News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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I sympathize with both the impatience and irritation for the drivers of the bridge. In fact, I experience these thoughts daily from 90 miles away. The lucky thing for you is that it’s temporary. At the same time, your problem never had to be a problem. There is no defendable reason that an alternate route over the top of the dam couldn’t have been provided by the Bureau of Reclamation. I’m certain they developed their security reasoning in a brainstorming session titled ‘What excuses can we use to keep people off the roadway over the dam?’ I... Full story
As I read through the long article on the sale of the school, I went from an interested reader to an upset one. This increased each time the article noted the comments of the realtor involved as if she represented the district and the community. It was quite clear that, she represents herself and I would think that the Superintendent and Board would have made that clear. They have that responsibility and from the tone of the article neither exercised that right. I’m sad that the use of part of the school wasn’t set up before it was offered for...
Roger, I enjoyed reading your (column). For one thing, I’ve always enjoyed your readable style, but also, in this case your pointing out once again how difficult it is to deal with the agencies of the Federal Government. Having grown up in Grand Coulee, then returning for 13 years, I have been struck by the lack of humanity and/or transparency of the Bureau. I swear that I could list a litany of ‘grievances’ which they have shrugged off in the last 20 years. In my early years, the Bureau was a strong supporter of the community in a myriad of wa...
