Lower Columbia Area speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of May. 16, 2025
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Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Daily News.
I am writing to express concern over your outlet’s silence regarding the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the repeated, unlawful acts of war taking place in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, at least 232 journalists and media workers have been killed — a staggering and unacceptable toll on the press.
These actions are clear violations of international law, yet our government continues to support them without accountability. As a media institution tasked with informing the public, I ask: Where do you stand?
Christopher Bruce
Kelso
Letters to the editor policy:
Letters should be original and no longer than 250 words. Letters must include the author’s name, street address or telephone number for verification. The newspaper does not share that information with third parties. Only the name and city of residence are published. One submission can print per month. All submissions are subject to editing for length, spelling, grammar and clarity. Send submissions to letters@tdn.com or The Daily News, PO Box 1666, Longview, WA 98632.
For 57 days, Mount St. Helens captured the attention of the world, and it delivered on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. with a spectacular volcanic eruption.
I was the owner and operator of Spirit Lake Lodge, which was lost during the eruption.
In 1982, Congress created the Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument for future generations to witness the natural recovery, untouched by human hands.
It pledged over $900 million dollars to develop a tourism market to replace lost timber industry jobs. This led to over five world-class visitor centers constructed on the highway leading to the volcano.
The U.S. Forest Service was given the opportunity to manage the monument instead of the National Parks Service, who manages most of all federal monuments.
We did not know how detrimental this decision would be to the monument’s future existence.
From a high of millions of visitors in 1995, to less than 200,000 to date, we have watched the monument continue to decline and facilities deteriorate.
It is clear today the U.S. Forest Service is not the right government agency to manage the monument and it should be turned over to National Parks.
If you would like to help save the Mount St. Helens monument, please contact Skamania and Cowlitz counties commissioners, 3rd District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. Please let them know how you feel.
Mark Smith
Toutle
Letters to the editor policy:
Letters should be original and no longer than 250 words. Letters must include the author’s name, street address or telephone number for verification. The newspaper does not share that information with third parties. Only the name and city of residence are published. One submission can print per month. All submissions are subject to editing for length, spelling, grammar and clarity. Send submissions to letters@tdn.com or The Daily News, PO Box 1666, Longview, WA 98632.
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I am writing to express concern over your outlet’s silence regarding the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the repeated, unlawful acts of war taking place in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, at least 232 journalists and media workers have been killed — a staggering and unacceptable toll on the press.
These actions are clear violations of international law, yet our government continues to support them without accountability. As a media institution tasked with informing the public, I ask: Where do you stand?
Christopher Bruce
Kelso
Letters to the editor policy:
Letters should be original and no longer than 250 words. Letters must include the author’s name, street address or telephone number for verification. The newspaper does not share that information with third parties. Only the name and city of residence are published. One submission can print per month. All submissions are subject to editing for length, spelling, grammar and clarity. Send submissions to letters@tdn.com or The Daily News, PO Box 1666, Longview, WA 98632.
For 57 days, Mount St. Helens captured the attention of the world, and it delivered on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. with a spectacular volcanic eruption.
I was the owner and operator of Spirit Lake Lodge, which was lost during the eruption.
In 1982, Congress created the Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument for future generations to witness the natural recovery, untouched by human hands.
It pledged over $900 million dollars to develop a tourism market to replace lost timber industry jobs. This led to over five world-class visitor centers constructed on the highway leading to the volcano.
The U.S. Forest Service was given the opportunity to manage the monument instead of the National Parks Service, who manages most of all federal monuments.
We did not know how detrimental this decision would be to the monument’s future existence.
From a high of millions of visitors in 1995, to less than 200,000 to date, we have watched the monument continue to decline and facilities deteriorate.
It is clear today the U.S. Forest Service is not the right government agency to manage the monument and it should be turned over to National Parks.
If you would like to help save the Mount St. Helens monument, please contact Skamania and Cowlitz counties commissioners, 3rd District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. Please let them know how you feel.
Mark Smith
Toutle
Letters to the editor policy:
Letters should be original and no longer than 250 words. Letters must include the author’s name, street address or telephone number for verification. The newspaper does not share that information with third parties. Only the name and city of residence are published. One submission can print per month. All submissions are subject to editing for length, spelling, grammar and clarity. Send submissions to letters@tdn.com or The Daily News, PO Box 1666, Longview, WA 98632.
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