Brat summer: Are older children ruining Mika’s Playground? Today (Sept. 23), I took my 20-month grandson with his mom to Mika's Playground for the first time. What a wonderful place for …

A big thank you again goes to the people responsible for all the beautiful hanging flower baskets you see around our fair city – we all benefit from those who care! I would like to see …

School zones: City of Edmonds revenue generation I just paid $134 for a citation generated by a school zone camera. I was traveling 27 mph in a 30-mile zone. As I approached and pulled even with …

Why run a follow-up on Edmonds murder case? It was a sad, sad thing to include this in today's Beacon ( “Judge says Edmonds man who killed wife is insane,” Aug. 22). It just …

No, $3.88 a month isn’t worth it In the Aug. 15 Beacon, Dave Somers, Snohomish County executive asks, "Is drug crisis worth $3.88 a month?"  Short answer: No, it’s …

Fiscal reserve target could be excessive Council: Thank you for your work to establish fiscal policies to guide future City budgets and administration. While the City is currently responding to …

Help save QFC; Bartell Drugs going downhill (and RIP Robin Hood Lanes) Kroger has proposed the closure of the Edmonds and Richmond Beach QFCs. I ask the Edmonds City Council to fight hard for …

Edmonds Environmental Council: Fully engaged on the marsh This is to announce that the Edmonds Environmental Council is now fully active and has been formally incorporated as a 501(c)(3) …

I am an Edmonds resident of almost 18 years and spent approximately 15 years as a full-time volunteer and advocate for animal rescue and welfare. I fully support a backyard breeding ban in Edmonds …

Remembering columnist Peter Kelley Thanks for running Peter Kelley’s final column ( “A final word from a Beacon columnist,” July 11). I, too, worked with Peter as a copy …

Where are we safe? I've got some questions for you. Where are we and our families truly safe these days and nights? Inside our home offices or places of worship? By a grocery store on …

This is an urgent call for citizens of Edmonds to pay attention to Planning and Development Department plans around land use and housing in the upcoming comprehensive plan. The majority of …

The signs clearly said not to put chairs up prior to six o’clock the night before the Fourth of July parade in Edmonds. Hundreds of chairs lined Main Street and adjacent streets by five …

We in Snohomish County will be deciding on a proposed expansion of the Port of Everett boundaries during the August election. This presents a unique opportunity to leverage the port’s proven …

Again: Almost hit at Walnut and Ninth For the second time in as many months, I have almost been hit crossing Ninth Avenue West at Walnut Street by drivers utilizing the right-hand turn lane to …

What a beautiful summer, with the sun shining and birds chirping, and along with that, we are smack dab in the middle of bird nesting season. Each day, I am grateful to be able to listen to the …

Thank you for your support Thank you to everyone who submitted comments of support during my effort to be appointed to the Edmonds School Board at its special meeting on June 4 to fill the …

Vandalism at the Edmonds Marsh Whoever so terribly scratched the two lenses of our permanent viewing scopes at the boardwalk viewing station at the Edmonds Marsh should know that no longer is …

Traffic redo abomination. Why are bicyclists special? Nothing government does seems to be an improvement. Case in point – the 100th Avenue West/Ninth Avenue West abomination. They …

Confused by traffic revisions I am very confused about the traffic revision on 100th Avenue West and 238th Street SW. There is a huge traffic back-up now. Coming from the north, there isn't …