New Year's mail stirs quirks from pet insurance to singles club
A reader shares upbeat snippets from mail, including a veterinary health insurance pitch and a singles club brochure, then pivots to a Washington State revenue brief and a critique of religion in America's founding. The column closes with a defense of the nation’s religious heritage and founding facts.
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Enterprise
Washington State Veterinary Medical Association
Ol’ Fido
Washington Research Council
Washington
Research Council
God
Europe
Jefferson, Et al
Salute to Gardner’s Equal Employment Order
The text praises Gov. Booth Gardner for an executive order banning discrimination in state employment based on sexual orientation. It argues anyone meeting job requirements deserves consideration and labels opposition as social hysteria, affirming the governor’s stance as morally correct.
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Booth Gardner
America
Gov. Gardner
Smoking warning left in classroom tale
A student mocks health warnings as the Surgeon General repeats anti smoke lines. The teacher punishes and the narrator questions the king’s prohibition, then asks if prevention is worth more than cure, ending with a call for better judgment.
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Surgeon General
Dumbell
National decline urged over Christian celebration stance
A public letter warns that demands by a few discontented citizens to ban or downplay Christian celebrations in schools churches and public places signals a national decline. It recalls the nation’s Christian founding and urges respect for other major religions while stressing faith’s comfort and guidance in tough times.
Gratitude Expressed for Edmonds School District Clothing Center Help
A gratitude note from the Edmonds School Districts Clothing Center thanks Enterprise readers for responses to a prior appeal. Funds are now substantial enough to buy underwear socks shoelaces and other essentials to finish the school year.
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Edmonds
Enterprise
Clothing Center
The
Community Support Drives Edmonds Clothing Center 1986 Progress
Sharie Ennis, Coordinator, Edmonds School District Clothing Center, credits broad community backing for a promising 1986 start. Letters from many people encouraged the project and boosted momentum for the center’s goals.
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Clothing Center
Sharie Ennis
Edmonds School District
Hunter House Preservation Seen in Snohomish County History Note
A resident urges saving the Hunter home in Snohomish County, recounting Basil Hunter’s 1889 homestead school for local children and the house as a historic artifact. The letter ties the site to early education, local transportation history, and potential habitat concerns if demolished, calling for preservation and leadership.
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Lynnwood
South County
Snohomish County
Hunter Home
Echelbarger
Basil Hunter
Hunter
Hunter Place
Gordon
Hunter Brothers
Draft EIS on 180th Street ignores wildlife
A reader criticizes Snohomish County’s Draft EIS for 180th Street Corridor for underestimating upland bird and animal habitats. The letter argues 30 to 90 acres of wildlife habitat could be lost and blames superficial wildlife research while praising the fish focus in the document. It urges fuller, funded mitigation and habitat preservation measures beyond stream protections.
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South County
Washington
T.R. Bardue
Snohomish County
Public Works Dept
180Th Street
Uplands
EIS
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