Opinion
Time may wait for no one, but The Whistle has requested an extra two weeks on your behalf. It seems most of the community missed the October 19 deadline for comment on the MDNS (Mitigated Determination of Non Significance) for an unprecedented development in the process of being green-lighted by...
In the late 1980s, mismanagement cast Cascade Medical Center (CMC) into financial ruin. Doctors and staff left in droves. Morale and trust were decimated. A CEO was finally hired to close CMC due to insolvency and imminent bankruptcy. Instead, healthcare leaders came together to face the ugly mess...
Some days are harder than others. On the tough days, I’ve just learned
that another citizen has given up trying to effect change, that they’ve
relinquished the notion of trusting our city’s representative government
when it comes to neighborhood and land development. They might be
saddened by the...
This week’s Whistle is the first in a series about how Leavenworth, a town dependent on service workers, is constructing the future of affordable housing. Affordable housing is a challenging and personal topic, infused with ideals like alleviating racial segregation and the value of working hard to...
This week, The Whistle is tearing a page from The Sound of Music to “start at the very
beginning” as we shine a spotlight on city codes. The hills (and our neighborhoods) are alive
with the impacts of Leavenworth’s codes, which are basically a collection of a city’s laws, rules
and regulations....
While a full version of The Whistle comes out every two weeks, this Wednesday I am
making a short “whistle stop" to respond to comments and questions generated by our
debut column.
First, I believe it’s important to clear up a misconception. I am, indeed, in favor of
affordable housing. You can...
“The Whistle,” is blowing onto the pages of the Leavenworth Echo on the windsof change. Driven by COVID, new peaks in tourism, shifting demographics,skyrocketing real estate values and the City’s choices as it looks to the future, ourcommunity is being reshaped before our eyes.Change can be good....
I never thought I would see the day that Roe v. Wade would be overturned. However, according to the majority opinion from SCOTUS, the reversal of one of the darkest and most disastrous decisions within our history is a real possibility.
The leaked opinion articulated what many of us have been...
The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could lead to power outages this summer across the Midwest, Texas and California, and another active wildfire season in the West will pose even more reliability risks for the power system....
As you likely know, many areas in North Central Washington and our entire state have been experiencing affordable housing challenges. Having stable housing is so fundamental to success in other areas of life, including successful careers and family stability. Washington state has an increasing...
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