Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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To The Eagle: I am writing to clarify aspects of your coverage of the Town Council’s LNG “debate” published in The Eagle’s 12/24 issue. First, my position is that the Town of Cathlamet should monitor the ongoing negotiations between Wahkiakum County and NorthernStar, the Texas-based organization that plans to construct a LNG facility several miles from Cathlamet -- not become a signatory to any agreement they might make. Second, we must stay well-informed because the issues under negotiation could potentially impact our town’s waterfron...
To The Eagle: Thank you for the article regarding Wahkiakum Conservation District’s and our partners activities in the Skamokawa Watershed. Two projects were highlighted including the Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project and the Skamokawa Community Watershed project. The projects were presented from a flood perspective yet both more appropriately address other natural resource concerns. The Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project includes installation of a freshwater inlet structure (completed), upgrading the o...
To The Eagle: Thank you for the article regarding Wahkiakum Conservation District’s and our partners activities in the Skamokawa Watershed. Two projects were highlighted including the Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project and the Skamokawa Community Watershed project. The projects were presented from a flood perspective yet both more appropriately address other natural resource concerns. The Historic Skamokawa Creek Channel Restoration project includes installation of a freshwater inlet structure (completed), upgrading the o...
With the third spate of letters in as many weeks concerning our recent coverage of Grays River water management, it's easy to see that this is a controversial issue. Several writers object to our analogy to war. Perhaps the term "under seige" wasn't most accurate for a headline, for the agencies sponsoring projects don't feel they're invading the Grays River Valley and attacking the residents. However, I'm comfortable with the war analogy for the point of view of a large number of Valley residents: For a variety of reasons, they seem to be reje...
With the third spate of letters in as many weeks concerning our recent coverage of Grays River water management, it's easy to see that this is a controversial issue. Several writers object to our analogy to war. Perhaps the term "under seige" wasn't most accurate for a headline, for the agencies sponsoring projects don't feel they're invading the Grays River Valley and attacking the residents. However, I'm comfortable with the war analogy for the point of view of a large number of Valley residents: For a variety of reasons, they seem to be reje...
