http://www.goskagit.com/home/ en efrancis@skagitvalleyherald.com Copyright 2008 2008-11-21T06:30:27-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_nov_15_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_nov_15_2008/#When:20:20:18Z Legal system misuses doctors I don’t understand why our doctors allow themselves and their patients to be taken advantage of by a legal system that’s fabricated by lawyers for lawyers. Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-11-15T20:20:18-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_nov_8_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_nov_8_2008/#When:06:19:27Z I enjoy services taxes provide You know what? I don’t mind paying taxes. Yes, you read it right. I enjoy having well-paved roads. I love having hundreds of books available to me at… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-11-09T06:19:27-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_nov_1_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_nov_1_2008/#When:05:44:45Z The Age of Woman is nigh When a group of women begins to rename everything using made-up sound meanings, this will truly initiate the Age of Woman. I have been given in a dream the… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-11-02T05:44:45-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_oct_25_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_oct_25_2008/#When:19:41:02Z Free competitive markets vs. fear New energy generation, especially nuclear, has been shut down in America for more than 30 years, due primarily to fear. Nuclear energy is the cleanest,… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-10-25T19:41:02-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_oct_18_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_oct_18_2008/#When:19:05:46Z Admire immigrants, their efforts In response to Ms. Warnke’s letter of Oct. 11 regarding speaking English: Immigrants to this country are learning English. They work… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-10-18T19:05:46-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_oct_11_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_oct_11_2008/#When:22:10:00Z Immigrants should speak English This is a subject that has annoyed me for some time. I was standing in line at a Mount Vernon grocery store today and was held up for more than 15 minutes… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-10-11T22:10:00-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_oct_4_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_oct_4_2008/#When:15:50:00Z How’d we handle another ice age? Some 26 years ago, I was given to know that another ice age is coming. (I hope with all my heart that this is not true.) But, when? Of what severity? Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-10-04T15:50:00-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_sept_20_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_sept_20_2008/#When:19:19:00Z Evolutionists are believers, too Gahler, in his Sept. 13 letter, gives an excellent definition for science. As the Washington Science Teachers Association wrote in 1974,… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-09-20T19:19:00-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_sept_13_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_sept_13_2008/#When:21:19:00Z Strong government best for laborers Labor Day historically honors work and the worker. I am a member of the teacher’s union, and as my own retirement nears, I am deeply… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-09-13T21:19:00-08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/saturday_soapbox_sept_6_2008/ http://www.goskagit.com/sports/saturday_soapbox_sept_6_2008/#When:21:06:00Z Health care should be accessible According to a recent AARP survey, gathered from more than 400 companies in Washington state, the cost of employee health benefits in the past three… Opinion - Saturday Soapbox, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2008-09-06T21:06:00-08:00