The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

To The Eagle: I was told by none other than Ralph Kaiser that just because I don't live in the valley any longer is no excuse to not write letters to The Eagle. Given that encouragement here goes. First, thanks, Ralph! Secondly, it's only fair to...

To The Eagle: Well now, last week’s letter in The Eagle, written by none other than the Liberal Town Crier, with his usual anti-religious rants, went way beyond the nonsense that is typical in his letters. This time his ugly comments were clearly a...

To The Eagle: I was a young teen in 1963 sprawled on a hillside meadow looking up at the clouds, when I saw Roy Rodgers up there - not a cloud vaguely shaped like him, but a photo-perfect image. To this day I can say with certainty that I saw him....

To The Eagle: Last week marked the first anniversary of the reversal of Roe Vs Wade, which stripped women of the essential 50 year old constitutional right to safe and legal abortion. Access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion and birth...

To The Eagle: If you haven't already figured out, electing a president goes far beyond his time in office. The Supreme Court of the United States got three who lied to get elected, after Mitch (the Turtle), through corrupt methods, got three far-righ...

To The Eagle: In 2016 our national debt was around $19 trillion. Now it is over $31 trillion and still rising. The varmints in DC just keep on ‘charging’ with money we don’t have. They don’t care how much they ‘charge’ because they know they don’t...

To The Eagle: The crimes listed in the June 8, 2023 Department of Justice (DOJ’) 37-count indictment against former president Donald Trump, involving his taking of classified documents, did not require a motive to charge; So the question “Why did...

To The Eagle: It seems like every time I write a letter to the editor, the following week comes the barrage of letters from the liberal local pack of witless writers. One writer seems to think Republicans are to blame for what the welfare state has d...

To The Eagle: FBI director James Comey reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server days before the 2016 election. Possibly giving election (not popular vote) to Republicans. Now, the twice-impeached, twice-indicted R...

To The Eagle: “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." Lyndon B. Johnson. If you can c...

To The Eagle: After reading the indignant response of “No we didn’t” by the contributor who took exception to the use of the all inclusive ‘We’ in the letter titled “Looking in the mirror,” I was inspired to imagine an 18th century discussion be...

To The Eagle: A previous letter was so full of contempt for the vast majority of people here in America I had to reply. In the letter the writer refers often to "We" laughed at gay kids, "we" verbally abused skinny kids, "we" made fun of girls that...

To The Eagle: The “gay boy” we laughed at and punched when we were in high school; he committed suicide. The girl we called a slut because she wouldn’t go out with us; she was a virgin. The skinny boy we called lame, because he fixed his glass...

To The Eagle: My husband and I have been across-the-street neighbors of Mary Ann and Rick for almost 17 years. Through that time we have accumulated many charming memories with the Nelsons. Our paths crossed regularly as happens in small towns like o...

To The Eagle: Allow me to thank Wahkiakum County and Cathlamet for the 13 plus years we lived in the Elochoman valley. Watched it grow from widely scattered farms and houses to what it is now with houses popping up like toadstools after an autumn rai...

To The Eagle: According to the May 25 article, “New laws and funding requested and supported by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs during the 2023 Legislative session will help ensure the integrity of Washington’s elections and improve access to the bal...

To The Eagle: The $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is the largest in US history. The FCC is proposing a $500,000 fine for FOX. Smartmatic sued Fox for defamation following the 2020 election and is seeking $2.7 billion in...

To The Eagle: Joel and Noreen Fitts in Grays River wish to thank The Eagle for 50 years of caring for our community. We always were treated with thankfulness, friendship and respect. Rick was very interested in our 4-H programs when our dairy and...

To The Eagle: About that true info; who controls the MSM news (mainstream media)? Why would we want to partner with NATO, WHO and these foreign affairs? We’re paying each of these leaders a salary of millions of dollars. What do we get in return f...

To The Eagle: Dear Sir, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones every day. May you find strength, comfort and peace through these very difficult times. I hope somehow the community finds a way to keep The Wahkiakum Eagle newspaper...

To The Eagle: Sadly we are losing Rick Nelson, publisher and owner of The Wahkiakum County Eagle. The treatments he’s been enduring for some time, are no longer effective. As a friend, very sad to lose him, as a community member, sad to lose him a...

To The Eagle: It was very pleasing to read letters on the 20th. Two people with differing opinions liked each other in person! I have said (written) so many times, if we sat down with a cup of coffee or a beer and spoke honestly, we would agree on...

To The Eagle: "Midnight Caller": Terrified and out of breath from running, the slight figure ducked into a dark alley, to catche their breath. Fumbling for the crumpled scrap of paper, they found the hotline number that had been hurriedly ripped...

To The Eagle: Nice letter last week, Paul. I imagine we're on the same page here with my week's rant. I fail to understand how the issue of sexual identity is even an issue with teenagers. Why would there even be the need for laws in regard to sexual...

To The Eagle: The America that those of us that came of age in the 1950's and early '60's knew no longer exists, period. Discipline was removed from the schools because the precious little ones weren't to be made to feel bad about anything ever....