No the noise Dear Editor: In response to the March 15 article about ATV use on certain Methow Valley access roads, I want to raise awareness to something not discussed in the article: noise. I’m a staunch advocate for public lands and making them available for everyone’s enjoyment, including the responsible use of ATVs on […]
Letters
Letters to the Editor: March 22, 2023
Methow Pride grateful Dear Editor: Methow Pride would like to thank our amazing community for coming out in full sparkle and support for our first fundraiser Saturday evening. It felt important for us to gather and celebrate inclusion and belonging at a time in our country when other states are banning drag shows, removing gender […]
Letters to the Editor: March 15, 2023
Kiwanis says thanks Dear Editor: The Kiwanis Club of Winthrop would like to send a huge thank you to the community and visitors who attended last Saturday’s pancake breakfast at the Winthrop Barn. Even though the balloon launch was canceled that day, all in attendance showed an incredible amount of support. Residents, visitors and balloon […]
Letters to the Editor: March 8, 2023
Some omissions Dear Editor: The book by Dennis Drabelle, “The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmstead and the Origin of National Parks,” is indeed worth reading if you realize that the name Yellowstone has drawn the heaviest viewership yet recorded. Or maybe you’ve seen the long lineup of cars whose passengers were hoping to visit […]
Letters to the Editor: March 1, 2023
Affirming health care rights Dear Editor: It isn’t just in the right-wing governed states where women’s right to choose and everyone’s right to access many forms of health care are under attack. Here in progressive Washington, it isn’t laws or government officials doing it. It’s much more insidious. It is the Catholic church doing it. […]
Letters to the Editor: February 22, 2023
Don’t interfere Dear Editor: I do not expect deer populations to be stable or always increasing, nor that it would be an indication of the health of deer herds. Deer respond to a multitude of variables that affect population levels. Amongst these variables, the availability of browse is one factor. There can be no doubt […]
Letters to the Editor: February 15, 2023
Don’t allow spraying Dear Editor: I have noticed a lot of new people in the valley. Heads up: It is time to get your no-spray agreements with the county. If you don’t, you will have dangerous chemicals sprayed all willy-nilly along your property. The county officials say herbicides aren’t harmful to your health. Don’t believe […]
Letters to the Editor: February 8, 2023
Better solution? Dear Editor: Regarding your headline story on Feb. 1: “If you love the valley’s deer, please don’t feed them.” I don’t always love our valley’s deer. They wreck young trees, jump the fence into the apple orchard, hog the birdfeeder, compete with livestock for alfalfa, are dangerous to dogs, and make car travel […]
Letters to the Editor: February 1, 2023
Serious concerns Dear Editor: I was deeply concerned to read that Ms. Speiker and her staff do not feel safe working at the Okanogan County Courthouse. I am a family law lawyer who regularly practices in superior courts across the state and have seen the heightened emotions that arise when people are at odds over […]
Letters to the Editor: January 25, 2023
Necessity or luxury? Dear Editor: There used to be a time in this nation when people were fiscally responsible and only incurred debt or spent money they personally had or could afford. Now the attitude is no, we can get someone else to pay for our wants and desires through grants where we get Joe […]
