Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: As a life long resident of Wahkiakum County, I appreciate Commissioner Mike Backman as he works for all county residents. I recognize his efforts in building collaborations with local, regional and state entities to help make us stronger as with the creation of new board positions for Wahkiakum County on Lower Columbia CAP, S.W. Washington Workforce Development and working for continued Wahkiakum County/Town of Cathlamet representation on the Council of Governments Executive Board. Mike fought to increase funding for Wahkiakum...
To The Eagle: I wonder in utter amazement how anybody that claims faith can support the likes of our candidates. Easy for me to say as a recovering Christian. Even a lost and wAndering lamb, such as myself, can tell which candidate seems less likely to further destroy what we once had. I speak from, according to some, what is considered to be old age. Ok. I am old and have watched one thing after another chipping away from what was normal. Can't go in the woods anymore because the roads we used to drive around in our hills are gated off. Can't...
To The Eagle: Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler stepped up and helped her constituents in times of crisis. She has worked in Congress to expand access to healthcare, advocated for better service for residents trying to receive unemployment in Washington and Oregon, and now she is trying to force Congress to get to work and reauthorize the Paycheck Protection Program to save millions of small businesses and jobs. Attacks against her are partisan garbage that puts the party over effectiveness. I am proud to cast my vote for Jaime Herrera...
To The Eagle: We have known Lee Tischer for 50 years and have never experienced any negativity from him or about him. He cares about this community and its residents, has worked on the school board and carefully delivered some of your children to school and back home again. He raised thousands of dollars for Dollars For Scholars and happily headed up the Skamokawa car show, we all miss his efforts. We are confident that he will do an exceptional job for this county. Our votes go to Lee Tischer. Danny and Terrie Eaton Puget I...
To The Eagle: Prior to the primary in August the chairs of the Democratic and Republican parties co-authored a joint letter to the community condemning political sign destruction. Sadly, destruction has continued. We, all four candidates for county commissioner, join in encouraging our county residents to respect free speech and leave signs undisturbed. Our county believes in the rights of free speech and political discourse to determine our path forward, not violence. It appears that a few folks have been inflamed by rhetoric coming from...
To The Eagle: I have worked at the South Bend Boat Shop for 46 years, some as a partner with my father and later as owner. In all those years there has been only one commissioner who has ever stopped by my business to ask me if I had any concerns or had any questions. That commissioner was Lisa Olsen. She is a supporter of all small businesses in Pacific County and a tireless worker. Lisa Olsen has my vote. Chris Fosse South Bend...
To The Eagle: Everywhere I go - whether its Aberdeen, Cathlamet, Raymond, Grayland, or Skamokawa – I’m told things need to change. People’s concerns have been sidelined, their industries shrunk, and their businesses shut down. We all know this year has been one for the books, but most of these concerns are rooted in reoccurring problems which have gone unaddressed for years. When legislators become out of touch with their constituents, problems compound and erupt at the worst moments with devastating consequences. If you had trouble breat...
To The Eagle: Ballots are arriving and the political theater we usually enjoy has turned into a phantasmagoria, but you can sort it out by applying the investigative adage “follow the money.” The rioters are well armed, equipped, and many transported from melee to fracas, financed by a shady gang of plutocrats you can often find hangin’ out in Davos, Switzerland at economic summits and such, George Soros prominent among them. Same bunch that financed the caravans of miscreants from El Salvador and Guatemala that besieged the Mexican-U.S. border...
To The Eagle: Someone once told me “You can always find a little bit of good that comes out of a bad situation.” I think that applies today with Trump becoming infected with Covid. No one wants him, or anyone, to die from the disease. Maybe the good that comes from him getting Covid though is that his indifferent supporters will realize they need to trust science, and not a real estate developer, when it comes to individual and national health risks. Let’s hope him getting the disease indirectly helps us all be safer and stops another 200,0...
To The Eagle: I personally endorse Representative Brian Blake’s re-election to the State House of Representatives. I worked with Representative Blake when I served as both a Representative and Senator in the 19th Legislative District. Representative Blake grew up in Aberdeen, and he understands the issues that are important to residents of the 19th legislative district. He has done an exceptional job as Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, and he has been a tireless advocate for timber industry jobs in rural communities. Rep. B...
To The Eagle: Question 1. Would better forest management on the West Coast reduce the size and number of wildfires every year? Question 2. What role do environmentalists play in forest management? Is it positive or negative? Question 3. Why is it that there are so many moderate Democrats turning a blind eye to the Socialists in their party that want to turn the United States of America into Venezuela? Question 4. What happened to our free press? It seems there is no more news reporting, just biased opinions about everything and everyone. Questi...
To The Eagle: I recently read a great opinion piece written by a lady who said that “The next presidential debate should be moderated by a mother of pre-school children, if one can be found who actually has the spare time to do so.” Such mothers are experts at squelching the mischief making of five-year-olds and their endless rounds of “he started it!” and “he touched me” and “he said it first”, “did not!-did so!” President Trump’s dog apparently ate his homework prior to the so called “debate.” I’d say he earned a solid ‘F’ for his comp...
To The Eagle: Perennial candidate Carolyn Long is running sleazy ads about campaign contributions, but she's no stranger to questionable financial influence herself: her family’s retirement plans include up to $150,000 with pharmaceutical giants Merck, Sanofi-Aventis and Pfizer. Until 2019, her family income came from pharmaceutical sales. If her situation’s changed, we wouldn’t know; Long’s failed to report her finances this year. Her legally required report is a month overdue. So when Sanofi raises insulin costs by 700 percent, just remembe...
To The Eagle: We need a president who can be respected by the world. Our current president’s own view of his position as President of the United States is a barrier to his ever becoming more than that. By overtly using his role to alienate our long-term allies, play up to dictators, pardon friends and damage opponents, he has revealed his true character. It is common knowledge that he openly and knowingly lies whenever it suits him. This self-serving behavior automatically disqualifies him from ever becoming a world leader. Once proven a...
To The Eagle: In response to Mr. Bouchard’s letter to the editor in last week’s newspaper, the “absurd statue” that he apparently labeled “Wahkiakum County’s official roadside eyesore,” is a replica of a piece of art that was created by Michelangelo, and his name is David. Everywhere else in the world he is considered a masterpiece and even a symbol of the defense of civil liberties. If Italy isn’t embarrassed by him, why should we be? As for the “vote for Biden” sign, I ask how many Republicans are on the city councils of Portland and Seattl...
To The Eagle: It is an understatement to say that the ways in which we conduct our personal and professional lives has changed dramatically this year. As we work toward attaining a semblance of normal, we need experienced leaders who understand what issues are important to rural communities. I believe that Senator Dean Takko is this leader for the 19th Legislative District. He understands that, when it comes to meeting the economic and social needs of SW Washington residents, willingness to work with all parties can be more important than...
To The Eagle: The pandemic has provided a panoply of policies ranging from serendipitous to atrocious. The Darth Vader role was played by Governor Cuomo of New York, whose edicts directed thousands of vulnerable elders into nursing homes where they perished. His lead was followed by governors of five eastern states, accounting for 25 percent of the total US death toll. He also completely botched the use of both hospitals and respirators provided by Trump’s nimble use of the military and private industry. He was also one of the originators of th...
To The Eagle: Why so many problems with the mechanics and people conducting the 2020 Census? I fully completed my census questions online on March 30 and saved my confirmation number. In late July, and early August two different ladies showed up. Since I wasn't home they apparently put down I didn't cooperate with the census. I called the census toll free number and explained. The lady there said just to ignore the paper the prior ladies left. About Sept 1 a young man showed up, saying they will keep returning until I complete the census. He...
To The Eagle: Before launching into a recent screed advocating one- party rule, a recent letter writer blithely dismissed the implications of a hasty appointment of an ultra-conservative to the Supreme Court bench, claiming it just doesn’t matter. It does. Here’s why. In the book "Injustices," Ian Millhiser wrote, “The Supreme Court has a long history of comforting the comfortable and afflicting the afflicted. Its decisions have consistently favored the moneyed and powerful. The court helped shape a nation where children toiled in coal mines, A...
To The Eagle: I fondly remember the day I first met Dean Takko. After the normal introductions, I asked him how his day was going. He told me he had spent the morning trying to get a widow’s benefits straightened out. “Really?” I asked. “Well, yes. If I’m not there to do it, who will?” Many times since then Sen. Takko has told me stories of helping constituents with personal issues. Things a senator would normally “staff out.” But that simply is not Dean. Yes, he sees the big picture issues that will benefit all of us like transportation,...
To The Eagle: As a conservative Christian voter, this upcoming election will find me backing President Trump for another term. I am backing the party platform that most closely reflects the integrity of our United States Constitution and the responsibility that comes with the beliefs of the Christian faith. In days past God fully evidenced His wrath in the destruction of entire cities and kingdoms for less than what is happening in today’s America. Our nation is under attack. Our enemy has not marched through our borders and demanded a...
To The Eagle: There is only one person in this race who's worked to lower the cost of prescription drugs and that is Jaime Herrera Beutler. She voted across party lines in support of H.R. 3, which would lower the cost of prescription drugs. Big Pharma spent millions lobbying against this bill, and thousands more attacking Herrera Beutler for standing up to them. There is another candidate running in this race who has up to $200,000 in retirement nest eggs tied directly to the pharmaceutical companies where her husband worked, Carolyn Long. If...
To The Eagle: Once again, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has navigated through the partisan sinkholes that stop so many good causes in Washington and succeeded in gaining a critical win for women and for Southwest Washington. Jaime’s bill, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, passed in the House last week with overwhelming support from members of both parties. This bill would implement reasonable workplace accommodations for pregnant workers to allow those women to continue working to provide for their families. This is significant and t...
To The Eagle: Last week’s letters contained more complete sentences and intelligent commentary than President Trump has used during his entire first term. Everyone’s opinions were expressed clearly, using words that no one would have had any difficulty understanding. I empathize with Poul Toftemark’s despair upon having his campaign signs destroyed by local yokels. As saddened as he is that “it has gotten this ugly in such a short time,” I am both saddened, and angry, that it has been this ugly for four long years. That absurd statue down the r...
To The Eagle: The United States Postal Service has sent out a general mailer to many states across the US. Many voters have already seen this in their mailboxes and others may be receiving it over the course of the next few weeks. Because this postcard was sent out universally, some of the points on this card do not pertain to Washington State voters. • Washington voters do not need to request an absentee ballot to participate in the upcoming November 3 General Election. • Every active voter will receive a ballot by mail automatically. • Washi...
