The other day, I noticed that the laptop computer I use for writing this column was behaving differently. The words were repetitive and repetitive; the writing had occasional mizpelings — and many of the paragraphs ended in mid-senten.
I suppose this is coming a bit late in the game, but I don’t have much going on right now — so I have decided to run for president.
Letter to the Editor.
I actually never thought I would write this editorial, but my time has come. Maybe my recent heart valve replacement made me want to try new things, or maybe it’s the fact that we have no kids at home anymore (though they come home with laundry and raid the refrigerator at times). Whatever the reason, a new opportunity has surfaced that will take me and Karen, my wife, out of the Valley. We are headed east to Moses Lake, the Columbia Basin and a new adventure.
You might have seen the news story last week: A couple of guys from Georgia told people that they had a found the body of a dead Bigfoot — and they were going to show it at a press conference, proving once and for all that such a creature really existed.
With the news that the teachers of the Snoqualmie Valley School District ratified their contract, there has been an excited rumble in the Valley. Maybe it’s the sound of grateful parents who can’t wait to see their children back in school. So many of us expected a strike on Sept. 3 that we had to get a second source to verify the rumors.
W hen the early vote totals were announced after the Aug. 19 primary, it looked like good news for the Democrats.
I was glad to read the story on the group that has been tasked to come up with a management plan for the growing elk herd in the Upper Valley. It’s an amazing sight to see the elk grazing in the mornings or afternoons while going to and from work. But it’s also a crap shoot when driving between Snoqualmie and North Bend on State Route 202 at night, wondering if one of the big animals will come out of the bushes.
When the 520 floating bridge opened in 1963, travelers had to stop at a toll booth on the east side of the bridge and fork over 35 cents (close to $3 in value today).
So much money came in that the toll was lowered to a quarter, and the tolls ended in 1979 after the bridge was paid for.
• On Aug. 13, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock is born, the son of a London poultry dealer and fruit importer. Hitchcock became a highly influential director of suspense and psychological thrillers in the 1940s and 1950s, and was known for sneaking his own cameo appearance into every film.
One thing is for certain, in good times and in bad, there is always someone who just wants to fish.
Geez! How does a rooster rate front page (Raucous Rooster Round-up, July 23 edition)? I have a bug that bites any unprotected feet! Maybe send out the news crew for live coverage! I have to wonder if business has gotten slow for the Spotted Owl again, and also if Bob Antone pays you guys for these hare-brained marketing ideas? Oh, that’s right, it’s the Antone clout once again!
I’ll make this short. Here’s my voice concerning what’s happening with the valley.