Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: I had to laugh at the hypocrisy of our county commissioners last week. Kent and Irene Martin talked about the natural resources of the county. They pointed out the significance of the loss of the positions of influence held by Dean Takko and especially Brian Blake as chair of the Natural Resources Committee. All of the commissioners agreed that our county has suffered a significant loss of influence in Olympia. Yet not a single one of them endorsed or even voiced support for either of those candidates. One even campaigned with...
To The Eagle: It’s unfortunate that some folks think they should shoot themselves in the foot by declaring, “Please cancel my subscription to The Eagle” because they are displeased with not having enough complimentary coverage for their point of view. I’ve noticed many letters to The Eagle lauding the soon-to-depart office holder (for now) in the White House. And, nothing is keeping the fans of conservative issues from submitting their version of the “many accomplishments of our president” (November 12 letter to The Eagle). Just be specific, no...
To The Eagle: Kudos to Mary Fine for her spot-on criticism of The Eagle’s ventures into national news coverage in her “cancel my subscription” letter last week, and while we heartily agree with her analysis, we’d like to sweet-talk her out of canceling. Here’s why: At the advent of Donald Trump, the left-biased mainstream media went totally pro-Democrat/anti-Trump, and the Dems themselves led them on to Marxism and unremitting Trump hatred. Trump aptly dubbed this new edifice “fake news.” The Eagle has excellent local coverage, but for news...
To The Eagle: I take exception to Mary Fine’s letter claiming The Eagle was biased against President Trump. I’ve seen, read and published opinions in many of our nation’s newspapers and testified in their behalf before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. The Eagle and Mr. Nelson impresses me as fair and objective. It’s a difficult time for small papers; even large ones have been going out of business. Mr. Nelson covers the main stories, but each bit of print costs money. As to Mr. Trump, there are certainly many stories that were not covered, i...
To The Eagle: I hear a lot of negative things about the assessor’s office, but I want to tell about a good experience. I recently filed a couple boundary adjustments that left me with a little less land than I had before. The assessor’s report came in the mail and the assessed value on one small parcel had gone sky high. So I headed for the assessor’s office expecting that I would have to arm wrestle someone. But, instead what I found was the whole staff pitched in and I had a satisfactory answer in one day. Even old Bill pitched right in th...
To The Eagle: Now that the oversized campaign signs have been removed from the roadsides, the only remaining eyesore along the beautiful drive on SR-4 is that absurd statue with all its bits on display. I say absurd because at one point it was wearing a dress. There followed the feathered boa, the hats, the bikini outfit, the toweled beach gear and then the inevitable brief appearance of enhanced genitalia. Juvenile crotch humor. I guess a statue couldn’t be found that was actually raising its middle finger at whoever comes around the curve, b...
To The Eagle: Congratulations, Mr. Tisher. I hope you do well and that we can get behind you and help you do the great work Wahkiakum has come to expect from our leaders. If I can be of assistance, please feel free to give me a call or email. I would like to take this time to thank the residents of Wahkiakum for the opportunity to serve you as county commissioner dist 1. I worked hard and found the job very rewarding. I will never be the same. I will volunteer and stay active in our community. I know that it takes the people of the community...
To The Eagle: This is a quote that seems appropriate to share. “A person that normally cheats to win thinks the only way someone else could win would be by cheating.” What a sad indictment. Unimaginable road blocks were put up to discourage voting. After voting by mail, vilified the very idea of anybody else doing the same. Reduced the number of polling places leading to hours long lines, removing drop boxes, putting a man in charge of the post office whose only qualification was to be a mega donor and personal friend, and threatening cha...
To The Eagle: For the past several years the Wahkiakum County Democratic Party has concentrated on supporting candidates. Now it is time to concentrate on Wahkiakum County and work toward goals that are of particular concern to our residents. Certainly we all want the Columbia River and its tributaries to be full of salmon, for there to be broadband easily affordable and easy to access, for there to be more readily accessible health care, for there to be more affordable housing, for our kids to stay here and thrive, and the list goes on. In...
To The Eagle: Those of us of a certain age were bemused as the common hobgoblins of Halloween morphed into an election week phantasmagoria like a prolonged and tasteless episode of an old Rod Serling TV show. In Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, the Biden campaign used preternatural powers to raise the dead (hundreds of thousands of ‘em) and they all voted for Joe. That’s the spirit! Wisconsin had more votes counted than voters registered until fake fact checker Politifact got in to rearrange the numbers. In Philly the Sta...
To The Eagle: I hope many of you signed online and listened to the American Frontlines Doctors that I wrote about in a letter to the editor. I’d like to add info on HCQ (hydroxychloroquine). According to https://www.palmerfoundation.com.au/hydroxychloroquine-is-widely-used-around-the-globe/ “While the drug is being used, apparently successfully, in many parts of the world, politicians, the mainstream media, and social media vehicles such as Google (You-Tube), Twitter, and Facebook are working aggressively to make it impossible for the Ame...
To The Eagle: While I find that local news reporting is well covered and of interest, the editor’s choice of inserting national news that is unfavorable to conservatives in general and President Trump specifically is offensive. I have not seen one national article (AP or otherwise) that has spoken to any of the many accomplishments of our president. Instead The Eagle chooses to only print those national items that reflect the personal opinions of The Eagle. News should reflect all news, not just hand-picked items that bolster those personal o...
To The Eagle: The Annual Walk n Knock may have been cancelled, however, Wahkiakum Lions Club will have some drop boxes at Dollar General, Cathlamet Market and the Chamber of Commerce. Carol McClain will be at the Puget Island Fire Hall to accept any drop offs on Saturday between 8 and 4, just on Saturday only. Please wear a mask and keep social distancing. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you may make checks payable to Wahkiakum Lions Club, P.O. Box 214, Skamokawa, WA. 98647. Thank you in advance! The local food banks need some...
To The Eagle: I received a newspaper sample in the mail the other day, The Epoch Times. Finally a newspaper that I feel is good journalism, not filled with propaganda and bias. I now subscribe to it and also its website online. If you’re like me, tired of reading bias and propaganda, this is the best news source so far. It includes news not just here nationwide but worldwide. It truly is an eye opener and very informative. In fact I feel at ease reading it. Another good website to read is the American Frontline Doctors: http...
In the 1980’s my family and I operated a dairy farm in Wahkiakum County on the Loop Road in Grays River. My wife, Noreen and our four children, Suzanna, Joel, Amy and Genevra were interested in starting a 4-H Dairy Club. On our farm we had 100 milking cows and about the same number of young stock. Our club name was Westend Livestock Dairy Club. Over the many years we had 10 to 13 members, boys and girls. There were 27 dairy farms in the county in those days. Some of our kids could not afford a dairy heifer of their own to train and show at the...
To The Eagle: Last week’s Eagle mentioned the Town Council recently voted to increase the mayor’s salary $250 per month. The reason behind this is not based on his performance and to avoid further questions, needs to be explained. Town Councilors are paid $50 per month and the mayor is paid $250 per month. This pay ordinance has evidently been in place since the early 70’s. In late 2018, the previous council started discussion to update these monthly payments to more current standards. After much back and forth, our new council resumed takin...
To The Eagle: We would like to say thank you to everyone who came by our station to take a tour and discuss volunteer opportunities with Puget Island Fire Department. Four of those people committed to joining as firefighters, two others who are very interested but not ready to commit and one high school student who signed up as a cadet. In addition to the new firefighters, there were several others who signed on to help out with the Puget Island Fire Auxiliary. If there is anyone who wanted to attend but was unable, they can always stop by the...
To The Eagle: I was the class president of Naselle High in our senior year of 1973 and recently organized a Zoom reunion for our class. We had about 15 out of 31 living classmates attend the virtual event on October 8 and it was very successful and fun for everyone. Even though it's an odd 47th year since graduation, with everyone slowed down these days with limited travel it seemed like the right time to try this. And since we all turned 65 this year, we all had a milestone to celebrate as well. I recorded the reunion on Zoom in the cloud so...
To The Eagle: I am writing to fully endorse Dan Cothern, Lee Tisher, Dean Takko and Brian Blake. I am asking for your vote and support for their elections. As a retired county commissioner and past president of the Washington state association of counties, it has been my honor to work for and serve all of our constituents alongside of this slate of candidates. I have watched Dan, Lee, Dean and Brian rise in their unwavering ability to examine and evaluate the problems facing us all and finding sensible working solutions regardless of any party...
To The Eagle: On every level of our Democratic Republic it is important to elect quality individuals who represent all of the people. Mike Backman has a proven record of serving the best interests of all of his constituents and the county. Mike is a true independent. That is, although strong in his convictions he keeps an open mind and listens to those who may disagree or have other points of view. Mike does not wear his partisan politics on his sleeve and/or delegitimize or disrespect others with different positions or views. He realizes that...
To The Eagle: I don't like to see out of control riots in our cities, where people are being badly hurt and businesses looted and destroyed while Democrat governors, mayors and district attorneys watch and do nothing to stop it. I don't care to live under Socialist/Communist government rule like the people of China, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and the rest of those horrid regimes. I love and respect our Constitution and want the Bill of Rights left intact for all of America's people. I don't think defunding our police makes any sense and will...
To The Eagle: Last week was filled with strange and wondrous landmarks in the annals of American journalism. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that President Trump’s response to Covid-19 was efficient and effective, and the World Health Organization released a statement that lockdowns were medically ineffective and economically and socially disastrous, and we should use individual initiative and protect the most vulnerable instead. There is no known reason for the NY Times rare moment of truth and candor about Trump, but it is obvious t...
To The Eagle: Jaime Herrera Beutler is a complete hypocrite as well as a liar. She freely admits how many times she voted to strip 20 million Americans of health insurance. Now she has the audacity to proclaim herself as the champion and savior of all things health insurance. For who? Maybe the 1 percent. Certainly not the self employed, the small business, the farmer, hair stylist, service worker, laborer, the unemployed, and millions of others who do not work for large corporations or government entities. She tries to claim Carolyn Long will...
To The Eagle: I just received the most absurd political ad in the mail, among many absurd ones this year. It is from a group based in Puyallup, "WA Forward," saying that our Senator Dean Takko is an extremist. Say what? Anyone who knows Dean, or who has followed his career represeting us in Olympia, or who has seen him campaign in person or on YouTube knows that is laughable. Dean is a centrist problem-solver, quetly getting things done for us. Clearly these folks are outsiders who know nothing about LD19. So, I looked them up on the state PDC...
To The Eagle: Every year our country spent billions of dollars to foreign aid for what? We have problems of our own. Finally we have a president that has cut off most ties of foreign affairs such as UNESCO, WHO and other international affairs. Each country should take care of its own. If another country needs our help, we can help them with negotiations. That is what President Trump does. None of our past presidents would negotiate. President Trump severed a few ties with the government of China especially since they’re the culprit that s...
