Much gratitude Dear Editor: We wish to express our gratitude to the Methow District office for recent work on USFS Road 100, locally known as East Fawn Road. We are full-time residents of Edelweiss and access to our community is provided primarily by two roads — Highland and East Fawn (USFS Road 100) — which […]
OPINION
Writers on the Range – There’s such a thing as trail etiquette
By Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff The uppermost switchback on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is 8 feet wide. Yet the last time I hiked out, I was stymied by a group of young hikers walking down shoulder-to-shoulder, tapping on their phones. Even when I said, “Ahem, excuse me,” I was unceremoniously nudged […]
Editorial Cartoon: September 6, 2023
Harts Pass: September 6, 2023
Editorial cartoon: August 30, 2023
The write stuff
We’re about two months out from the Nov. 7 general election — less than that before ballots go in the mail — so campaigning is about to begin in earnest. Road signs will proliferate, advertising will be scheduled, social media will heat up, personal appearances will fill calendar spots and public forums will be arranged. […]
Letters to the editor: August 30, 2023
More about Hayes Dear Editor: Thank you for Solveig Torvik’s orbituary of John L. Hayes — so informative of John’s activities and contributions to the enduring beauty of the Methow Valley. But there is a lot more — so many stories of John’s and Rayma’s doings and adventures that need to be told. So my […]
Writers on the Range – Requiem for the Joshua tree
By Pepper Trail Disheveled, gangly, the Joshua tree is surely one of the West’s strangest — and most recognizable — plants. Named by Mormon pioneers for the prophet Joshua, whose upraised arms pointed to the promised land, Joshua trees are more likely to remind people today of the lovable creations of Dr. Seuss. The trees […]
Harts Pass: August 30, 2023
Newspaper raid update
An update on the Aug. 11 law enforcement raid on the offices of the Marion, Kansas, County Record, and the homes of the newspapers’ co-owners and a town council member, that we commented on in last week’s editorial: The county attorney issued a statement on Aug. 16 declaring that “insufficient evidence” existed to support the […]
