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To The Eagle: Since I moved here 12.5 years ago (a newbie), I have heard that the government doesn’t listen to Wahkiakum County. We now have a chance for the state government beyond our legislators to hear us. The Democrats and Republicans (yes, working together for positive change for our county) are sponsoring a Listening Tour March 15 at the Skamokawa Grange starting at 6:15 with a dessert potluck. The Listening Team will be led by Don Schwerin, Chair of State Democratic Party Rural and Ag Caucus plus Small Business Caucus. The Moderator w...
To The Eagle: As accurately reported last week by The Eagle, the Town of Cathlamet recently held a special council meeting regarding the infamous Butler Street property they purchased in 2018. At that meeting, Fred Johnson described the status of the existing restrictive covenant (RC) that applies to the property’s toxic issues in terms that sounded like there may be no toxic problems at all. In fact, he questioned whether the RC even applies to Butler Street property. A couple of people have quickly asked me about the apparent disconnect b...
By Publisher Rick Nelson There are Eagle readers who buy their copy as soon as they can on Wednesdays. After this week, they will no longer be able to do so. Our printing schedule is changing. Since at least 1970, The Daily News in Longview has printed The Eagle for us. Before then, we had a press with the year 1895 cast into the frame. We used a Linotype (see it at the Wahkiakum County Historical Museum) and hand set type to form the pages. The type and photo engravings were all metal. Some illustrations were cast in lead and mounted on wood...
To The Eagle: On March 15, 6-8 p.m. everyone is invited to be at the Skamokawa Grange to help identify common concerns we have in our county that we want the state level government to work on. This is a bipartisan effort, sponsored by both the Republican and Democrat county party chairs. The Listening Tour team is led by Don Schwerin, Chair of the state Democrat Party Rural and Ag Caucus. In short, many of our concerns are different from Eastern Washington rural county concerns and these folks want to hear our concerns so we can all work on the...
To The Eagle: In response to George Wehrfritz’s comments in last week’s Eagle, I need to explain some apparent misconceptions. First of all, the recall petition against Jacobson, Smith, Burnham and Cameron is supported by the group called Concerned Citizens of Cathlamet (CCC), not solely myself. I helped set up CCC and act as a spokesperson for the anonymous group. The group is aproximately 15 people who are mostly long term area residents, business owners and in some instances, town elders. We were initially concerned about what was and was...
To The Eagle: Imagine the leftist future. The abolition of the Electoral College, say. The final ascendence of the loving Left. The will realized of the" little people," led, of course, by the tender ministrations and commandments of our ruling class. Yes, like the foolish anthem of that "visionary" Beatle, John Lenin (oops, Lennon), we, all of us, can have that bright future. The leftist prescriptions of some of our elderly citizens are truly bracing. How could so many adults, folks in their 50's, 60's, 70's, and beyond be enthralled to their...
To The Eagle: On November 23, 2018, the day after Thanksgiving, I suffered a STEMI heart attack, also known as a “widow maker,” and was a thirty minute drive by ambulance to St. John’s hospital. I recognized the early symptoms and called 911. En route to the hospital I was transferred to an AMR ambulance at Stella where a 12 lead EKG showed the STEMI. The AMR paramedic activated the cardiac team at St. John’s ED. Upon arrival I was suffering serious chest pain and a pulse of 43. Fortunately for me Dr. Suero was in the Cath Lab with another pati...
To The Eagle: Carlton Appelo died on February 12th at 96 years of age. He was a visionary in business, and in support of his community and region. He made regular trips to Washington DC to meet with elected officials to let them know about current projects he supported and what was needed from them in support of those projects. He was a visionary in business, as well as for non-profits. His family has impacted the area in ways we today cannot even truly imagine. Carlton and I worked together to develop and found the Appelo Archives Center...
To The Eagle: Thanks to J.B. Bouchard for attempting to salvage my political incorrectness (letter in last week’s Eagle), but the actual muddled insinuation was committed by Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam on national media as he opined that a baby surviving an abortion attempt would then be comforted and resuscitated while mother and doctor discuss disposition of the baby (probably by the Kermit Gosnell method rather than a Jonathan Swift fricassee). Some states are moving to get permissive legislation on the books in anticipation of the...
To The Eagle: The time has come for Bill Wainwright to step up, cross the line and apply to fill the vacancy on Cathlamet’s town council. He is energetic, committed and opinionated. He does not agree with the mainstream view on the body – whose proponents have remarkably thin skin to criticism or scrutiny. And he claims to support the notions of fairness and transparency. To which I say: show us. Bill might benefit from seeing the process from inside, a perspective that would likely moderate his views somewhat. The council majority – which...
To The Eagle: El Presidente’s declaration of a national “emergency,” delivered in his usual tortured syntax and devoid of course, of accurate facts, attempted to bend everyone’s attention toward the imaginary invasion at our southern border by the unwashed hordes of Central America. That’s the magic of Trump. Magic is an art of distraction and misdirection. Our Magician In Chief’s political sleight of hand is being performed to misdirect our scrutiny away from the real crisis threatening our republic. Our voter’s franchise is under assault...
To The Eagle: Howard Brawn’s recent opinion letter presents muddled insinuations that infanticide is about to become the new normal in New York because of its revised abortion statute. Nothing could be further from the truth, always the first casualty in the discussion about abortion and a woman’s right to autonomy regarding her reproductive choices. For women whose difficult pregnancy has become dangerously toxic or whose fetus’ heart has stopped beating, a late term abortion can preserve such a mother’s life. Other exigent circums...
To The Eagle: It is too bad the folks that drafted proposition 1639 did not include some form of “Opt Out” clause for those who live in rural areas and from time to time have immediate need for defense of family members or livestock from predators, both two and four-legged. A while ago my ex-wife saw a coyote in the yard trying to catch her pet chickens. Fortunately for all involved I heard the ruckus and ran around the house to see what was going on. There was my wife, who did not like having guns in the house, hanging out the window scr...
To The Eagle: JA Wendt PTO is looking for donations of seeds for our assistance with The Roots Project. We are in need of these varieties: Cucumber, tomato, bell peppers, peas, and green beans. These can be dropped off at 380 S 2nd Street, there will be a container out for them. Any questions, contact me at 360-795-1075. Thank you so much for your generosity to help our kids grow and eat more fresh vegetables. Thank you! Kristen Stebbins Cathlamet...
To The Eagle: Feeling a bit like crossing pens with some of our local more conservative readers/writers so after a several month hiatus here goes. I challenge each one to read, or re-read, Grapes of Wrath. Written in 1939 this book is as timely today as it was 80 years ago when it first was published, earning Steinbeck the Pulitzer for literature. Of course the times are different, the characters are different along with the technology but the human tragedy is just as current today as it was yesteryear. There are so many things going really...
To The Eagle: This is a common question and it is rarely understood. It is easier to understand if one compares the Medical model with the Public Health model. The Medical model (Doctors of Medicine) treats sickness—indigent or wealthy. Public Health on the other hand is the science that prevents sickness in both the indigent and wealthy. Public Health does this in four ways: 1. We remove noxious agents from the environment; such agents as lead, arsenic, formaldehyde, hydrocarbons that cause cancer, asbestos, etc. 2. We interrupt modes of trans...
To The Eagle: As the Sheriff of Wahkiakum County, it is my sworn oath to uphold the United States Constitution and the laws and Constitution of the State of Washington as well as the laws of my county. With nearly three decades of law enforcement experience I have never refused to enforce a law in this state. And I will continue to enforce the laws. However, when a law is passed that is in direct conflict with each and everyone’s constitutional rights, I have an obligation to step back and take a harder look. While the constitutionality of I...
To The Eagle: I am not sure how many people are aware that there have been recent discussions regarding the possibility of a merge between Port District 1 and Port District 2 of Wahkiakum County. There may be cost benefits to merge, which could be passed on to the tax payers. On the other hand, there are worries that perhaps it would result in some areas being underrepresented. There is also the thought out there that if it works don't fix it. At this point there is no agenda out there that is a driving force, it is more of an input gathering...
To The Eagle: Although there’s much to criticize regarding the administration of our county, the crews that take care of our roads and electrical service are exceptional. I want to thank all the men (and women?) who were out throughout the night to make sure we were safe on the roads and warm in our homes. Ursula Petralia Skamokawa...
To The Eagle: The Washington Coast Restoration and Resiliency Initiative (WCRRI) provides valuable funds for salmon restoration projects in southwest Washington. Local restoration practitioners like the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) rely on WCRRI to fund habitat restoration projects that restore essential habitat for juvenile salmonids, update and enhance aging infrastructure, create local jobs, improve our natural resources, and make southwest Washington a more vibrant place to live. CREST is currently developing two...
To The Eagle: I’ve been thinking about immigration a lot these days. Here I sit in my nice house on Sunday morning looking at the lovely view I have of ‘my’ valley, thinking about the Indians who lived here first. I think I’m an immigrant, too. I migrated from Indiana to West Virginia, to Texas, to Colorado and to Alaska, then to Seattle, then to Wahkiakum County. I had so many stories from other places that my neighbor, Bob Torppa, asked me one day where I was “really” from, but I didn’t know what to say. I thought about it and my best answe...
To The Eagle: In the perennial pursuit to promulgate a Progressive Utopian Paradise (PUP), Governor Cuomo of New York has signed into law legislation enabling third trimester abortion up to actual live birth and in some cases beyond, as one formless and grammarless defender put it, “into the fourth trimester.” Virginia has enacted equally egregious legislation, and several other states including California are marching in lockstep in that direction, and some of the Democrat Party’s rather bizarre collection of 2020 presidential wannabes have...
To The Eagle: Although the judge determined that there are no legal grounds for recalling three members of the town council for misfeasance regarding the purchase of the lot next to the Bank of the Pacific, the bad odor surrounding these good people persists. Why, when there is a shortfall in funds for desirable expenditures such as the town library, did these officials authorize the purchase of a contaminated property not needed by the town? Why did the negotiated purchase price exceed the appraised value by $28,000? Lastly, why did the...
To The Eagle: Puget Island Volunteers are participating this year in Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital “Fill The Boot” on Saturday and Sunday January 26 and 27. Stop by and donate to a wonderful cause. Hope to see you there! Sherrill Bollen Puget Island Volunteer Firefighters...
Happy new year! Well the new year is getting started with a kick and the Sheriff's Office is abuzz with several new deputies! Two of our new recruits already lived in our county at the time of hire and all of them are excited and dedicated to protecting and serving this county with professionalism and honor, and all have a public servant's heart. Upon graduation from the academy we will be posting their photos, bios, and introducing them to the community. We are looking to fill one corrections/dispatch position and are going to have a local...
