Where’s the oversight? Dear Editor: We enjoyed the past weekend in the Methow visiting friends and enjoying the community. However, one of my primary reasons for being there was to monitor U.S. Forest Service management of the Libby Creek watershed, as I have been doing since moving our home there in 1998. Since 1998, I […]
Letters
Letters to the Editor: June 22, 2022
Blaming the poor Dear Editor: A few weeks ago there was a letter to the editor asking us to consider individual lifestyle changes to help alleviate the climate crisis. A letter the following week praised this argument, adding that in addition to our unsustainable lifestyle, overpopulation was a big contributor to the climate crisis. The […]
Letters to the Editor: June 15, 2022
Thanks from Little Star Dear Editor: We were overjoyed to see so many families, friends, teachers and alumni come together in person and in spirit as we celebrated Little Star School’s 40th birthday and the amazing work of our teachers! It was wonderful to watch joyful children with painted faces romping together, visit with alumni […]
Letters to the Editor: June 8, 2022
A PUD choice Dear Editor: The recent article regarding the upcoming elections for county, state and Congressional offices was a welcome reminder of this bedrock process that sustains our democracy. One significant omission, however, is the now-contested seat for the board of commissioners for Okanogan County PUD, now occupied by Jerry Asmussen for the northern […]
Letters to the Editor: June 1, 2022
A better way Dear Editor: Yesterday, May 24, I had the sad juxtaposition of reading political slogans like America First while the nation had a tragic reminder of one thing we’re already “first” in: school shootings. I grew up in Oregon and was in high school at the time of the Thurston shooting, and despite […]
Letters to the Editor: May 25, 2022
Simple formula Dear Editor: Here is my simple formula for reducing stress and increasing happiness: Avoid reading or watching national and international news as much as you can. Do read the Methow Valley News each week. And, finally, enjoy our lovely, flower and bird-filled Methow springtime. Randy Brook Twisp Save Twisp River trees Dear Editor […]
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 […]
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? […]
Letters to the Editor: May 4, 2022
Don’t need a dollar store Dear Editor: I read with alarm the article in the Methow Valley News (April 27) that Dollar General had considered a Twisp location. I am so grateful that the newspaper provides us with these kinds of stories to inform our community. The article quotes Dollar General’s public relations coordinator saying they […]
Letters to the Editor: April 27, 2022
‘No’ to Twisp Restoration Dear Editor: I am adamantly opposed to the Twisp Restoration Project, currently planned to begin next month. I live on the Twisp River Road and this road is a quiet, winding road that I and many other people use for walking and bicycling, in addition to the occasional car and truck […]
