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Newspaper
Edmonds Enterprise
Location
Edmonds, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1986
Page
4
This piece recalls the Challenger disaster and the Apollo I deaths, arguing space travel remains inherently risky yet essential. It questions complacency, defends continued manned exploration, and advocates for space journalism as a future bridge to public understanding.
A letter from Edmonds readers complains about a rude reply to a request for a No Smoking Area. The writer urges adoption of a formal smoking policy to protect patrons with allergies and respiratory issues. The note also alludes to prior correspondence about highway safety and potential legal risk related to a county road slide.
Our Views column corrected an earlier error stating one mile vertical separation. Controllers warn actual rules require 2000 feet above 29000 feet and 1000 feet below 29000 feet, as published in air traffic procedures.
A letter from Snohomish County Public Works warns of a hazardous hillside slide risk on 196th Street as drivers approach a winding hill after Thrasher’s Corner and under I-405. The sender commends North Road widening and new signals but urges immediate county action to address falling trees and slope instability.
A short parable compares racial prejudice to a king depriving a thirsty man of water for 200 years. The man gains water then drowns after drinking twenty thousand glasses to repay the wrong. The piece uses a Martin Luther King memorial frame to criticize ongoing injustices.
A reader echoes Dr. King’s wish for fairness, criticizing job screening that asks tribal membership and color. They warn that reverse racism and double standards threaten social stability and urge common sense and equal merit in government hiring.
A petition in the Edmonds School District seeks to end contracts with firms that support apartheid in South Africa. Led by Robert Lindefelser with SEIU Local 120 backing, the effort asks the board to halt dealings and push for Sullivan Principles compliance, with union members and district staff signing on.
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