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The passing of Mario Cuomo recently, brought back some personal memories of the former governor from the great state of New York. In the latter part of the 1980’s, my own father passed away in Ottawa, Canada and it fell to me and my elder brother to sort out all his personal and professional papers which were extensive to say the least. Surprisingly, we discovered personal letters which the former governor had written over the years to my father. They were strictly professional in matters pertaining to issues which the g...
My wife and I would like to thank Cheney School Superintendent Debra Clemens, the school board (especially former president Rick Mount), Mike Stark and Kurt Holland for naming the Cheney Middle School track for us. It is a great honor for both of us. We hope to see many of our former Cheney Track Club members at the Cheney School Board meeting Jan. 28, 2015 for the formal dedication. I would also like to thank all the people that have visited, sent cards, and prayers to me after hearing of my battle with cancer. At the last...
I’m responding to the Opinion page of the Dec. 25 paper. I moved out here to Medical Lake in September 2013, to enjoy living in a small town. Medical Lake is nicknamed by some as “the Mayberry of Spokane County” and I have found it to be such — warm, friendly, down to earth people — just what I wanted. The library is fantastic in that it combines the technology of a larger system with a small town coziness, especially the reading area with a fireplace. The staff here are amazingly dedicated to serving this community...
One of my favorite phrases is “Don’t Panic,” which is found in Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” In an interview with Sci Fi Weekly, author Arthur C. Clarke said Adams’ use of the phrase as the “best advice to humanity.” I’ve muttered this phrase to myself several times in the last year, not because I was traversing through the stars with a motley crew of characters, but while I was learning to drive. I used the phrase less as my driving skills improved. In some situations, I would say, “Don’t panic” then add...
In the StageWest CT, Inc. letter to the editor published in the Cheney Free Press Dec. 18 we mentioned the dinner catered by Mike Harmon and Willow Springs Restaurant. We should have said Mike Hartman and Willow Springs Restaurant. Please accept our apologies for getting the wrong name. We at StageWest truly value the service that Mike Hartman and Willow Springs give to StageWest with the catering of our Dinner Theatres. Again our apologies in getting the name wrong. Nancy Kuonen Director of Advertising and Publicity...
As 2014 draws to a close, I want to thank all the volunteers who helped at Feed Medical Lake. Thank you also to the patrons who have dined with us. Feed Medical Lake serves a free meal on the 2nd Monday of each month from 5 – 6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St. Diners can also take home free groceries. May your holiday be blessed and may you have a prosperous 2015. Again, thank you. Joanna Williams Director, Feed Medical Lake...
In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama was lambasted for supposedly endorsing policies of wealth redistribution. The right feared that under an Obama presidency, Washington would use federal power to take money from some Americans and give it to others. Yet, only a few years later, the most explicit examples of such redistribution are happening in the states, and often at the urging of Republicans. The most illustrative example began in 2012, when Kansas’ Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed a landmark bill that delivered b...
Thank you Cheney for your generosity to our community’s children. With your help, Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids was able to provide gifts for 158 local children in 68 families, through Cheney Outreach Center. In addition to gifts and cash donated by local individuals and businesses, several organizations contributed. Special thanks to Alpha Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Kiwanis, Zumiez, RSVP Knitting Group, Marie Powers and the quilt makers, and to the Mayor’s Office and Cheney Free Press for all the publicity. Tha...
An increasing amount of money is thrown into politics each year, each election. It’s come to the point where people should be questioning where politicians’ alliance lies. Is it with the people who elected them to represent them and their interests, or the corporations and organizations who fund their campaigns? According to an Associated Press article, “Democrats are best at tapping rich for political cash” among the top 100 individual donors to political groups, more than half gave primarily to Democrats or their allies....
Tis the season to think about our blessings. With all that is going on in the world, let us remember to be thankful for and pray for our policemen. They have a difficult job in so many ways that we cannot even begin to comprehend. Thank you. Let us be thankful for and pray for the firemen who put their lives on the line, as do the policemen and our military troops. Thank you. Let us be thankful for our medics, the veterans who have served, our working public servants, volunteers and churches, those in the medical field and...
Gov. Jay Inslee’s carbon tax proposal isn’t “filled with holes,” as the opinion piece in the Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, charges, but the piece itself is. Its most egregious flaw is the oft-repeated contention by “deniers” that, “... the science behind (climate change), and how man plays into it is hardly settled.” Yes it is! The science is unequivocal in pointing to human caused greenhouse gas emissions as the primary driver of global warming. The overwhelming majority of scientists and virtually every scientific organization, d...
Recently I ventured into what we officially call the “Fourth Bedroom,” in our house. Years ago it served as a bedroom for one or more of our kids. It’s been a home-office, perhaps twice over. Later it was the place where boxes of items from my parent’s house had their temporary resting place, not long after Mom and Dad found their permanent ones. Now the closet is the place where dusty shoeboxes, tattered manila envelops and old-fashioned photo albums contain special family...
As 2015 approaches fast, Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions and predictions. This editorial is about none of those. Rather, we’d like to present a short list of things we’d like to see or begin to see take place in the coming year. For starters, we’d like to see Cheney School District’s Fisher Building sold. Sold to somebody with the money to remodel it, who has a positive vision for it and the community. Someone who respects the role the 80-plus year old structure has played in the development of Cheney. Two such...
I would like to ask Norm Luther why do we need immigration reform? All we really need is to enforce the laws already on the books. This immigration bill is nothing but blanket amnesty disguised as something else. I remember when the last immigration bill was passed and we gave away citizenship, with the promise it would not happen again, but here it is again. American citizenship is too precious to be giving it away to just anyone. All the people illegally crossing our borders are in essence criminals. They have no regard for...
StageWest CT, Inc has wrapped up its production of, “It’s A Wonderful Life” reader’s theatre, which was quite a success. There were 25 patrons that enjoyed our dinner theatre last Saturday (Dec. 13) with another delicious dinner catered by Mike Harmon and Willow Springs Restaurant. We would like to take this time to wish all of our sponsors, patrons, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, and our members and their families a very Happy Holiday season and a joyous New Year. We would also like to thank everyone for all of their support...
Santa’s Mystery Auction put on by the Stars Stripes, Boots & Spurs car club to benefit the Cheney Junior Rodeo and Time of Remembrance was a successful time for all. We would like to thank everyone who attended and also the Cheney Rodeo Association for renting us the building for our event. We are always accepting donations of cash or products for our children and veterans. Thank you all so much and please have a holiday season filled with peace and love. Cheney Junior Rodeo Association Cheney...
I’m probably one of many folks who will say that Christmas is their favorite time of the year. The decorations and the atmosphere put me in a good mood. One of the upsides of being a reporter is I get to observe people and communities carry out their yearly holiday events and traditions. A couple of weeks ago I attended the Airway Heights’ winter festival and tree lighting ceremony and it was quite a spectacle. I am intrigued by the various traditions that everyone keeps during the holidays. Every household has their rit...
On election night in 1986, when John McCain won the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona long held by Republican incumbent and 1964 GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, who had served as McCain’s campaign chairman, the two men had a private chat. Goldwater, McCain recalled, got “a little nostalgic” and said: “You know, John, if I had beaten Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and been elected president, you would not have spent all those years in that North Vietnamese prison camp.” McCain, mindful of Goldwater’s hawkish positions,...
It was a wonderful turn out again this year. We all received a warm reception from the people who visited us on our Studio Tour. All of the artists work hard all year at their craft hoping to achieve a higher quality and freshness to it. To share one’s work with people is very important because the feedback helps us to understand if what we have created can put a smile on their face or get a “Wow.” This show for me was very successful in that regard. I was set up in the (Cheney Historical) Museum. A woman who came the year...
So Republican House of Representatives leadership is outraged by President Obama’s executive action on immigration reform, claiming “this is not the way democracy is supposed to work.” But democracy is supposed to work by majority rule and the real outrage is that Republican leadership, including our Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, has never allowed a vote of the full House on the bipartisan immigration bill passed 17 months ago by the Senate, even though the bill has long had enough House votes to pass. This bill,...
Christmas is my favorite time of year. The lights, the decorations and the music make for a festive atmosphere that’s invigorating and exhilarating. Usually, it can warm even the most chilled of hearts. For many, Christmas is a time of renewed hope, a hope for rebirth of goodwill and, yes, peace. It’s also a time of sadness and despair for those who are going through times of trial physically, emotionally, spiritually and economically. The overwhelming weight of commercialism, the mantra that everybody wants this or needs tha...
During the holidays, we like to put an emphasis on caring for our fellow men and women. Several charities throughout the United States collect gifts and food for families who don’t have all of the means to buy everything they need for Christmas. West Plains organizations such as the Cheney Outreach and Medical Lake Firefighters Association are currently collecting toys for local youth. But when it comes to caring this holiday season, we shouldn’t limit our focus to just those in need. When we chant “peace on Earth and goodw...
I have read several letters to the editor complaining about bad driving and parking in Cheney since the school year has began. The authors place the blame for congestion, increased accidents and lack of parking for students attending Eastern Washington University. Yes, the start of the school year has brought in students, many who drive to and from campus on a daily basis. However, contrary to these claims, the illuminated sign posted as you leave Cheney states that there have been zero major traffic accidents in over a...
In a time when drivers in the state of Washington are finally enjoying gasoline prices under $3 a gallon, and still falling, Gov. Jay Inslee thinks adding up to $1 to that price is a good idea. Why when it’s the most affordable time to fill our tanks would the governor want to add more to what is already the fifth highest gas tax in the nation? It is all part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions in order to fight climate change. Also included is cutting electricity from coal-fired power plants and encouraging increased use...
On behalf of the Cheney High School cross country program, we would like to thank the community of Cheney for their support of our 7th annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. There were over 450 walkers, joggers or runners present for this community event that benefits not only the Cheney Food Bank, but also our cross country program at Cheney High School. We would like to especially thank Safeway, and Cheney Trading Company for turkeys/food donated as door prizes for this event, as well as Jim Missel and Stan Kerr who...
