Letters To The Editor

State fishery keeps sinking

I read with dismay the report by Fenton Roskelley on the opening weekend of the fishing season. Another dismal report on the continuing decline in both quality and quantity of our freshwater fish production, and this in a state that was once the envy of most western states for its program with fees gradually rising, possession limits falling and the program in disarray.

I think it is only right that the fee payers get an honest report on where their money is being spent. Are we supporting a bloated bureaucracy or are we getting even a little bang for our buck?

Specifically, I would like to see the department’s budget for both fish and game. How much goes to salaries and how much to planting and production? How many desk-bound theorists and how many professional biologists?

Somehow we have lost the aggressive people of 20 to 30 years ago who dared poison scrap fish, rear and plant trout, and maintain the best fishery in the west. We had better get back to it or there won’t be enough fees to pay their salaries. Eugene P. Roberts Spokane

Cable TV not end-all for sports fan

In response to Allan LeTourneau’s letter (April 16) reasoning that Cox Cable has never been a friend of Spokane sports fans, I was quite amused.

A devout sports fan has in his arsenal first and foremost a gift from the heavens, the almighty satellite.

You don’t rely on a local entity to bring you the events you want. Especially one that is owned by Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner. You choose the games you want. You can see 162 Mariners games most seasons, if you wish.

Cable TV does not have digital capacity, the future technology in communications. Cable TV will be as obsolete as black-and-white TVs in a few years.

Get in touch with the world. John Ward Spokane