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Action and advocacy: Beyond the Methow Headwaters Campaign

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By Jasmine Minbashian and Maggie Coon When the votes were counted in December for “Top Ten Stories of the Year,” the Methow Headwaters campaign landed No. 1, as it had in 2017. It came in No. 2 in 2018. Our community joined as never before to achieve a special Congressional land designation on over 340,000 […]

Letters to the editor: January 15, 2020

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Incredible community Dear Editor: As we settle in to the New Year, we reflect on the incredible generosity of this community. This year, Neighbors Helping Neighbors delivered holiday food baskets to 130 families feeding close to 500 people in our valley. The Manger Mall put a smile on the faces of over 200 local children […]

Tuesday on my mind

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What can you do in the Methow Valley on a Tuesday in January? Tuesday is the dead zone, the doldrums, the non-eventful tweener day. It’s cold, it’s dark, the roads are snowy and the action-packed next weekend isn’t until, well, the end of the week. Even if you stay home, there aren’t any football games […]

Letters to the editor: January 8, 2020

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Volunteerism calls Dear Editor: A mere seven years ago, my wife and I moved to the Methow to make it our full-time residence. We were initially drawn to the valley by the amazing recreational opportunities and quieter lifestyle. However, I knew that as a serious introvert I needed to make connections in the community or […]

For a few dollars more

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It’s been more than six years since we raised the price of mail subscriptions to the Methow Valley News. In that time, most of our costs have gone up while our revenues have stayed basically flat. We have raised rates for retail and special publications advertising periodically, by small incremental amounts. The price for classifieds […]