Letters Jan. 7

Cause to

celebrate

We greet the New Year with the good news that you reported in a recent issue, namely that State Rep. Joe Schmick has abandoned his efforts to close the John Wayne Trail.

This is a cause for celebration. Just a few short months ago he was committed to introducing legislation to correct the typo that thwarted his previous proviso. Now rather than hand over 6,000 acres of the only cross-state trail in Washington to adjacent landowners, the John Wayne Trail will remain open.

It's a beautiful, epic trail, stretched over 280 miles long. It begins in thick woodlands, rich with lake...