Local expertise Two local, smallish organizations with outsized reputations beyond the valley were in the news recently, in each case demonstrating why sometimes the world looks to the Methow for leadership. Planetary scientist Thomas McCord, founder of the Bear Fight Institute north of Winthrop, was bestowed the highest honor that the National Aeronautics and Space […]
Editorials
July 10, 2013
On the fire line One of the first things I covered when I arrived here two years ago was an event in Winthrop to commemorate – celebrate would not be the appropriate characterization – the 10-year anniversary of the Thirtymile Fire that claimed the lives of four wildland firefighters on July 10, 2001. The fire […]
June 19, 2013
Recreation and imagination At a time when local government entities seem to be on a consolidation path – the Twisp and Winthrop police departments consider merging, Twisp contemplates annexation to Okanogan County Fire District 6 – along comes a proposal for a new tax-funded agency that would encompass most of the valley. If it […]
April 3, 2013
On the plus side As a journalist, I’ve never subscribed to the concept of “good news” versus “bad news,” or “positive stories” versus “negative” stories. Most information consumers would probably be surprised that those are not terms we typically use in our coverage discussions. News is news whether it pleases you or not, stories are […]
July 24, 2013
Local expertise Two local, smallish organizations with outsized reputations beyond the valley were in the news recently, in each case demonstrating why sometimes the world looks to the Methow Valley for leadership. Planetary scientist Thomas McCord, founder of the Bear Fight Institute north of Winthrop, was bestowed the highest honor that the National Aeronautics and […]
