Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: “When flooding occurs on the Grays River, it cuts off access to approximately 500 people living in these rural…”

Politics has become irrelevant to most people.

For many, a power outage is an inconvenience. For seniors in Ryderwood, timber, ice, windstorms and remoteness can quickly turn a power outage deadly.

I am always going to be an underdog.

Beyond the emotional toll of this horrific event, workers are understandably concerned about their livelihoods and their ability to support their households during what may be an extended period of operational disruption.