From the Founder’s Desk: A new look for MLTnews

Dear Readers: MLTnews has a new look, and we welcome your feedback as we test drive the new site. Over the years, as the site has expanded (and we've added an...

From the Publisher’s Desk: As election season unfolds, a reminder of our policies

Note: This column was first published in April. We are republishing it as a reminder since we are nearing the Aug. 1 primary election. This is shaping up to be...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Reflections as we head into our 13th year

Dear readers: Every October, I receive my annual notice that the domain name I purchased in 2009 -- MyEdmondsNews.com -- is renewing for another year. It gives me pause when I...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Our commitment to you — and our hope for your support

Dear readers: Last week, I send the following email to those who subscribe to our MLTnews daily newsletter. Several people urged me to repost it here, so that all readers...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Business and politics

Whether you are a business owner or a politician, longevity is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you gain more experience with every passing year and feel more...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Why I’m grateful for 2020

Dear readers: While I'm happy to welcome 2021, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for all the goodness I saw in 2020. For starters, members of our...

From the Publisher’s Desk: 11 years and counting

Eleven. It's not a particularly magical number -- unless it's the number of years you've been slogging through as a community news publisher at possibly the worst time to be...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Revisiting how we engage with Facebook

For years, I have shared with readers my love-hate relationship with Facebook. Actually, let's flip that: It's a hate-love relationship. To explain, everything we post to our news websites is...

Now more than ever, community news matters

Community takes on a different meaning during a pandemic. For more than a month, we've been telling the stories of COVID-19 and its impact on our community. They are stories of...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Here’s to a new decade — and the end of a one-sided relationship

Dear readers: Welcome to 2020. For me, it's more than a number. It's a milestone. For the past decade -- with the stalwart support and encouragement of readers and advertisers...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Remember to thank a teacher

In my generation of journalists, nearly everyone I know was influenced by a great high school journalism teacher. Someone who lit a fire under us. Who saw some raw...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Gratitude

It's hard to believe, but we are almost at the end of 2019. And what a year it has been. Since January, we have been recognized for our work in...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Musings from Nashville as our news network starts year 11

A week ago, I returned home from a whirlwind trip to Nashville, Tenn. -- this year's location for the annual gathering of Local Independent Online News publishers. I sit...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Our virtual dust is starting to settle…

Dear readers: Thanks very much for your patience during the past week as we've been working out the glitches that occurred during our website redesign. We still have a few more...

From the Publisher’s Desk: I’m ready to push the button — are you?

Sept. 30 2009. That was the date that I pushed the purchase button for the domain name MyEdmondsNews.com. Every year around this time, I'm asked whether I want to renew...

From the Publisher’s Desk: A tale of three cities, and why local news coverage matters

As the publisher of digital news outlets for three neighboring communities in south Snohomish County, I have observed first-hand the strengths, weaknesses and challenges facing all three cities --Edmonds,...

From the Publisher’s Desk: We all can do a ‘little bit of good’

On Wednesday, I attended the YWCA’s 20th anniversary Snohomish County luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Naomi Tutu. The speech was amazing on many levels, coming from a Tutu, the daugher...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Don’t count on Facebook to deliver your local news

Chances are, you saw this post first on Facebook before you read it here. Facebook drives a fair amount of traffic to our website. But that's going to change, thanks...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Will you resolve to support community news in MLT in 2018?

Dear Readers: We are about to start 2018, and for me personally, that means six years of covering Mountlake Terrace through MLTnews. For local news organizations like ours, the week between...

From the Publisher’s Desk: Local graduates making a difference

Much has been written about today's young people, and a lot of it hasn't been terribly positive. Pampered. Spoiled. Unmotivated. Self-centered. The criticism goes on and on. But if the...

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