Letters

Davis for coroner Dear Editor: I am writing a letter of support for Gene Davis for Okanogan County Coroner. Mr. Davis is currently the Deputy Coroner and has been performing this job admirably for over three years. He already has all of his state credentials and is ready to take over in the new year. […]

Data center dangers Dear Editor: “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor.” — President Trump. Tucked into the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), are major tax breaks for new data centers/AI campuses, including for siting them […]

Protecting beavers Dear Editor: I appreciated Gary Ott’s letter regarding the importance of beavers to our watersheds and the early history of their trapping to near extinction in North America. There’s more to that story in Washington. It is important today. It does not seem well known, but there are no limits on “recreational” killing […]

Thanks to Aero Methow Dear Editor: Like many before us, Steve and I send our deepest gratitude to Aero Methow Rescue Service! On Sept. 6, Steve went from feeling a little tired to septic in under two hours. Medics Jeff, Colton, Meg, Marissa and Stephanie immediately responded and recognized how rapidly he was deteriorating. Their […]

Beaver benefits Dear Editor: Re: “Methow Okanogan Beaver Project concerned about dam damage” (Aug. 26). Beaver dam analogies (BDAs) built by stream restoration projects, and beaver dams have coincidental benefits to both humans and wildlife. The stabilization of stream flow benefits the groundwater table that our wells depend on, surface water that supports much of […]

Solutions needed Dear Editor: I was heartened to see the Three Rivers Hospital (Brewster) levy approved overwhelmingly by our voters. We recognized the critical need to continue emergency services. At the same time, we should not forget that we need a long-term solution for our rural health needs. They go far beyond emergency care. We […]

Support Aero Methow Dear Editor: The Methow Valley is diffuse, spread out — and now more rapidly growing. It is also very isolated from major medical facilities and clinical expertise. From my perspective as a former attending at Harborview Medical Center attending in Seattle, I have written in the past that what matters most in […]

That is all Dear Editor: The restraint that comes from respect for life. Susan Crampton Twisp MAMA says ‘thanks’ Dear Editor: A hearty thank you to all who participated in our fourth annual Methow Acoustic Musicians Association (MAMA) fundraiser for The Cove Food Bank. We called it “MAMA Goes Live: Vol IV!” There were over […]

Fire relief appreciated Dear Editor: Much has happened since the Kaiser Canyon Fire was ignited by lightning the morning of July 16. Homes have been destroyed, communities evacuated, and smoke has filled our lives. More and more resources have been called in to fight this and the many other devastating wildfires in our state. And […]

When it’s time to go, go Dear Editor: We moved to our 63-acre farm in Carlton in 2018. Evidence of the Carlton Complex Fire was obvious within a football field away. We heard stories of neighborhoods having no electricity for days so they had barbecues every day to use defrosting foods in freezers; we were […]