I never metformin weight loss co uk lived in Waterville and probably only came to town from my house in Entiat less than 10 times when I lived there three years ago, but I have been forwarded some Empire Press links from my friends who have been in Waterville about five years now.

It is very nice that the paper is online and I try to read it pretty regularly. I apologize if my two cents is coming late.

Like the man from Kent a few weeks back, I like reading Angela Richmond’s column and seeing what she likes about Waterville. But I also respect Kimberly Cochran’s point of view about Angela’s assumptions. Even though Angela’s articles are about how her assumptions aren’t true, I think this is a case of stereotypes being damaging to people’s feelings.

Angela did write, “We avoided the local store for quite some time, assuming that the prices would be unreasonably jacked-up and that the selection would be meager.” Even though her fist sentence calls the store excellent and she now shops there, I can really see how people might be rubbed the wrong way by that first assumption, especially if you worked there or owned the store.

Angela said, “We were aware that there was a little ski area on Badger Mountain but we didn’t give it much consideration. We made the assumption that skiers had to hike their gear up the hill and we couldn’t imagine that all that work would be worth a five-second downhill run.”
I can metformin hcl 500 mg weight loss also see how that assumption might hurt the feelings of anyone who worked hard to make the ski hill nice.

I don’t think Angela meant any harm, especially since she writes how she really enjoy being in Waterville, but it did make me think back to when I first moved to Entiat.

I was excited to try the new small-town things and tried to leave my stereotypes back in the big city. I have lived through people stereotyping me and I know it isn’t easy.

I think Angela and Kimberly are on the same team, both saying Waterville has nice things to offer, but I think this shows how stereotypes cause intense feelings like Kimberly had in her letter.

I know Angela also has to get her message out to readers outside the Waterville area, but I bet a large part of her column is read by people who have lived there a long time and might be hurt by those stereotypes (even if that person goes on to really like the activities).

Overall, I miss my days in small-town Washington and I like being reminded about what Angela’s articles say about all the good parts of Waterville.

Joyce Schutt

Bend, Ore.