To the editor: Jamie McLeod-Skinner is the real deal! It’s definitely time for a change of representation in Congressional District 2. The primary on May 15 provides an opportunity for voters of all parties to inject new vigor and a rural perspective into our district.

To the editor: A genuine thank you to the people of The Dalles, citizen landowners, public servants and elected personnel, who have supported our collective efforts to plow through the boulder-strewn pathway laid out in the past 15 years.