http://www.goskagit.com/home/ en svhstaff@goskagit.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-21T21:00:44 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_november_15_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_november_15_2009/#When:16:49:33Z Mafia-run government Which mafia took over the government? Are we the only Western country or, worse, the only modern country in the world where crimes are regarded as illegal… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-16T16:49:33 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_november_7_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_november_7_2009/#When:16:15:18Z Prisons don’t help mentally ill Our prisons are wastelands for the mentally ill. The segregated units where many are housed are numerous tiers of dingy, claustrophobic cells —… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-09T16:15:18 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_october_31_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_october_31_2009/#When:16:01:56Z 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 2009-11-02T16:01:56 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_october_17_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_october_17_2009/#When:15:18:40Z 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 2009-10-19T15:18:40 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_october_10_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_october_10_2009/#When:15:13:40Z 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 2009-10-12T15:13:40 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/september_5_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/september_5_2009/#When:16:20:18Z 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 2009-09-07T16:20:18 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_august_8_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_august_8_2009/#When:15:34:28Z 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 2009-08-10T15:34:28 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_august_1_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_august_1_2009/#When:19:45:20Z 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 2009-08-01T19:45:20 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_july_25/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_july_25/#When:15:32:23Z 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 2009-07-27T15:32:23 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_feb_7_2009/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_feb_7_2009/#When:21:04:02Z 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 2009-02-07T21:04:02 -08:00