Hood River News

Our Readers Write:

Presenting Aaron, Brian, through Zwanenburg, Jack — Our Readers who Write, 2012 edition.

This 12th-annual listing of the writers of letters to the editor contains 567 names (52 more than 2011) of people who combined for 769 letters (68 more than last year).

These letters ran from Jan. 4 through Dec. 29. Numbers next to the names indicate those who wrote multiple letters; asterisks denote those who co-authored letters.

The writer with the most letters this year was Anne Vance, who penned 18 letters. Close behind were Rob Brostoff, with 14, and Bill Davis, with 12.

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The Hood River News thanks all who have written letters this year and in past years. Letters form a vital role in the efforts of this and any newspaper to present an open forum for diverse viewpoints. We appreciate the time and effort it takes to express those views.

Keep them coming again in 2013: We’ll be keeping a list.

A

Brian D. Aaron

Melody Acosta

Brian Adams

Brandy Aguiar*

Bree Albiston

Brian Albiston

Steve Alford*

Mike Allen*

John Alley

Kathie Alley

Matt Alley

Hugh Amick

Heidi Anderson*

Mike Anderson* 3

Jiyeon Applegate*

Rick Applegate*

Charlotte Arnold* 2

Gale Arnold

Richard Arnold* 2

Mayra Avila

B

Hailey Back

Jessie Backlund*

Alan Bailey

Dawn Baker 2

Judi Baker*

Laurie Balmuth 3

Mary Ellen Barilotti 2

Jacquie Brown Barone

Brenda Baska

Debi Baskins*

Austin Batson*

Jen Bayer

Gerri Beal

Michele Beaman*

Josh Beckner

Cheri Belander

Charlotte Bell*

Derek Bell*

Tom Bell*

Richard Best* 2

Wendy Best* 3

Betty Bezzerides

Paul Blackburn

Jeff Blackman

Cliff Blackwell*

Erma Blackwell*

Hannah Blaine

Julie Blenn

Ross Bluestone

Kelly Bockius

Bruce Bolme

Stephen Borg

John F. Brennan* 5

Marilyn Brennan* 2

Virginia Brittle

Rob Brostoff 14

Jerry Brown

Becky Brun 3

Jeffrey W. Bryant

Andrew Bryden

David Bublitz

Chuck Bugge*

Rebecca Bunting

David Buoy* 2

Chris Burgess*

Penny Burns* 2

Tom Burns*

Debbie Bush

Connie Kennedy

Buttaccio

C

Ryan Cafferky

Elise Barron Cain 2

Mike Caldwell

Charles R. Calica

Anna Carmichael

Joel Carmody* 2

Tina Castañares* 7

Phil Chadwick

Dylan Chambers

Evelyn Charity

Dick Charles*

Sue Charles*

Debby Chenoweth

Laurie Chilcote

Charlie Christensen 2

Cynthia Christensen

John Christensen

Heather Clemons-Porter 3

Jack Collins

Greg Colt

Joby Cook 2

Ryan Connery

Kathy Connolly*

Peter Cornelison 4

Katie Corson 2

Sean Counihan

Susan Garrett Crowley* 2

Stephen J. Curley 2

Lee Curtis

Maria Czarnecki*

D

Peter Dallman

Daniel Dancer 3

Bob Danko

Craig Danner

Lynne Davidson

Bill Davis* 12

Bob Davis 2

Carroll Davis* 2

John Richard Davis

Judy Davis

Richard Davis 2

Greta Dayley

Clara DeLeon*

Jim Denton 2

Casey DePriest*

Linda De Sitter* 3

Lou De Sitter*

Joella Dethman* 3

Paul Dethman* 2

Kyle A. DeVaul

Ethan Dickshot

Kristin Dillon*

Shahira Dobrey

Dave Dockham 11

Toldy Dolack

Sue Donnelly*

Sally Donovan*

Alyssa Doom

Erika Doring

Isabelle Doroski

John C. Dorsey

Jim Drake

Susan Drew

Fred Duckwall 3

Ricki Duckwall

Lara Dunn

Ron Dunn

Pamela Dussault

E

Ken Earle

Erik Eastman

Chris Emerson

Rodney Espe

Greg Estes

Lisa Evans

John Everitt* 2

F

Cathy Fantz 2

Mike Farmer 4

Tim Farrell

TK Fendrick

Evan Fessler

Gary Fields 9

Michael Fifer 2

John Fine

Melanie Finstad

Rhonda Fischer 2

Sandie Fischer

Cathy Fisher*

Gary Fisher*

Bruce Fitzpatrick 2

Ed Fix

Mark Flaming

Ingrid Flanders*

Beth Flem* 2

Jesse Flem* 2

Shelby Flem*

Daryn Fogle

Elizabeth Foster*

Tabby Foster*

Dave Fowler

John Francis

Anthony Frasier

Herb Freeland

Dallas Fridley

Paula Friedman 4

Jason Frink

Susan Froelich* 2

G

Susan Gabay

Marge Gale

Steve Gates*

Sue Gay

Patti Gay-Buoy

Dennis Ghelfi 2

Jerry Giarraputo 2

Roberta Gleason*

Melba Gohl

Jennifer Gray

Donna Gray-Davis* 3

David Gross

Jess Groves*

Chris Guertin*

Sharon Guidera

Mike Gundlach

Debbie Gunter

Marg Guth 2

H

Dorothy Haanstad 3

Scott Haanstad 5

Gail Hagee* 2

Scott Hagee*

Liz Hallock

Judie Hanel

Janet Haney

Ted Hansberger

Marv Hansen

Marvin Hansen

Sally Hardenbrook

Karen Harding

Keith Harding 2

Dale Harris

Jane Harris*

Kim Harris*

Ron Harris*

Jeanne Hart

Tom Hart 3

Bud Harvey*

John Harvey* 3

Rachel Harvey*

Vada Harvey*

Carolyn Hattrup

Jeff Hawkins

Leighton Hazlehurst 4

Ann Helm*

Tom Helm*

Mike Hendricks 2

Jackie Henson

Mary Jane Heppe

Pat Hesgard

Heidi Heuker

Connie Hickman*

Leonard Hickman 3

Mitch Hicks

Tiffany Hicks 2

Patrick Hiller

Todd Hilton

Nellie J. Hjaltalin

Ross Hoag

Mary Hobbs

Carol Hoffman

Myrna Holmes

Tom Hons

Tracie Hornung 2

Susie Horton

Bruce Howard* 3

Avery W. Hoyt 2

Sue Hoyt

Pete Hughes* 3

Tammy Hughes* 3

Donna Hukari*

Louis Hukari*

Rick Hulett

Kimberly Humann

Jeff Hunter

David Hupp* 5

Russ Hurlbert 4

Ken Hutton

I

John Ihle 5

J

Bill Jackson

Jana Austin Jacobsen*

Jeanine Jacobson

Ted James 2

Judy Jensen*

Percy Jensen

Phil Jensen*

Mark Johnson

Marty Johnson

Bill R. Jones

Lawrence Jones

Aaron Jubitz 2

Judy Judd 2

K

Linda Kanzinger

Mark Kaplan

Steve Kaplan 9

Deirdre Kasberger* 2

John Kasberger* 2

LaRayne Kayfes

Amanda Keith

Christine Keith 2

Jerry Keith* 3

Cheryl Keller

Catherine Kelter

Jennifer Kendall*

Faith Keolker*

Thomas Keolker*

Shirlee Kerr

AJ Kitt*

Amy Kitt*

Clayton Klein

Kyle Knight

Christine Knowles* 2

Maria Kollas 2

James Konopasek 2

Ann G. Kramer 2

Gloria Krantz 4

Jon Krutsch

Donna Kuzel

L

Corie Lahr 5

Sandi Lain

Ann Lameka

Barry LaMont*

Martha LaMont*

Ralph Lane Jr. 2

Robbie Lapp

Jon Laraway 2

Rachel Larive

Larry Larson 2

Nate Larson 2

Becky Lauritsen

Gregg Lee

Robbie Lee

Tim Lee

Bob Level

Lisa Lewellyn*

Bertha Logsden-Arboleda* 2

Les Logsdon

Debora Lorang 4

Jeff Lorenzen

Pierce Louis 2

Bruce Ludwig 4

Steffen Lunding

Norm Luther 4

Roz Luther 3

Beatriz Lynch*

Geraldine Lynn

Jerry Lynn

M

Robert MacFarland 2

Linda Maddox* 2

Cary Mallon

Shirley Mallon

Cliff Mansfield 4

Carl Martin* 2

Wanda Martin* 2

Adal Martinez

Jayde Marx*

Nannette Marx*

Phil Marx

Lance Masters*

Victoria Masters-Konopasek

Leila Mattox

Tim Mayer

Fran Mazzara

Marianne McCarroll

Beth McCullough

Maddie McLean

Heidi McLennon

Jeri McMaster

Dick McQueen 4

Leslie Melby*

Reed Melby*

Abigail Merickel

Charles Merten

John Metta

Conner Miller

Nancy Moller 2

Leslie Moon

Amanda Mooney

John Mooney

Ryland Moore

Lilo Moran*

Savannah Moran*

Ron Morgan

Gregg Morris

Jack L. Morris 2

Mooreen Morris

Kevin Moss

Olivia Murillo*

N

Bob Naito

Gloria Needham

Mark Needham

Lois Neufeldt 2

Paul Nevin 3

Bonnie New 3

Sally Newell

Pamela D. Newman

Alexander Newton

Chris Nickelsen*

Melanie Nickelsen*

Jeff Nicol

Bob Nickelsen

Steven Nikitas

Diana Nold

Peter Nordbye 2

Susan Nugent

Stephanie Nystrom 2

O

Mike Oates

Jacinta Ortiz

Yolanda Ortiz

Audra Ostling

Jennifer Ouzounian 2

P

Dave Palais 2

Bob Palmer

Sandy Palmer

Sean Palmieri 2

Lyla Parrish

Rod Parrott

Ben Parsons

Amy Paulsen

Travis Paulsen* 4

Bill Payne

Venka Payne 2

Thomas C. Peachey

Don Pearson

Maureen Pelchar 2

Tom Pencheon

Megan Perry

Mike Persons 2

Tiffany Peterson*

Jerry Petricko 2

Dave Phelps

Art Phemister*

Judy Phemister*

Tony Pivarunas*

Samantha Plante

Grant Polson* 2

Laura Polson* 2

Carolyn Princehouse

David V. Princehouse* 2

Noel Princehouse* 3

Rick Princehouse* 3

Lynn Pruit*

Tiffany Pruit* 2

Christina Pryse

Q

R

Forrest Rae

Gary Rains

Jacques Rajotte

Richard Randall 3

Terry Randell*

Carrie Rasmussen

Susan Ratliff

Andrew Rau*

Crystal Rau*

Donald W. Rea

Pete Read 3

Bob Reeves* 2

Gary Regalbuto

Bobbi Reisner

Michelle Renault* 3

Mike Renault*

Nancy Renault

Erika Rench

Mark S. Reynolds 2

Steve Reynolds

Heidi Ribkoff

Nic Richards

Dan Richardson

Keith Richardson*

Cathy Rion

Machel Rivera

Sal Rivera

Brian Robb

Victor Roberge

Barbara Roberts

Darrell Roberts

Brian Rockett* 3

Mike Rockwell

Alex Roddvik*

Donna Roddvik*

Larry Rodgers

Mary Beth Rogers

Don Rose 2

Steve Rosenbaum

Linda Rouches

Paige Rouse*

Scott Rumsey

Pat Ryan

John Rybarczyk

S

Dan Sager

Mike Schend

E. Schroder

Ariana Sewell

Doug Sharp

Moriah Shay

Kathleen Shelman

Greg Shepherd

Brandi Sheppard

Elliott Sherrell

Maggie Sholar

Silas Shotwell

Marni Sickles

Greg Simpson

Jim Skakel

Jeff Skye 2

Nancy Sliwa

Pam Smiley* 4

Ralph Smiley*

Marc Smith* 3

R.J. Smith*

Ronda Snyder

Christy Sollman

Lorena Sprager

Laura Starrett

Janet Stauffer 2

Cody Steelman

Dave Stefanini*

Mike Stevens

Bob Stewart 2

Lori Stirn

Erica Stolhand* 3

Sara K. Stone

Mike Stroud 2

Heather Struck

Katelin Stuart 5

Darlene Sullenger* 3

Don Sullenger

Scot Sullenger*

Dick Swart

Terry Swier

Rita Swyers 2

Sharon Swyers

Khloe Sytsma

T

Chelsea Tactay

Guy Tauscher 4

Carol Taylor 2

Doug Taylor

Glenn Taylor

G.P. Taylor Jr.

Wanda Taylor

Matt Thames 2

David Thompson*

Karen Thompson*

Paul Thompson 2

Joanie Thomson*

Sheri Thonstad

Gerry Tiffany

Laura Tomlin

Felix Tomlinson

Dianne Tomson 2

Jim Tomson 3

Jim Trammell

Karen Trandum

Walt Trandum 3

Michelle Tremblay*

Tracy Triplett

Rich Truax

Fred Trujillo

Ruth Turner 5

Pamela Tyler-Kroon

U

V

Anne Vance 18

Kristi Van Dooren 2

W

Cindy Walbridge

Greg Walden

Julie Waldman 2

Debbie Watson

Kathy Watson

Brian Watts

Joyce Weseman 2

Robert White

Jan Wilds

Kris Wilhelm

Tracy Willett*

Bob Williams 2

Lisa Williams

Jim Willis

Alan Winans 7

Susan J. Wolff

John Wood

Tom Wood

Paul Woolery

Valori Worth* 2

MacRae Wylde

X-Y

Ron Yamashita 4

Tom Yates

Cindy Yoshimura 2

Robin Young 2

Z

Kym Zanmiller*

Nilsa Zeman

Carolyn Zuck

Ann Zuehlke

Jack Zwanenburg