"