How about those Cranes?

Sun., Dec. 23, 2018

As we are extremely proud of our Edmonton Oilers National Hockey League club up here, we wish to extend to you and all Washingtonians, especially Seattle residents, a huge congrats on becoming the thirty-second NHL franchise. We would like to suggest that the team name be the “Seattle Cranes” after the great radio psychiatrist Brothers Crane (Frasier and Niles) from the hit NBC TV series “Frasier,” which ran for eleven years.

Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, and the rest of the co-stars and crew to this day talk of their great respect for the Emerald City and its very fine citizenry. They loved shooting exteriors there & visiting with residents since the show was set at the fictional “KACL 780 AM” radio station in Seattle. So we think this is a great suggestion for a name as you are showing respect back.

The Rev. Rory J. Koopmans and the Rev. W. Wade Izzard

Edmonton, Alberta

Letters policy

The Spokesman-Review invites original letters on local topics of public interest. Your letter must adhere to the following rules:

No more than 250 words
We reserve the right to reject letters that are not factually correct, racist or are written with malice.
We cannot accept more than one letter a month from the same writer.
With each letter, include your daytime phone number and street address.
The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and re-publish any material submitted for publication.

Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. (Learn more.)

Submit letters using any of the following:

Our online form: Submit your letter here
Mail: Letters to the Editor
The Spokesman-Review
999 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Email: editor@spokesman.com
Fax: (509) 459-3815
Phone: (509) 459-5430