Letters to the Editor for August 22

Vote important; Disappointed; Thanks, Walden; more...

August 22, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor, Aug. 18

Vote matters; Bravery in fire; ‘Plain wrong’; more

August 18, 2018 midnight read more..



Another Voice: Short-term rentals are not vested in the community

I am writing about the residency requirements for short term rentals (STRs) in Hood River County. Many STRs are owned by non-residents who live elsewhere. Many are second vacation homes; most don’t have permits. The permit application for a STR requires the owner state they live in the house for 30 days or more in a calendar year. If so, a person can have 12 different residences in a calendar year.

August 18, 2018 midnight read more..



Friends of the People: ‘No educator to compare to the press’

We’ve been complacent.

August 15, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor for Aug. 15 edition

Who gets Walden’s attention?; Know the candidates; more

August 15, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor for August 11

'Dog Poop Trail,' Missed opportunity, 'Find courage,' more...

August 11, 2018 midnight read more..



Editor’s notebook: Keen insights flow through 2018, one short story at a time

Among the shortest and most disturbing of the stories I read this year was the Isaac Babel war story that belies its innocent-sounding name: “My First Goose.”

August 8, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor for August 8

Climate change, 107 and voting, McLeod-Skinner is engaged, more...

August 8, 2018 midnight read more..



Editor’s Notebook: ‘Affecting individuals clearly’: stops along a busy local theater weekend

A critical mass of quality, local theater at three venues happened July 27-29.

August 4, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor for Aug. 4

Debates essential; Vote McLeod-Skinner; more

August 4, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor for August 1

Alakazam!, Carnival complaint, Walden unresponsive, more;

August 1, 2018 midnight read more..



‘No,’ now: GOP leaders must speak power to truth over the border wall and Trump threats

The threat is on again: Give me my wall or I will throw a tantrum.

August 1, 2018 midnight read more..



Letters to the Editor for July 28

No Dollar General; Suggestion; more

July 28, 2018 midnight read more..



Another voice: Include community in hiring new NORCOR administrator

Last year, local citizens began picketing at the Northern Oregon Correctional Facility (NORCOR) when immigration detainees held at our local jail had initiated a hunger strike over conditions there.

July 28, 2018 midnight read more..



Editor’s Notebook: A new slice of life: ‘County Fair Chocolate Cake Confidential’

When it comes to fair entries, I am one-for-one.

July 28, 2018 midnight read more..