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Letters to the editor are intended to encourage the expression of the residents of Wahkiakum County in a venue they trust. The letters are a place in the paper where anyone can have their say. We publish nearly every letter we receive. We hope that readers will write in to share their views on a wide array of topics impacting them here in Wahkiakum County and Naselle. In 2024, nearly all of us have access to free 24 hour national and international news coverage on our phones, tablets, and computers. The Eagle knows our readers look forward to r...
To The Eagle: Happy New Year! Closing in on 2024, so I want to end the year with some good news, to hopefully grow more next year. Even though we are right at the poverty level of income, I feel we are rich. We have a comfortable home, a decent car, and more than enough to eat, just had the pleasure of time with our four boys and our daughter. Thankfully got all our bills paid before retiring. Our son qualified for a PELL grant to help with his college. Got a $30 a month reduction on the internet. My wife’s insulin is going way down as are o...
To The Eagle: Factual and unbiased reporting has always been the foundation of responsible journalism. When political bias infiltrates the journalistic process, we end up with claims of “fake news” and a general distrust of what is being reported. In her recent column [from Oct. 26], Eagle reporter Karen Bertroch trampled across the boundaries of professional journalism into the territory of political activism. Clearly, in her column she is campaigning in favor of the upcoming levy for the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District. Stumping fo...
To The Eagle: This forum can, and should, be used for making constructive arguments concerning specific issues that are of interest to the readers for the purpose of making everyone’s lives better. I chose to write this letter now because last week there were two extreme examples of a type of article that is meant to degrade other people’s perspectives by blurting out dozens of inflammatory and negative (from the writer's perspective) statements. This is an effective and convenient form of propaganda for two reasons. 1. It is far too dif...
To The Eagle: It was 60 F on Dec. 3 and the rain-deer, that sub-species with webbed hooves that show up this time of year, were paddling around my sodden orchard, harvesting the last of the floating windfalls. This burst of warmth, as you may already know, is called the Pineapple Express; an atmospheric ‘river’ that sends saturated air from the tropics to higher latitudes, delivering unrelenting rain or snow. Meanwhile, in tropical Hawaii which exports 400 million of those pineapples annually, dumbfounded meteorologists forecast a rare bli...
To The Eagle: I’m troubled to read letters that wrote ill words on Trump. Those four years that he was president I felt were the best years our country has ever been in mentally, physically, and especially economically. The chaos we’re now experiencing since Biden and his bureaucrats took over: we’re suffering high inflation and interest rates; high price in gas and food. They shut down the southern borders allowing illegal immigrants and terrorists to come in making our country unsafe. They shut down the Keystone pipeline, mandated lockd...
To The Eagle: I want to have all homeless people across the country arrested for "urban camping," round them up, and then "relocate them" to "tent cities" where they can be rehabilitated. I want to build "freedom cities" around the country which will be free of any government regulations. I want to appoint federal judges in the mold of Clarence Thomas. I will have the Department of Justice subpoena local DAs and their staff and remove them from office if I determine that they are failing to do their job to my satisfaction. I will fire staff and...
To The Eagle: I, too, was entertained by that ‘submarine’ jibe about my fumbled logic, when I attempted to correlate the tragedies of maternal childbirth deaths and abortion. I’ll even accept without argument Mr. Schreiber’s rather expansive conclusion that “Using (my) ‘insane logic’ means that in 100 years there won't be any humans anymore.” Considering the litany of horrors people have been inflicting upon each other for centuries, that would not be an altogether bad thing. Mr. Schreiber’s MAGA propaganda that “the Democratic Party wa...
To The Eagle: Mr. JB Bouchard's letter in response to my letter made about as much sense as screen door on a submarine. Really, your reasoning for abortion is that women have died during childbirth? Using that insane logic means that in 100 years there won't be any humans anymore, then who will buy those electric cars you liberals are so fond of? Mr. Bouchard, may I suggest you not use words like objectivity when you have "objectively speaking" no idea what it really means. Fact for your consideration: the Democratic Party wants no limits on...
To The Eagle: The Chair of Washington State’s nonpartisan redistricting commission has stated our new district maps “were created in a bipartisan process with unprecedented public input.” The results have been “the doubling of minority-majority districts, greater consolidation of cities, counties and communities of interest, a more equitable Latino legislative district in Central Washington, and full consideration of the eight Tribes with which the commission consulted”. This state’s Democrat legislature guarantees the value of every ballo...
To The Eagle: Adolf Hitler and the Nazis used incendiary rhetoric, lies and violence to gain power in Germany. Hitler’s primary target for rhetorical persecution was the Jews, but the list of the condemned eventually grew to include gypsies, gays, non-aryan, political critics and others, the physically disabled, and the mentally ill. Hitler called the condemned anti-German, parasites, and vermin. After gaining power through a fair election, the Nazis burned the German parliament, blamed it on the communists, and used the event as an excuse t...
To The Eagle: Mr. Schreiber’s “What MAGA Means To Me” and his contention that “There’s nothing less factual then a liberal-minded person describing what MAGA is really about,” is exactly wrong. An observer outside of MAGA’s other-worldly echo chamber is more likely to objectively understand what it’s “really about”. Mr. Lehr’s “Make America Great Again?” provided that objectivity. His recitation of the travesties inflicted upon America by the MAGA wing of the Republican Party requires no defense. Mr. Schreiber’s guided tour of the MAGA bub...
To The Eagle: There is nothing less factual then a liberal -minded person describing what MAGA is really about. The Letter last week from Mr. Lehr was a horrible depiction of what MAGA represents and he should not paint with such a wide brush when writing about a very large group of people. I am, I guess, what liberals refer to as MAGA and may I say damn proud of it. I as a MAGA supporter I believe we in this great county need and have clean air and clean water. Anyone that doesn't believe that needs to study environmental law before...
To The Eagle: Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” of a ‘forced birth’ society in a dystopian future has become our present. Twenty four states have banned abortion. Those states are also criminalizing the purchase or distribution of home abortion pills. Traveling across their state’s boundaries to obtain abortions elsewhere is being criminalized along with medical providers, friends and organizations who help such “abortion refugees.” Idaho has adopted an “abortion trafficking” ban, making it a crime for adults to obtain abortion pi...
To The Eagle: I always try to be an informed, balanced voter. I vote for who I feel is the best person for the position, just as I used to when hiring people in my previous life. It’s because of this that I’m having such a hard time understanding Trump’s support among his followers. I am trying to though. Last week, an Eagle article did a good job delineating the multiple faults that my GOP and Trump have. He missed one critical fault that I’m shocked doesn’t get more attention though: Trump’s disregard for the security of classified...
To The Eagle: With extreme differences between the two main presidential candidates, Trump and Biden, the poll numbers show how divided opinions are. I can’t help but wonder, do Americans actually look up facts and policies, or simply go by rhetoric from fellow Americans, and mindless memes on the internet? The ‘Big Lie,’ of which I have written many times, has been repeated excessively by Trump. It is a time-tested maneuver that still works; you only have to ask a few people if they believe in our elections and democracy. Now the lies exten...
The Eagle will publish on its usual schedule next week. Most local subscribers will receive their papers on Friday. We nevertheless request that all submissions be submitted no later than 12pm on Monday to accommodate our small staff. Thank you for understanding. Happy Thanksgiving....
To The Eagle: Saturday we celebrate Veterans Day! As a veteran, I have a profound sense of pride, humility, and gratitude. I’ve been where many of you and our fellow service members have been, serving our great country with unwavering dedication, yet facing the many challenges that come with it. I want to focus on the importance of Veterans Day, not only from my perspective as a veteran and VFW member, but also the collective duty we as U.S. citizens share in honoring our veterans and ensuring the true essence of Veterans Day is not f...
To The Eagle: First they condemned brown people, accusing them of being rapists, murders, and drug dealers. Then it was Muslims, suggesting they were closet terrorists that need to be deported. African Americans protesting police violence, were accused of being Antifa. Gays, lesbians and transgender people they called perverts. They called the press the enemy of the people, and Democrats they called baby killers. In several states they restricted a woman’s reproductive right, and her access to contraceptives, while also banning books that s...
To The Eagle: I write to you today representing myself, and only myself. I am Garrett Radcliffe, the volunteer Advisor for the GSA at Wahkiakum High School. As I understand it, the GSA has been quite the talk of online forums. What is the GSA? Well, it’s many things really. Some call it the Gay Straight Alliance, others the Gender Sexuality Alliance. It doesn’t really much matter what it’s called, the goal remains the same: include everyone and respect everyone. The GSA supports any and all students, even those who may disagree, so long as it...
To the Eagle: For millions of people across the country, domestic violence is something they face on a daily basis. National statistics show that roughly 12 million people will experience domestic abuse in a single year – that’s about 20 people per minute. These people need our help and support so they do not feel alone and know that there are resources available to them. So how can you help? Look for the warning signs, and offer help to those who may be experiencing violece in their home. Some signs to look for can include lack of com...
To The Eagle: The Middle East, is once again in a war. Religious, territorial or both. The Ottoman Empire, which ruled much of the Middle East for centuries, collapsed. The empire was divided into smaller territories (which did not take ethnicities into consideration) and mandates, to be administered by European powers, including Britain and France. This marked the beginning of a period of colonialism and foreign intervention in the Middle East that continues to this day. I truly wish more people would study history! It is very important to...
To The Eagle: A recent article in the Eagle about Kandice Merz, running for School Board position 4, indicated she has received campaign contributions from the Family Policy Institute of Washington. Curious about what they represent, I went to the website where it explains that the Family Policy Institute is “promoting Christ-centered policy” and that their mission is to “unite, represent, educate and equip Washington legislators, pastors and Citizens to knowledgeably speak out on authentic biblical values, public policy, and bills impac...
To The Eagle: I am fairly new to Wahkiakum County and continue to learn its ways. I cannot express my utter amazement that the vast majority of candidates for various elected positions submitted absolutely no information for the Voters' Pamphlet (elected experience, other professional experience, education, community service or a statement). They didn't even provide a statement as to why they should be elected or what they want to accomplish if elected. I'd like to ask each of them why they think anyone should vote for them based on no...
To The Eagle: I believe Brian Heston has the qualities to make him an outstanding candidate for the Wahkiakum School District Board position. I have worked with him for the past three years on the Wahkiakum Robotics team where he dedicated hundreds and hundreds of hours of volunteer instruction to help our robotics students improve their skills in coding, electronics and engineering, which contributed to helping our students advance to the national championships. Brian is dedicated, levelheaded and a team player who cares deeply about student...
