It’s candidate filing week for all state, county and local elections, so by the end of the day on Friday we’ll know who’s angling for public office this year in positions that we most care about in Okanogan County and beyond. Some early-out-of-the gate candidates have already made their intentions known, through campaign signs, appearances […]
OPINION
Letters to the Editor: May 18, 2022
Need your help Dear Editor: I recently wrote a request for everyone to write a letter of support for dedicating State Route 20 to the Vietnam Veterans. I thought it was a great idea and I accepted the role as chair from Hodges Post No. 84, in Oroville. I thought the response would be immediate […]
Writers on the Range: Plenty of food, but not for all farmworkers
By Astra Lincoln Writers on the Range On a summer morning in southern Idaho, the day breaks early, before 6 a.m. The air is stale, never fully cooled from the heat of the day before. In the indigo hour when night becomes morning, dozens of people — most from Mexico — queue for the van […]
Editorial Cartoon: May 18, 2022
Harts Pass: May 18, 2022
Editorial Cartoon: May 11, 2022
No Bad Days: Come what, May?
May always seems to sneak up on me, even when I’m on the lookout for it. The calendar doesn’t lie, annual cycles are immutable, certain events and occurrences are fairly fixed. And yet I typically find myself feeling behind on everything and scrambling to catch up, let alone keep up. Getting ahead? If you have […]
Harts Pass: May 11, 2022
Letters to the Editor: May 11, 2022
Fire is the real threat Dear Editor: Regarding the Twisp River Road resident “adamantly opposed to the Twisp Restoration project, currently planned to begin next month” — let us assume the writer is referring to the Mission Project scheduled for this year. Either way, was the writer in the valley during the fires last summer? […]
My Turn: Large-scale forest restoration overdue for the Methow Valley
By Susan Prichard As a fire ecologist, I recently had the honor of meeting with the President of United States to discuss the state of our nation’s forests. I then returned home to the Methow to read letters to the editor in the Methow Valley News expressing strong opposition to the Twisp and Mission Restoration […]
