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 By Lou Marzeles    Opinion    February 1, 2012 

Get out and vote (again), this time for the school levy

Those familiar yellow and pink envelopes are back in the mail. Aside from the question of how this color scheme was determined, the ballot for this...

 
 By Jack Runyan    Opinion    February 1, 2012 

We need to know

To the Editor: The people of Goldendale have a right to know: 1. What are the expenses of the new police building costing the people of Goldendale? 2. How did the purchase of the new police building...

 
 By Richard Rhoades    Opinion    February 1, 2012 

People need to do for themselves

To the Editor: Snow has covered the earth, and the animals and birds still need food to survive. It brings to my thoughts the words of Jesus when he made known how our Heavenly Father feeds even the...

 
 By Floyd Shelton    Opinion    February 1, 2012 

The fleecing of Goldendale’s elderly

To the Editor: I sit and wonder sometimes what exactly is going on in this community. I moved here many years ago, and I remember listening to the talk radio discuss how the City of Goldendale was in...

 
 By Susan Jaggers    Opinion    February 1, 2012 

Pick up after your dogs

To the Editor: I am a home owner and I have dogs, so I really don’t like to complain, but—enough is enough. The city had our streets paved and sidewalks put in to help clean up our town. The...

 
 By Lou Marzeles    Opinion    January 25, 2012

Storm and its aftermath show positive responses

The worst of times often bring out the best in people. This past week’s storm made that very clear again. Down at the PUD on Saturday, during the...

 
 By Grady Bradley    Opinion    January 25, 2012

Conservative stands dominate the news

To the Editor: I noted with interest that in The Sentinel’s current issue, publisher Lou Marzeles declined to take a public position on the upcoming gay marriage bill. It would be a lose-lose...

 
 By Judy Halone    Opinion    January 25, 2012

Back doors remind me of good friends

When I think of home, I think of two doors: the front and the back. I like the back door best. Front doors remind me of solicitors. Back doors remind me of friends. The back door carries a sort of...

 
 By Lou Marzeles    Opinion    January 18, 2012

Same-sex marriage story draws a lot of comments

The Sentinel’s Facebook page has been a very busy place over the last few days. After last week’s edition of our paper went online, the story on...

 
 By Susan Jaggers    Opinion    January 18, 2012

Lawmakers need to follow the people

To the Editor: This week lawmakers returned to Olympia to begin the 2012 session. They need to follow the will of the people and implement initiative 1163. The initiative has been passed twice now in...

 
 By Victoria Allen    Opinion    January 18, 2012

District has hit $1 billion before

To the Editor: In your story about the school levy, you reported that increases in the wind turbine value have taken the county valuation over $1 billion. The county valuation was $3.34 billion in...

 
 By Karla Salp    Opinion    January 18, 2012

Prosecutor shows leadership

To the Editor: I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the Klickitat County Prosecutor Lori Hoctor last month when she attended our training entitled Victim Rights in Washington State. I have been...

 
 By Senator Jim Honeyford    Opinion    January 18, 2012

My door will always be open: Honeyford

On Jan. 1 the Washington State Redistricting Commission agreed on a plan that redraws legislative and congressional district boundaries throughout the state to better balance population numbers collec...

 
 By Lou Marzeles    Opinion    January 11, 2012

The see-sawing sensibilities of a central moral issue

The governor has proposed a law for Washington State recognizing same-sex marriages, and a campaign for an initiative has been launched in the state...

 
 By Paul Kokoski    Opinion    January 11, 2012

Same-sex marriage not right for Washington

To the Editor: I am disappointed with Gov. Chris Gregoire’s initiative to legalize homosexual marriage in Washington State. Marriage is an institution that predates civilization, is ordained by God,...

 
 By Jim Link    Opinion    January 11, 2012

Our political world is turned around

To the Editor: To one who tried out a lifestyle in suburbia with their upscale notions and fantasies (and having rejected it), I greet the news that we’re now a part of the I-5 corridor legislativel...

 
 Opinion    January 11, 2012

Lights, locks, break-ins, and watches

At last week’s Java Talk, most discussion centered on recent break-ins downtown and what can be done about it. One person talked about theft of gas from her U-Haul trucks at her shop on Broadway. â€...

 
 Opinion    January 4, 2012

It’s a year of major changes coming soon in many areas

There are a few strange things going on lately. First, there’s the redistricting, which has forced Klickitat County to lose its long-time and highly effective legislators on both the state and...

 
 By Don Brunell    Opinion    January 4, 2012

Power prices surging with higher demand

For years, energy experts warned us that regulations and policies that reduce the supply of affordable conventional energy would result in higher prices for American families. Now it is clear the...

 
 By Mary Lee    Opinion    January 4, 2012

First Apply-A-Thon a big success

To the Editor: I wanted to let The Sentinel’s readers know about an exciting event that wrapped up before Christmas break at Goldendale High School. The First Annual Apply-A-Thon came to a close on...

 

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