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Forum: Chamber appreciation, Bush reaction
The Eatonville Chamber of Commerce is an important institution for both businesses and residents of the town of Eatonville. The members of the Chamber would like to thank a few…
Politicians can talk, but now it’s time for action on jobs
By Don C. Brunell Before the campaign promises of more jobs and renewed prosperity fade away, elected officials need to understand that those promises must be kept. Our nation needs…
Bipartisan Senate coalition is what constituents wanted
By Randi Becker Over the past few months, I had the opportunity to talk to a lot of folks in the Second Legislative District. The single biggest message I heard…
Book publishers hurting library users with e-book blockade
By Neel Parikh The holidays are coming and many people will unwrap Kindles and other e-readers. Good luck getting an e-book from your public library to download to your new…
Forum: Do students value educational process?
What would truly be a surprise from the many Senior Surprise money-gathering events for Eatonville High School I read about in the Dispatch would be that the seniors would be…
Reasons to pause and give political thanks
PAT JENKINS/Dispatch editor There are two tiers of Thanksgiving. There’s the main one – the reflection and gratitude that hopefully all of us feel this time of year for the…
Forum: Woodstoves, chivalry
I read your piece on the evils of woodstoves and the loss of lives they can cause (Dispatch, Nov. 7, “Where there’s smoke, there’s trouble for lungs”). And now, with…
Congressional candidate lost election but feels like a winner
By Karen Porterfield It has been an amazing time running for Congress. When I started this adventure, more than one person told me I was crazy…they may be right, but…
Forum: Disabled parking, business upgrade, Ashford’s postmistress
I heard that there is going to be undercover police out to catch texting while driving. That’s good, but they need to catch people using disabled parking when they don’t…
Yea or nay on landfill energy
No doubt that the phrase “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain” was heard plenty during the runup to the big election that ended yesterday. Something similar could be said…
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Community remembers 9/11 victims and rolls up sleeves
By Nancy Ardmore Contributing writer Last Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, while 178 people from the Eatonville area looked on, a special U.S. flag was raised on the Eatonville High School flag pole. What made this flag special was that the stripes on the flag contained all of the names of the victims who died [...]
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