Fondly Recalling the Cascade Interpreter

            A couple weeks ago, which would have been the 25^th anniversary of the Cascade Interpreter I wrote a letter to the editor of the Cascade Pioneer, a young woman I like respect and I sense the feeling is mutual: at least she respects my ability to express myself incisively in 300 words, and courage in saying what I see.

            So I was shocked when I sent the text of yesterday’s blog post to her. She never ran it, and when I called to ask why, she said, “We have policy against attacking children.” I pointed out I had not identified anyone by name.”

            Implying I was being racist, she replied, “No, but you identified them by skin color.”

            “No, I identified them by behavior which is inappropriate in the public space we, the taxpayers of this town, provide.”

            Critical Eye can only fondly recall The Interpreter, which everybody knew had far more courage than the Pioneer then and now.