Skip to content
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
63°F
Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Newsletter Contact Us
  • Sign Out
  • Sign In
    • Home
    • Contests
    • Local News
      • News
      • Arts and Entertainment
      • Business
      • Community
      • Court, Police & 911 Calls
      • Schools
    • Opinion
      • Letters to the Editor
    • Sports and Outdoors
    • Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      • Place an Obituary
    • e-Editions
    • Marketplace
    • Classifieds
      • Classifieds
      • Jobs
      • Legal Notices
    • Subscribe
      • Subscriber Center
      • Subscribe To The Gazette-Tribune
    • About Us
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • iServices Login
      • Gazette-Tribune FAQ
    Gazette-Tribune
    63°F
    • News
    • Sports and Outdoors
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Contests
    • Weather
    • e-Editions
    • Marketplace
    • Classifieds
    • All Sections
          • Local News
            • News
            • Arts and Entertainment
            • Business
            • Community
            • Court, Police & 911 Calls
            • Schools
          • Weather
          • Sports & Outdoors
          • Obituaries
            • Obituaries
            • Place an Obituary
          • Opinion
            • Opinion
            • Letters to the Editor
          • Classifieds
            • Classifieds
            • Place a Classified Ad
            • Jobs
            • Legal Notices
          • About Us
            • About Us
            • Contact Us
            • iSercives Login
          • Subscribe
            • Subscriber Center
            • Subscribe To The Gazette-Tribune
          • e-Editions
          • Newsletter
          • Marketplace
    Articles by Joel Kretz
    Wolf management hinges on respect for values of...
    By Joel Kretz • September 8, 2016 4:18 pm

    Wolf conflict in America is a century old tradition with the recent ground zero centered in Northeast Washington. We represent…

    Read Story

    Leadership means being bold, prioritizing state spending
    Leadership means being bold, prioritizing state spending
    By Joel Kretz • February 23, 2012 3:38 pm

    With just three weeks left in the 2012 legislative session, the majority party has yet to release its budget plan…

    Read Story

    Washington citizens deserve better than broken promises, budget gimmicks fr
    Washington citizens deserve better than broken promises, budget...
    By Joel Kretz • February 3, 2011 10:11 am

    It’s no secret Washington is in a financial hole. The current budget is still $600 million in deficit and the…

    Read Story

    Source: Employment SecurityA graph illustrating the loss of jobs in the private sector while jobs in government have continued to rise.
    Olympia majority snubbing voters by overturning I-960
    By Joel Kretz • February 18, 2010 9:44 pm

    I recently hosted a community call in our legislative district. Thousands of constituents participated and, as I suspected, jobs and…

    Read Story

    Other Voices
    Other Voices
    By Joel Kretz • June 26, 2009 5:24 pm

    Proposed legislation to cut levy equalization stopped – for nowWhoever said, “the best is always saved for last” got it…

    Read Story

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.

    Sign Up

    Featured Local Savings

    • Home
    • News
    • Business
    • Community
    • Sports and Outdoors
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    Quicklinks
    • e-Editions
    • Subscribe
    • Classifieds
    • Legal Notices
    • Media Solutions
    About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • iServices Login
    • Gazette-Tribune FAQ
    Gazette-Tribune
    • Sound Publishing Inc. Logo
    • A subsidiary of Black Press Media
    • Work With Us
    © 2025 Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
     Share This
     Facebook
     Copy
     Email

    Share on Mastodon