“Mayor Smith’s passion, dedication, and commitment to better serving, honoring, and empowering our military and veteran families is worthy of top praise. Her plans to bring a ‘one-stop’ location at Verdant for those veterans who live in Lynnwood and the surrounding areas to have their needs addressed went from vision to reality – and is a tremendous timesaver and community asset.” - Mike Schindle, Operation Military Family Cares
"I am supporting Mayor Nicola Smith's re-election bid because she gets things done, the right way. Mayor Smith listens to people and makes sure staff and community members help formulate the best policies for the City of Lynnwood and its residents." - Cindy Ryu, WA State Representative 32nd
"I have been very impressed by Nicola's leadership in focusing on the city's infrastructure, economic development, and financing for the arrival of light rail - Lynnwood Link. Her strategic planning and CEO skills are impressive and really needed for the success of Lynnwood's future." -Marko Liias, WA State Senator
“Under Mayor Smith’s leadership, Lynnwood has become an open, welcoming city which embraces the opinions and ideas of its citizens, and works collaboratively with other local and state governments. I am proud to support such a strong and visionary woman for Mayor of Lynnwood.” - Ruth Kagi, WA State Representative 32nd
PR for People is happy to announce that Skid Robot: the street artist drawing attention to LA’s homeless residents is the winning entry for the Matt Kramer Award. LA-based writer Jordan Riefe is the author of the article, which was originally published in The Guardian on February 23, 2016. Congratulations Jordan Riefe! Thank you for your fine work!
Barbara Garrity-Blake is a cultural anthropologist, long interested in the 21 villages along the byway from the north end of Hatteras through the Down East region of Carteret County; she lives in Gloucester, N.C.
Karen Willis Amspacher, director of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island, is descended from Shackleford Banks fishermen and boatbuilders and lives in Marshallberg, N.C. She is the editor of the best-selling collection, Island Born & Bred, and the Founder and Editor of The Mailboat periodical.
