Most public Independence Day fireworks shows have been canceled this year due to COVID-19. Many of the towns in the Seattle area ban fireworks sales and use. The glaring exception is our hometown of Bothell. I counted three fireworks stands on our way to the grocery store this morning, within five miles of each other. …
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Jul 04
Thoughts for the Day
This July 4th, we need to recall some voices from the past to bring us back to our best selves as Americans. These quotes were originally published in The Nation in 1991. “The term ‘patriotism’ seems to be raised most often in the context of military action and at times has been used as a …
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Jul 06
Fireworks in the Suburbs
Seattle and many of its suburbs ban the sale and personal use of fireworks. Not so our hometown of Bothell. In the two weeks before July 4th, there were at least 4 pop-up fireworks stores within the city limits. One was in the parking lot of a local megachurch, presumably to give a new meaning …
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