Opinion
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 winds
of 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, our
community is being reshaped before our eyes.
Change can be...
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...
The short term, from an economic standpoint, looks really good. Vaccines are here, lockdowns are ending, American manufacturing is enjoying it's best run in decades, consumers are spending lots of money, and we're still creating lots of new jobs. However, even if the economy does begin to slow,...
I’m not big on tax increases and love the fact that we get to weigh in on these decisions. Too many of our elected representatives are far too loose with our hard earned money. That said, the two measures on the August 6 election ballot deserve your support.
Here’s my reasoning on the issues. First...
Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world when he finished Anthony Joshua in the seventh-round of their heavyweight title fight on June 1.
In front of a massive crowd at Madison Square Garden, Ruiz had eaten some shots but managed to score a few knockdowns throughout the fight. He scored a beautiful hit...
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