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Letters To The Editor

LetĢƵ face it. Our bodies, minds and souls are weary. We are still in the throes of a global pandemic, leaving behind loads of trauma in various facets of our lives to unpack. We have been in a state of political unrest for some time now, and to make matters worse, discrimination of all forms ...

Trump up to his same ole dirty tricks

To get an idea of the dirty tricks we can expect from the president as he becomes increasingly unhinged and desperate to win re-election amidst sagging poll numbers, we can look to one of his latest outrages: asking that former U. S. Representative and MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough be ...

I’ve been thinking about writing this for a few days, in regards to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and about what I have to say regarding the subject. Initially, I thought, “it might not be my place” to comment -- but I was wrong. ItĢƵ the responsibility of all of us to stand ...

Put a sock in it, Karen

When I was growing up in the 1970s, my friends and I called her Marge. Marge was never her name. But it sounded about right. She acted a lot older than she was. You know. Out of touch. Uptight. Controlling. A know-it-all.Marge.Our neighborhood had a lot of them.Marge was the woman who’d peer ...

Despite everything else happening around us, we find our focus has shifted to the coronavirus. Kudos are in order for our governor for making the hard choice and closing down the state.We have followed the rules and still the numbers are on the rise. Some of the restrictions have been lifted in ...

Thinking about ‘Harry’

May 18, marked the 40th anniversary since the historic and devastating eruption of Mount Saint Helens. Among the many tragedies of that event, there is one particular aspect and one individual that stands out from the rest.Mount Saint Helens is a volcanic mountain located in Washington state. ...