http://www.goskagit.com/home/ en svhstaff@goskagit.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-08T01:32:04 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_october_31_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_october_31_2009/#When:15:01:56Z The futility of partisan politics The key-to-the-city debacle engineered by Mayor Norris stands as a clear lesson in the futility of partisan politics. A city key is granted to a person… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-02T15:01:56 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_october_17_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_october_17_2009/#When:14:18:40Z The disgrace of dog fighting This past summer I was out walking my pit bull at Riverfront Park. A man was out exercising himself and yelled at me, “Is that a pit bull?” … Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-10-19T14:18:40 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_october_10_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_october_10_2009/#When:14:13:40Z Hikers broke the law There is a great deal of controversy over the hikers who strayed into a foreign country that clearly forbids it. I understand the hikers were aware that it was a… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-10-12T14:13:40 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/september_5_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/september_5_2009/#When:15:20:18Z Not all change is good America is broke. President Obama even said so. We are in so much debt, why spend more borrowed money on cap-and-trade and health-care programs? America is going… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-09-07T15:20:18 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_august_8_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_august_8_2009/#When:14:34:28Z Protect the people Please oppose H.R. 2749. Food safety sounds good. But this does not make my food safer. Please make exemptions for small farmers very clear. I live entirely… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-08-10T14:34:28 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_august_1_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_august_1_2009/#When:18:45:20Z Setting a poor example Isn’t it amazing how some people think that the rules do not apply to them? They range from the person who does not come to a complete stop at a… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-08-01T18:45:20 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_july_25/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_july_25/#When:14:32:23Z Justice’s job is cut and dry I understand a Superior Court justice is charged with judicatory decisions entirely within the confines of the Constitution of the United States of… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-07-27T14:32:23 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_feb_7_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_feb_7_2009/#When:20:04:02Z Global temperature decreasing Evelyn Adam’s Jan. 17 letter to the editor “Climate is weather’s average” compels a response. Here is a synopsis of points expressed… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-02-07T20:04:02 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_jan_31_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_jan_31_2009/#When:20:01:17Z No guns in national parks One of the many impulsive and dangerous acts by George Bush during his final weeks in office was to permit humans to carry loaded guns in our national parks.… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-01-31T20:01:17 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_jan_24_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_jan_24_2009/#When:16:29:50Z Easy to condemn, not to prove Re: Mr. Schelten’s letter of Jan. 10, 2009: It is easy to condemn, but not so easy to prove. Let’s see you prove that any of Mr. Ellsworth’s… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-01-24T16:29:50 -08:00