Below are the names of letter writers to Columbia Gorge News from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. An asterisk (*) indicates a co-signed letter. The number following a name indicates the total number of letters written; names appear in alphabetical order. First names only means those letters were written by children.
Letters to the editor are a vital part of our newspaper, and we encourage letters on all topics as we begin the new year. Thank you to all of our letter writers, and keep them coming.
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Martin Albert MD, Ashland
Lynne Allen, The Dalles
Yahaira Alvarez, The Dalles
Mark Ames,* Hood River
Brooke Anderson, Hood River
Jacob Anderson, White Salmon
Jim Appleton, Mosier, 2
Terry Armentrout, The Dalles, 7
Patricia Arnold, Trout Lake, 2
Steven C. Austin, Hood River
Susan Baldwin, Hood River, 3
Mike Baker, The Dalles
Colleen Ballinger, The Dalles
Mike Ballinger, The Dalles
Christine Barthmus,* Hood River
Michael Barthmus,* Hood River
Matthew Barmann, Hood River
Shelley Baxter, White Salmon
Rick Beam, Hood River
Janice Bell,* Hood River
Sarah Bellinson, Hood River, 2
Kathleen Bennett, White Salmon, 5
Sasha Bentley, White Salmon
Rev. Miranda Bermes, Hood River, 2
Ann Beug, Husum, 2
Michael Beug, White Salmon, 6
Steve and Jan Bickford, Pine Grove
Jeff Blackman,* Hood River
John Boonstra, Hood River
Marie Borucki,* Hood River
Adrian Bradford, Lyle
James Brauer, Hood River
Marianne Brevard, Hood River
Mark Browne, White Salmon, 4
David Bullock, The Dalles
Summer Burdick, White Salmon
Erin Burnham, * Hood River
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S. Michael Carlson, Tygh Valley, 2
Tina Castañares, Hood River, 2
Maricela Castro-Rodriguez, Hood River
Mike Changar, Underwood
Heidi Chapin, Hood River
Debby Chenoweth, Hood River
Kathy Clark, The Dalles
Steve Cochenour, The Dalles, 6
John Cochran, Hood River
Natasha Colette, Hood River
Chris Connolly, White Salmon, 2
Sheila Cooper, The Dalles
Bonnie Cox, Hood River
Jean Cross, Hood River
Susan Crowley, Hood River
Squrl Stephen J. Curley, Hood River
Joseph Davidson, The Dalles
Judy Davis, The Dalles
Molly Davis, Glenwood, 2
Richard Davis, The Dalles, 2
Nathan Devol,* Hood River
Willie Dickerson, Snohomish, Washington
Georgia Donnelly, Hood River
Sheila Dooley, Mosier
Bob Dorband, Parkdale
Ron Dunn, Hood River
Tina Dye, Hood River, 5
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Carol Earl, The Dalles
Delmer Eldred, Goldendale
Bev Elsner, White Salmon, 2
Karen Enns, White Salmon, 2
Lisa Evans, White Salmon
Pat Evenson-Brady, Hood River, 2
John Everitt, Hood River
Kathleen Evinger, Hood River, 2
Karen Fairchild, *Mt. Hood-Parkdale
Debi Ferrer, The Dalles, 3
Adrian Fields, Hood River, 3
Gary Fields, Hood River, 5
Fran Finney, Odell
Nan Fischer, Hood River
Hattie Fletcher, Hood River
Mary-Ethel Foley, Hood River, 2
Mike Fox, Hood River, 2
Scott Franke, * Thrive Hood River
Keith Fredrickson, Underwood
Ann Frodel, Hood River
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Jodie Gates,* Hood River
Kathy Gay, The Dalles, 3
Marilyn Gens Johnson,* Hood River
Pepi Gerald,* Hood River
April George, White Salmon, 11
Rick George, White Salmon, 7
Julie Gilbert, Hood River
Katharine Goe, Mt. Hood-Parkdale, 6
Chuck Gomez, The Dalles
Cecelia Goodnight, Hood River
Mike Goodpaster, Goldendale
Claire Graper, The Dalles
David Gross, Tygh Valley, 2
TJ Gulizia,* Hood River
Delaney Hackett, Hood River
Jennifer Hackett, Hood River, 2
Robert Haechrel, The Dalles
Janet Hamada, Hood River
Corinda Hankins, Hood River
Sonja Hancock, Goldendale
Thomas Hanlon-Wilde, Hood River
Peter Harman, Hood River
Cheryl Haun, Stevenson
Scott Hauser, The Dalles
Katie Haynie, Hood River
Vern Harpole, M.D., Lyle
Ann Harris, Hood River, 2
Paul Harshbarger, Hood River
Kristine Harter, Mosier
Robert Having, White Salmon
Melinda Heindel, White Salmon
Mike Hendricks,* Hood River, 2
Leonard Hickman, Hood River, 8
Debra Hogberg, Goldendale
Leanne Hogie, Hood River, 2
Sandra Holden Montag, White Salmon, 2
Janet Holen, White Salmon, 5
Cynthia Hovezak, White Salmon
Nancy Houfek Brown, Hood River
Avery Hoyt, White Salmon, 3
Steve Hudson, The Dalles, 6
Kerry Hyde, The Dalles
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Joy Ingalls, Hood River
Samantha Irwin, Hood River
Richard Iverson, Hood River, 9
David Jacobs, The Dalles
Karen Jaeger, Hood River
Ann Marie Jelderks, Hood River, 2
Nancy Johanson Paul, Hood River, 6
Widge Johnson, The Dalles, 2
Louise Johnston, Underwood
Chris Karlin, Hood River
Amy Kaser, The Dalles
Sarah Kellems,* Mid-Columbia Community Action Council
Carrie Kennedy,* Hood River
Linda Kentro, The Dalles
Terra Kestrel, Hood River, 2
Courtney Kiser, Dry Hollow Elementary School
Ray Klebba, White Salmon
Clyde Knowles, White Salmon
Maria Kollas, Hood River
Connie Krummrich, The Dalles
Sue Kusch, White Salmon, 5
Lucas, Langley School student, Virginia
Susan Lannak, Hood River, 4
Stina Larson, Pawsitivity Cat Rescue volunteer
Steve Lawrence, The Dalles
Lark Lennox, The Dalles, 2
William Lennox, The Dalles
Rafe Lerner,* Hood River
Eric Lindquist, ORD2 Indivisible federal team co-leader
Abi Loihl, Hood River
Norm Luther, Spokane, , former Gorge resident, 10
Roz Luther, Spokane, former Gorge resident, 4
Debra Lutje, The Dalles, 2
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Kate McBride, Hood River
Mike McCarthy,* Thrive Hood River
Kelly McCune, Mosier
Gary McFarlen, Hood River
Mike McKeag, * Mosier
James McKee, White Salmon, 2
Rowan McKenna, Hood River, 2
Deanne McLaughlin, Hood River, 2
Linda Maddox, Hood River
Aliyah Mattila, Brush Prairie
Tim Mayer, Hood River, 3
John Melesko,* Hood River
Lynn Meuer, The Dalles
Steve Michaels, Tygh Valley
David Michalek, Hood River
Becky Miles, White Salmon
Dan Miller, White Salmon, 2
Rob Miller, Mosier, 3
Keith Mobley, Dufur
Audra Moffett, Hood River
Sandra Montag, White Salmon, 5
John Mooney, White Salmon
Don Morby, Mill-A
Michael D. Morneault, White Salmon
Catherine Morrison, Hood River
Dean Myerson, The Dalles, 2
Leslie Naramore,* Mid-Columbia Community Action Council
Deborah Neft, Mt. Hood-Parkdale
Kirby Neumann-Rea, McMinnville
Jim Nielsen, Trout Lake, 2
Rodger Nichols, The Dalles
Vicki Nunenkamp,* Hood River
Steve Nybroten, White Salmon, 2
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Steffanie Olson, Hood River
Kathy Omer, Mosier
Viviana Ortiz, Hood River
Betty Osborne, Odell
Jennifer Ouzounian, Hood River 4
Buck Parker, Odell, 2
Gene Parker, Chair, Wasco County Democratic Party
Eddy Patricelli,* Hood River
Glen R. Patrizio, Hood River
James Pearrow,* Hood River
Mike Pendleton, Underwood
Sheryl Penney, Dallesport
Sue Pennington, White Salmon
Bill Perconti, Goldendale, 2
Shannon Perry, Hood River, 2
Chet Petersen, The Dalles
MariRuth Petzing, Hood River
Kathy Pickering, Hood River, 5
Tom Pierson, Glenwood 4
Richard L. Polson, Parkdale
Christine Psyk, Hood River
Gary Rains, Parkdale, 3
Dawn Rasmussen, The Dalles, 2
Rebecca Rawson, Hood River
Emma Renly, Underwood
Kalama Reuter, White Salmon
Miko Rhulen,* Hood River
Jerrold Richards, Lyle, 8
Dan Richardson, The Dalles
Marie Richey, Eugene
Pamela Riedl, Hood River
Chris Robuck, Hood River
Johanna Roe, Underwood
Kurt S. Rohrbacher R.N., Willard
Doug Roof, Hood River, 3
Jeri Rutherford, White Salmon
Bruce Ruttenburg, Hood River
Peter Rysavy,* Hood River
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Hector Samkow, Hood River
Karen Saunders, The Dalles
Karen Schell, The Dalles
Vollie Scott, Hood River
Ben Seagraves, White Salmon
David O. Seal, Hood River
Bob Sharkey, Hood River
Benjamin Sheppard, Hood River, 4
Ed Simmons,* Parkdale
Timothy Sipe, The Dalles
Jackie Skakel,* Hood River
Jim Skakel, * Hood River
Serena Smith, The Dalles
Rebecca Sonniksen, White Salmon
Karen Stafford, Lyle, 2
Kelsi Stahl, Klickitat county
Laurie Stanton, White Salmon
Rev. Vicky Stifter, Hood River
Dana Stover, White Salmon, 2
Eric Strid, White Salmon, 4
Lance S. Stryker, White Salmon, 2
Bill Sturman, Mt. Hood-Parkdale
Wayne Thayer, White Salmom
Rebecca Thistlethwaite, The Dalles
Darren Tillson, Vancouver, Washington
Jim Tindall, Husum
Shannon Tissot, The Dalles
Tracey Tomashpol,* Hood River, 2
Deb Traver, Hood River
Elona Trogub, Hood River
Terry Turner, The Dalles
Patrick Urain, The Dalles
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Mike Wacker, The Dalles
Marilyn Wall, Hood River
Cassie Ware, The Dalles, 2
Kathy Watson, Hood River
Marny Weting, Mt. Hood-Parkdale, 2
Robert White, Mt. Hood-Parkdale, 3
Caleb Woodruff, The Dalles
Paul Woolery, Hood River, 2
Steven Woolpert, White Salmon, 4
John Wright, Mt. Hood-Parkdale
Coco Yackley, *Mt. Hood-Parkdale
Maija Yasui, Hood River
Cody Yeager, The Dalles, 2
Bob Yoesle, Goldendale
Bernie Yoo, Hood River
Gary Young, Hood River
Vincent Zanobelli, The Dalles
Judy Zimmerman, Parkdale, 2
Keith Zimmerman, Union City, California
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