Editorial cartoons
I enjoy driving. I like driving everything from small cars to full-size pickups. But I have real mixed feelings about the recent proliferation of roundabouts.
When I go out to photograph a story I have some idea what might happen — that’s what helps me decide what I’m going to cover for the day. But I try to be receptive to changes of what my focus will be.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
I got my second COVID-19 shot two Fridays ago at the Columbia Valley Community Health office on North Wenatchee Avenue. It’s over by Ballard Ambulance and Godfather’s Pizza, so as I pulled into the parking lot I figured I’d be covered if I became suddenly ill, or seriously hungry.
Vaccine hesitancy is baffling | Newhouse has integrity and conviction | Bicyclists: follow the rules and be safe | Are microfibers a future health risk?
I cannot count the number of texts, emails and phone calls I have received that began with "My mother sent me this column you wrote." All these moms caring for and continuing to nurture their now-grown kids — what a wonderful example of motherhood!
North Central Washington public schools are getting free access for four years to a powerful peer-to-peer anti-suicide program called Hope Squad, thanks to a proposal written by Dr. Julie Rickard, founder of the North Central Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
What, exactly, is normal?
Chelan Irrigation created; Cigar stand on the Ave purchased; Leavenworth incorporates; Greenhouse Restaurant name announced
It is quite a thrill when someone from our area achieves something significant and does so with a sense of grace, humility and humanity.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
The three Wenatchee middle schools choirs have released a combined virtual performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” thanks to the technical prowess and perseverance of Orchard Middle School teacher Jeff Sandberg.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Kids are safer in school. A year into the pandemic, we have solid evidence that essentially all COVID-19 transmission in Chelan and Douglas counties has happened outside of school.
“We all live in Seattle now.”
I’ve been part of a small group studying racism and its impact in our society for the past eight months. It has been a journey of discovery and self reflection as we have endeavored to better understand the experience of people of color in our culture.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
All it took was the largest protest movement in U.S. history and a murder caught entirely on nine horrifying minutes of video to achieve the rarest of sights: a police officer led to prison for killing a Black person.
Let me begin this by stating the areas where I am in agreement with the Douglas County PUD. I appreciate the PUD’s conservative approach to fiscal matters, especially when considering debt. I am a big supporter of the new hydrogen production facility the PUD is building. In fact, I testified…
From the archives of The Wenatchee World
Learning by performing acts of service is a beautiful thing. I cannot think of a more powerful way to exercise our empathy muscles and in doing so discover how great it feels to be doing something for others.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Support carbon fee legislation | State Supreme Court is writing law | Twitter: Diluted, pathetic and pointless | Cancel your NRA membership | Election security does not equal voter suppression
For the inaugural Earth Day in 1970, Wenatchee High School teachers Bill Asplund and Dave DeJong decided that the occasion would be a great opportunity for a hands-on learning project.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
For some time I’ve been thinking we need a classic Seattle-style controversy to distract us from our pandemic-induced rut. Here’s one that might fit the, um, bill.
Overwhelming legislative support for House Bill 1168 demonstrates the depth of concern about wildfires in Washington.
From the archives of The Wenatchee World
As your state senator, I am not opposed to taxes outright, but I do care greatly about the tax burden placed upon you. Taxes are applied to us at all levels of government (local, state, and federal), and government should always demonstrate a prudent use of tax dollars. As a state legislator…
The value of hard work, integrity and plain speaking was drilled into Helen Rayfield from her earliest days growing up in Cleveland and carried on when her family moved to the Leavenworth area.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Listening to Dr. Francis Collins speak about his life, from growing up in an army camp in rural Ireland, to ultimately practicing medicine in the Wenatchee Valley, you get the sense that he has made the most out of every opportunity he encountered and lived with a sense of purpose and gratitude.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners has been reviewing, discussing, and attending meetings regarding the Douglas PUD’s proposed Power Rate Delivery Fee Assessment, which will not only impact proposed new developments like Microsoft, but well-established large power users already doing …
Earth Day is coming up on Thursday, April 22 and Wenatchee Valley College has developed some powerful programs to encourage and inspire students and the rest of us to do what we can to live in ways that have a lighter impact on our shared environment.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
I cannot think of a more important or serious challenge than affordable housing in our communities. That’s not just low-income housing, but housing that is affordable for middle income families.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
I would like to see Microsoft move in a few miles from my house just outside of the East Wenatchee city limits. There’s a familiarity there for me.
‘Submit a star’ and recognize your Library workers | We have a Big problem
Medicine needed to escape grip of drugs | Cap and trade isn’t the way to go
Don’t miss this amazing show | New Wenatchee tax irresponsible
“¡Despierta, ya llegamos!” (“Wake up, we are here!”)
From the archives of The Wenatchee World
I am happy to report that there is reason for optimism. I am an infectious diseases doctor that has been treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the North Central Washington for the last year. This pandemic has taken a toll on all of us personally and professionally. However, there are no…
At 90 years young, Dr. Jerry Gibbons hasn’t slowed down much. He still rides his bicycle, although he now sports an e-bike to help him keep up with his friends on road rides around the valley.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Nina Fournier had no idea a terrible tragedy awaited her when she went to grab coffee on a recent Sunday morning. The Puyallup mother of two couldn’t have anticipated that another driver would smash her SUV at nearly 100 miles per hour — a driver so stoned on heroin, according to police repo…
WENATCHEE — The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted virtually every resident of North Central Washington, in one way or another.
In ongoing partisan debates about voting accessibility, lawmakers at both the state and federal levels should heed the words of Kim Wyman.
When I think of the Upper Valley, the first thing that comes to mind is the economic miracle that is the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth, with multi-million dollar homes, busloads of tourists, Oktoberfest and businesses full of shoppers.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Last week, the state Office of Corrections Ombuds released a report that highlights the prison system’s latest reprehensible indifference toward the health of people in state custody. This time, delayed cancer treatments led to serious and deadly consequences.
The Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority and other tax-dependent entities in Douglas County are pressuring Douglas County PUD to charge Microsoft and other data center customers less than it would cost to provide the electric services they want.
The teacher of the class was a desperately old guy with more wrinkles than a Shar-Pei dog. He was carving and eating an apple off the blade of a pocket knife, and the class members, all young adults, watched fixated, waiting for a gruesome accident.
In a now common, spring-time sight, bands of white, ghost trees form layers up the Wenatchee Valley hillsides. White paint shoots out of sprayers being pulled by tractors, coating everything including the orchardists’ clothing.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
So, “The Green New Deal” may include socializing and or cost-sharing to build new public transmission lines. Why? Because wind and solar have already exploited the easy access to transmission lines in and around Washington State and the nation. New locations are needed. So therefore, our loc…
Last spring, as the novel coronavirus spread around the world and the nightly news was full of closures, cancelations and grim warnings, we Americans were just coming to realize the once-in-a-generation crisis this virus would represent. And while today we have three approved vaccines and th…
The Icicle Fund has quietly made a profound impact on conservation, the arts as well as the cultural and natural history of North Central Washington over the last two decades by investing more than $45 million to support more than 100 nonprofits.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
Years ago, private companies were unwilling to provide electric service to the rural areas of Douglas County. Residents decided to form a Public Utility District (PUD). The PUD is run by local Douglas County citizens who set rates and policy for the utility. Forward thinking local commission…
At some point, Washington’s housing crunch will become a housing crisis. Meanwhile, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and legislative attempts to address housing issues will reverberate for decades to come.
