Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: A letter last week summed up the greatest threat to our great Democracy with the writer more than suggesting that if he disagrees with you then it follows that he should dislike you. There was a time when we Americans welcomed differing opinions as it helped to find a consensus on issues, thoughts that shaped our lives, our future and our mutual respect for one another. I firmly believe every issue such as abortion, energy policy, the border, inflation, school curriculum and so much more is waiting to be solved if we would work...
To The Eagle: I can empathize with the fellow who recently mourned the casual slaughter he witnessed of wildfowl crossing the road. I would classify such barbaric rural behavior as the rule rather than the exception. You can be sure many a family pet has met a similar fate. Keep your children fenced in. We too were once at the front of a line of vehicles, stopped to wait for a brood of chicks and their feathered parents to cross the road. The peeping gaggle hadn’t quite crossed over the opposite oncoming lane when a rusty pickup came s...
To The Eagle: Because we are both Americans I use to think we shared common values that ran deeper than our Republican and Democratic party affiliation. Like you, I also voted Republican when I thought the Republican candidate was the better choice. Sadly, having watched and listened to you over the last few years, I now realize that our core values are very different, and have learned to dislike you, and dislike what you have become! I dislike you because you listened to and cheered for a man that mocked a disabled reporter in a crowd and...
To The Eagle: Last Wednesday my wife and I decided to take a leisurely drive around the island after dinner. While driving back on Welcome Slough Road we came upon two Guineafowl, probably a mated pair, crossing the road so we stopped to let them pass. A white pickup coming the other way at first slowed down but then accelerated and ran over the birds right in front of us, killing one and barely missing the other. We sat in stunned silence watching the bird die while it’s mate ran around it screeching. We both said, “What kind of person doe...
To the Eagle: A recent letter published in The Eagle highlighting Autism Awareness for our community included this all-important statement, namely that “Individual treatment…based upon that person’s unique needs, enables those on the spectrum to maximize their independence and help secure the highest quality of life.” This caused me to wonder how we can all promote success in the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and as a consequence, in their families too. One key to unlocking the challenges and mysteries of ASD lies in...
To The Eagle: The GFWC-Cathlamet Woman’s Club meets the first Tuesday of the month, except December and January. Our next meeting is May 3, at 12:00, upstairs at the Hotel Cathlamet. You can also drop by the Tsuga Gallery on Friday, May 6, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m., for the 22nd Annual Pie and Cupcake Social. An information table will be available with GFWC-Cathlamet Woman’s Club information, also club members will be delighted to answer any questions. This year the Cathlamet Woman’s Club marks 92 years of community service. The Cathlamet Woma...
To The Eagle: Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken a lead role nationally in Republican efforts to aggressively push back against liberal cultural values and what he calls “woke indoctrination.” Part of that effort involves censoring children’s textbook choices. The “State,” ie: Ron DeSantis, is now the authority on “impermissible content” in kids textbooks. The Sunshine State's Department of Education rejected 54 math textbooks mainly for elementary school students, citing concerns surrounding "impermissible content," like Critical Race Theory, of wh...
To The Eagle: Don’t believe everything you read. This statement rings true once again when reading the weekly updates on active Covid cases in our county posted in The Eagle newspaper. I recently tested positive for Covid as did a friend of mine. We both called our doctors to let them know. I also called the Wahkiakum Health Dept. to report our cases. I was shocked to learn that they are not tracking the positive Covid home test. I was told that they rely on our doctors to report this information to them. My friend is with Kaiser and was t...
To The Eagle: I was remembering about the time when covid first hit us. All was going well and we were at our peak of doing great mentally, physically and economically. Then wham, the covid came. Almost the whole world was in lockdown. What a twilight zone feeling that was. Eventually, lockdowns slowly lifted and President Trump announced that a vaccine had been developed and was available for us to take if we wanted it; the same way he left the decision for us if we wanted to wear the mask. In other words, he treated us as adults and the...
To The Eagle: Not to be confused with strong men. In 1956, USSR brutally, with tanks and heavy force, put down an attempt by Hungarians to regain their freedom to choose. I was 12 years old, living in Denmark, and remember so vividly mine and others’ hope for USA to come and intervene. In 1991 Hungary finally got rid of Russian troops. Their elections went from flawed to now basically a farce, re-electing a Putin lover, for a third term, we had one such. Meanwhile their neighbor Ukraine, finally achieved Democracy in 2014, which Putin and R...
To The Eagle: The two proponents of the price gouging oil baron theory (last week’s Eagle letters) at least stumbled into “close but no cigar” territory. What the Trump administration got us into was genuine energy independence by making us an overall net oil exporter. Oil is truly a complex and intricate global market with lots of players and moving parts, so there will always be imports and exports. We had gained the advantage of being able to pick and choose our imports and exports, making oil into our proverbial “big stick” in the sanct...
To The Eagle: I found a recent letter by an apparently distressed gentleman to be both confusing and strange. There is much mention on this occasion, as there has been in his previous letters, about self flagellation, recrimination and masochism. He asks “Would a majority of our population, 20 years ago, be okay with two and a half million migrants crossing our southern border last year?” Who knows? Let’s just note that the Trump administration allowed the largest flows of migration at the U.S-Mexico border since the mid-2000s. Must be good. Tr...
To The Eagle: This story can be about any two or more people in a relationship, whereby one person feels they are being oppressed by another: There was a young woman who came from a very abusive home. She wore a brave face and appeared normal on the outside but inside, she was scared and lonely. One day, she met a young man. He was kind, charming, attentive and gave her compliments. Before long, they started spending most of their time together. Gradually, he started to say things that made her feel uncomfortable. He became increasingly...
To The Eagle: The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 presidential election in a battleground state lost by former President Donald Trump is coming to an embarrassing end in Arizona. These reviews go by various names: “audits” or “investigations,” sometimes with the word “forensic” attached. But their scope is not always well-defined or understood, even by those pushing them, and they really have one goal: to validate Trump's baseless claims that widespread fraud cost him the election, regardless of what the reviews...
To The Eagle: In case the msm has not reported this, Shanghai, China’s wealthiest and most populous city is in lockdown supposedly to tame the Omicron outbreak including Covid, again. The government even went so far as to separate the children from their parents. Imagine our government doing that to you. I believe the Chinese government, the CCP, is using their own people as guinea pigs for control and power. If it happened in Shanghai, you can bet your sweet spunky it will happen here and to other countries. Though some people are still c...
To The Eagle: More common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined, Autism is one of the fastest growing developmental disorders in the US. Generally appearing before the age of 3, Autism is a developmental disability which impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Impacting the nervous system, the range and severity of Autism symptoms can vary widely. The most common symptoms include difficulty with communication, difficulty with social interactions, obsessive interests, and repetitive behaviors. It is common for those on the...
To The Eagle: The amount of lies we are bathed in are overwhelming and disastrous. We seem to be ahead of almost every country in this world at self-flagellation and recrimination. We are masochists who can’t even defend our institutions and basic history. The ignorance and mendacious misinformation spewed by the mainstream media onto the willing and lazy TV watching public is killing the freedom we so hardly fought for these past 246 years. Would a majority of our population, 20 years ago, be okay with two and a half million migrants c...
To The Eagle: The guy who expressed such sympathy for the energy industry here in the U.S. must have been talking about an oil industry on some other planet. The facts as I’ve read them are that this country’s petroleum industry enjoyed $111 billion in profits last year, as well as $20 billion in subsidies from our federal government. I understand that subsidies were granted many years ago to encourage the oil business to develop new wells and pipelines. Today, our tax dollars are still funding such outdated fossil fuel subsidies. It’s time...
To The Eagle: It was claimed recently that Trump brought us to “energy independence” and that Biden has rained on that parade. “Energy independence” is a political term, not a realistic description. So, what does it mean? The answer to that question is complicated but can be summarized thus: The U.S. enjoys energy independence when it exports more petroleum than it imports. Our petroleum imports have been steadily declining since the 2nd Bush administration. We continue to import Russian oil to West Coast refineries because, lacking suffici...
To The Eagle: Editor: Sheriff Mark Howie alerted us to this announcement: It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our K-9 Dakota. Dakota suffered from a very aggressive cancer in her chest and her health declined rapidly in the last few weeks. She passed peacefully at the Country Pet Veterinary Clinic with Undersheriff Gary Howell, Terrie Howell and Sheriff Howie and his wife Debra by her side. K-9 Dakota has been with the Sheriff's Office for 12 years. During that time Undersheriff Howell trained with her by his side, raising...
To The Eagle: The rant about corporate oil price gouging in last week’s letters to The Eagle may have been mired too deeply in the fever swamps of alternative reality to be dragged back to sunlight and sanity, but we’re willing to try. We achieved energy independence under Donald Trump, who immediately put it to good use, easing the Russian stranglehold on Eastern Europe, deterring Iran’s terrorist activities, and as a bargaining chip in the middle east Abraham Accord, finally bringing peace to that region. At home we had stable, relat...
To The Eagle: Victory! Thanks to the support of our local legislators and advocacy efforts of the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities (AAADSW) Advisory Council members, the Washington State Legislature ended the 2022 legislative session with a major victory for individuals receiving in-home care by passing Senate Bill 5745. Special thanks to our region's legislators for taking time to review this important issue and voting “Yea” on SB 5745, including the 19th Legislative District's Senator Jeff Wilson (R), Representative Jim Walsh (R), and Rep...
To The Eagle: We have been able to control pockets of knotweed, blackberries, horse tail and alder brush. Though techniques vary, it is not rocket science. Know there are safe products that can be used. Our source for advice and product is Watkins Tractor and Supply in Kelso. There is also plenty of information on the internet. We totally agree with “Tony Aegerter of Consolidated Diking District No. 1....he’d like to see efforts to educate landowners about weeds....and be part of the effort.” An annual workshop would be effective. Area busin...
To The Eagle: The shabby and scary state of world affairs was succinctly summed up in two unique letters in last week’s Eagle. Unique in that they both came from a viewpoint so far out in left field as to illustrate the little-used legal concept of “depraved indifference.” The first letter laments the ruination of our democracy but tries to pin it on those of us who chose to fight the tyrannies of our deeply flawed pandemic response: A virus designed sorta accidentally/on purpose in a lab in Wuhan with help from our own CDC, wandered out of th...
To The Eagle: As Americans struggle to pay their heating bills and fill their gas tanks, petroleum giants Shell, Chevron, BP, and Exxon, are posting billions in record profits. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine promises them even greater crisis driven dividends. How are the oil companies using this windfall? To increase production output and refinery capacity? No. The petroleum industry and its Wall Street profiteers will maximize gains by limiting supply and raising prices instead. Despite that, Republicans would rather just curse Joe Biden at t...
