I had a chat with Wenatchee Police Chief Steve Crown about how law enforcement agencies can avoid horrific situations such as the grotesque killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer who...
Local news organizations and their communities have always been intimately connected and that connection is even more important during the economic and social upheaval that is occurring because of the coronavirus pandemic. News organizations...
I was thrilled to learn that the Wenatchee Valley Symphony has extended the contract with gifted conductor Dr. Nikolas Caoile of Central Washington University through the 2028-29 season. That’s great news. The energy, passion,...
If you are a business owner in North Central Washington and are not requiring your employees to wear masks during working hours, you are actively undermining the reopening of our economy during the coronavirus...
Rollie Schmitten has written a terrific history of the early years of Lake Wenatchee that recounts stories of the Native Americans who lived in the area as well as the early white families who...
“Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care,” Teddy Roosevelt once said. And that sense of caring is the hallmark of not only every great leader, but also every...
While Eli Reischl lived less than four years on this earth, he had a profound and lasting impact on the lives of everyone in his family, including his grandparents, Wenatchee natives Del and June...
Physical distancing is necessary during the coronavirus pandemic, but maintaining social connections while being physically distant is absolutely essential. We, humans, are social animals, and isolation is not healthy, after all. Fortunately, we are...
Icicle River Middle School student Charlie Lyons was scanning actress Kristen Bell’s Instagram feed recently and saw that she was partnering with the Ving Project, an online effort inspiring teens to help others. Ving...
This is the time of year when the WSU Chelan-Douglas Master Gardener volunteers are normally busier than bees getting ready for their annual plant sale, tending their gardens on Western Avenue and on the...