It’s been a year since I announced that the My Neighborhood News Network — which includes digital news properties Lynnwood Today, MLTnews and My Edmonds News — was moving to…
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From the Publisher’s Desk: Thanks to all who attended our ‘How Local News Supports Strong Communities’ event
Dear Readers: Thanks to the approximately 80 attendees who participated in our “How Local News Supports Strong Communities” event at the Edmonds Waterfront Center last week. Our reporters appreciated the…
From the Publisher’s (make that the CEO’s) Desk: Change is good
Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, said that “change is the only constant in life.” Change can be good, but it can also be disruptive, challenging and sometimes downright scary. I think…
From the Publisher’s Desk: As election season unfolds, a reminder of our policies
Note: This column originally appeared in April 2023 but we are reposting it as a reminder as we get close to the primary election date of Aug. 1. This is…
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…
From the Publisher’s Desk: What I learned about life from Jennifer Sabounchi
When I first met Edmonds resident Jennifer Sabounchi, she was living in the Yost Park neighborhood home that she and her husband Kevin Abab had purchased a year earlier. She…
From the Publisher’s Desk: A reminder to ‘shop small’ this Saturday — and all year long
In case you haven’t heard, Saturday, Nov. 27 is Small Business Saturday. Observed in all 50 states on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the idea is to encourage consumers to direct…
From the Publisher’s Desk: Renaming Highway 99 neighborhood? Let’s have a process for that
For the sake of transparency, I’ll admit this issue is personal for me. The only place I’ve lived in Edmonds is near Highway 99. My husband and I purchased our…
From the Publisher’s Desk: How do you ‘like’ Facebook now?
In past columns, I have lamented the financial impact that Facebook has wrought on the local news ecosystem. But what about the social and civic impacts? On the money side,…
From the Publisher’s Desk: Election season rules
Dear readers: If the recent comments and letters to the editor are any indication, it must be election season in Edmonds. So it’s a good time to go over the…
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From the Publisher’s Desk: Saying (a belated) farewell to Harry Gatjens
I’ll never forget the first time I met Harry Gatjens. It was early 2010, a few months after I started publishing My Edmonds News. Harry and I were among the…
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 comfortable…
From the Publisher’s Desk: You can tell it’s election season
Dear readers: Every two years, we have city elections and every two years, I see the following behavior as the ballots hit mailboxes: — A flurry of letters to the…
From the Publisher’s Desk: Why we value our readers
Dear readers: I have had long conversations today with several people regarding the letter to the editor posted from Val Stewart regarding vaccine safety. I have spoken with readers of…
From the Publisher’s Desk: A reminder as we enter election season, and best ways to communicate with us
In the 11 years I’ve covered politics in our communities, I’ve not seen a city election season start as early as this one. The good news is, people are engaged…
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…
From the Publisher’s Desk: The police chief selection
I make it a practice not to weigh in on city government decisions. For the past 11 years, my mission has always been to report what is happening – to…
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 a…
Publisher’s reminder: You’re invited to my TED talk this Saturday
Dear readers: I hope you’ll join me Saturday, Aug. 29, for my TED talk through the 2020 TEDXSnoIsleLibraries program. My topic: the key role that readers will play in the survival…
From the Publisher’s Desk: Six days until my TEDX talk — and I hope you’ll join me
Dear readers: A reminder that on Saturday, Aug. 29, I’ll be giving a TED talk about the key role that readers will play in the survival of journalism. I’m one…
From the Publisher’s Desk: Join me Aug. 29 to talk about how readers will save journalism
Dear readers: In three weeks, I’ll be giving a TED talk, and I’m hoping you’ll watch — because it’s all about you. That’s right. For several years I’ve been saying…
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…
From the Publisher’s Desk: About those T-shirts
As we navigate how to best support each other during a time of great uncertainty, one thing is clear: Now, more than ever, kindness matters. Granted, I have always —…
From the Publisher’s Desk: 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: We love you, yeah, yeah, yeah — and your chance to win free tickets
In early January, I posted a column (Here’s to a new decade and the end of a one-sided relationship) outlining why it was critical for our readers to support us…