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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I sat in the living room thumbing through a seed catalog. I contemplated ripping out the order form and sending for a few choice varieties of tomato when I remembered that I would be heading off for college right before they were in season. The floor was littered with shreds of wrapping paper. A brother and a couple assorted cousins were sprawled on the floor and furniture. A paused frame from the credits of a Christmas movie flickered on a TV screen. It was getting warm, and I was getting...
Dear Editor, I’m in full agreement with Joyce Anderson’s letter (“Stricter requirements needed for pot processing” / Union-Bulletin / December 26, 2014). In addition to the 1965 Walla Walla Avenue location (mentioned in her letter), here are two more examples of unacceptable locations for pot retail shops: 927 West Main Street. Tangletown Holdings (Seattle) plans to open in March 2015. This address is in a residential and small business neighborhood. A church is across the street. And The Salvation Army and St. Francis Catholic Church are abo...
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore...
I t's almost Christmas, and if any of you are anything like me you'll still be trying to get some last-minute shopping in - in order, of course, to ensure that all of your loved ones get the perfect gift. When it doesn't quite work out like that, however, the results can be faintly amusing. So here's my gift to all of you: A list of the worst gift-giving predicaments I've ever been in. (But I put the entire list in the second person, just to lessen the personal shame I feel.) At the end of a long day of shopping, you find the perfect present...
Dear Editor, I am writing to protest the shooting of candid photographs of local citizenry by the Times staff. A photo of me appeared in this week's issue and it has become an uncomfortable issue, indeed. The local heathen had, at some time past, issued an informal decree that whenever someone's picture appeared in the local paper, that person was required to furnish a dozen maple bars to the Waitsburg Hardware store. Obviously, this was intended as a form of punishment for having had one's picture in the paper. However, I am not responsible...
[Editor's note: Following is one of the most famous newspaper editorials ever written. It was written in response to a letter to the editor, and was published in the September 21, 1897 edition of the New York Sun.] We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor- I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please...
Dear Santa. OK, so it's been a few years since I've written. And, yes, I know about the rising cost of reindeer feed due to the effect of an expanding ethanol market, and the detrimental effect that unnecessary gift weight has on any airborne object operating without the benefit of a major lift coefficient. And, yes, I know I'm a bit too old for this. But this year, there are extenuating circumstances. I really, really need this present. Really. I loved the model I grew up with. If they still...
This week we have the privilege of presenting the writing of nearly 150 young contributors. Students at Waitsburg Elementary School have written Christmas poems or stories, or even letters to Santa Claus, and they've submitted them to us for publication. (And we're not even paying them.) Last year in this space I said that, when you write for a living, it can sometimes feel like digging ditches with your fingertips. That's an example of an analogy, which is something we writers like to use,...
[Editor's note: The previously struggling Seattle Seahawks have regained their former destructive potential the past three weeks and the national press has noticed. Herewith some examples:] You can run the plays fast, but you can't hide, not from a defense as good as the Seattle Seahawks'. The vaunted Philadelphia Eagles offense under coach Chip Kelly, the fastpaced, big-play unit that also has one of the best running backs in the NFL in LeSean McCoy, was no match for the Seattle defense Sunday in the 24-14 loss. The Seahawks held the Eagles...
A round the holidays, parodies of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" are a dime a dozen. But for lack of more mirthful inspiration (and with my tirade on snow-day quotas censored by the powers that be), here goes nothing. Ahem hem hem: On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A six-man ja-cu-zzi! On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Two golden duckies for the six-man ja-cu-zzi! On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Three trash cans to put alongside...
I f and when it is completed, Whoopemup Meadows will probably increase Waitsburg's housing stock by more than 50% from its current level. That seems immense, but it will take awhile. Co-developer Gene Warren says the new new114-lot development on Waitsburg's northwest corner, described in our Page 1 article, could take 20 years to complete, depending on market conditions. If it takes that long, it will work out to an average of less than six new homes per year. That does NOT qualify as...
Dear Editor, Congrats to Paul, Sherry, and Kathy on their many years of pharmacy service and recent retirement. During my hospice nurse tenure in the Dayton area I had frequent contact with Elk Drug staff who had a beautiful service attitude and great respect for hospice patients and their families. When there was a critical need after hours, Paul always responded without hesitation, "I'll be right there," and even offered to deliver. I saw Sean carrying on the same superb service. Congrats to the community on passing the hospital levy!...
[Editor's note: This week we hear from some pundits around the country with excerpts from columns they've written about President Obama's executive action on immigration.] A year ago, when asked if he had the authority to end deportations of illegal aliens he said, "Actually, I don't." Three years earlier, when pressed as to why he could not act on his own on immigration he said, "The notion that somehow I can just change the laws unilaterally is just not true." Well, now the president says it is true -- he can alter the laws unilaterally. Why...
I just love Christmas. The whole season is so warm and cheery and beautiful, and even the air seems to glisten with a - "We interrupt your childhood to bring you a reality check. Young lady, you have two essays to finish for next week, a publication deadline tonight, a litter box to scoop out, and optional-but-strongly-recommended "sleep" to schedule. Be advised." All right. (*cough, Scrooge, cough*) Essay. Right. The prompt is "Elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities and explain...
We report this week, in an article on Page 9, about the Dayton School District's new approach to facilities improvements. Instead of seeking voter approval for a bond levy measure that would allow a major renovation of school facilities, the Dayton School Board will likely go out next year for a capital improvement levy instead. With a capital improvement levy, the district won't borrow money by issuing bonds and then pay them off with tax revenues. Instead, it will propose to undertake a limited set of projects and likely complete them over a...
