They say it’s just a number. On your birthday, you’re only a day older than the day before, not a year older. And, you’re only as old as you — think? feel? behave? Ultimately, however, your age is your age (don’t you just love tautology?), if you’ve been fortunate enough to make it however far you’ve made […]
OPINION
Letters to the editor: November 6, 2019
Grizzly issues Dear Editor: Grizzlies in the North Cascades? This is “marketed” as a “restoration” project. What evidence do we have that 200-plus grizzlies ever lived in the area? The history of the westward migration has a lot of stories of grizzly encounters, from the Rockies, and the Great Plains, but not from this area. […]
Harts Pass: November 6, 2019
By Erik Brooks
Cartoon: November 6, 2019
By Tania Gonzalez Ortega
Cartoon: October 30, 2019
By Tania Gonzalez Ortega
Delicate decisions
There are stories that we choose to do, and stories that we have to do as part of our responsibility to the community. The “have to” stories are often controversial, sensitive or potentially damaging to reputations. In those cases, we take extra care about how we handle the reporting and writing. Such a story came […]
Letters to the editor: October 30, 2019
Questions about gravel pit Dear Editor: I live in Methow and as a property owner I am struggling with the issues the county’s proposal to purchase private land to establish a gravel pit here. Thanks to Marcy Stamper for her excellent reporting. Both sides of this issue present compelling stories for consideration but as I […]
Harts Pass: October 23, 2019
By Erik Brooks
Letters to the editor: October 23, 2019
Hunt where you’re welcome Dear Editor: Folks, no hunting means no hunting. It doesn’t mean that it’s OK for you to drive onto my property, walk up into the back country, shoot a deer, then drag it onto my driveway leaving a bloody trail in the dirt. It’s posted. No hunting. That means that if […]
Wheels of misfortune
Sometimes I wonder if my “rig” — a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder now rolling past a quarter-million miles — is sporting the vehicular equivalent of a “kick me” sign that you tape to someone’s back as a joke. Or perhaps it is wearing a target that can only be seen in a part of the light spectrum not visible to […]
