Opinion
In our View: ‘Silver Tsunami’ is Approaching
County task force presents plan for helping senior citizens
Many local residents look forward to growing old, and they should. The golden years should be our most enjoyable. And besides, the onslaught of time is inevitable.Lots of folks want to spend those years in Clark County, and they should. We think it’s the best place in the world. But unlike growing old, living here is optional. To make that choice easier, the Clark County Aging Readiness Task Force last week presented 91 recommendations to county commissioners, who approved the plan.
Herrera Beutler: Highway bill would ensure funding for CRC
Recently our local media paid considerable attention to my effort in Congress to amend a bill and require a public vote in Clark County on light rail as part of the Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing project. I still believe we deserve a vote and I will continue to stand up for the people of Clark County. However, I believe another recent story went under-reported: For the first time in more than six years, Congress is moving forward with a multiyear bill to fully fund maintenance and upgrades to our nation’s transportation system. With this solution, we’re doing it without increasing the federal gas tax.
Other papers say: Same-sex marriage a Golden Rule test
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, Feb. 5:
Mitt can’t bridge the gaffe
Romney’s statements confuse voters, add to campaign’s ugliness
Really, you’d think with all their money, vaunted organization skills and control-freak machinery, Mitt Romney’s people could get someone to translate for us when he talks off the cuff.
Will: Republicans losing grip on national security
Through 11 presidential elections, beginning with the Democrats’ nomination of George McGovern in 1972, Republicans have enjoyed a presumption of superiority regarding national security. This year, however, events and their rhetoric are dissipating their advantage.
John Laird: Trust the Hounds to keep howling about mail voting
Tuesday will bring yet another manifestation of our marvelous mail voting system. Actually, this year’s proof has been evident for two weeks as 84,274 Clark County voters have researched ballots they received by mail. As of Friday, 25,714 of those ballots had been returned. That’s a participation of about 30.5 percent so far, and County Auditor Greg Kimsey is projecting a final turnout of about 45 percent.
Letter: Reject light rail
I have one question for the planners about their proposal for light rail on the Columbia River Crossing project. Where is it written that an Oregon congressman, as well as a lame-duck mayor of Portland, can dictate to the people of Clark County as to what we will have or not have? This is what Congressman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Mayor Sam Adams are attempting to do.
In our view: Cheers & Jeers
Fee holiday may be catalyst for jobs; Boldt should’ve been more open
Cheers: To a county fee holiday for businesses. Desperate times call for extraordinary measures, and Clark County’s continuing economic malaise has prompted county commissioners to waive development fees for businesses that bring at least 15 jobs in certain fields. Most of the fields are related to trade and technology. Commercial developments that don’t fit all of the criteria may qualify for a 50 percent fee waiver. The offer expires Sept. 28.While critics may point out that the fee waiver means businesses are subsidized by the county’s general fund, it’s right for county to put the focus on creating new jobs. More good jobs will eventually result in more revenue for that same general fund.
Milbank: To GOP’s chagrin, Obama’s luck beginning to change
It’s nine months until Election Day, but President Obama is already bringing out the big guns. Specifically, he is shouldering the Extreme Marshmallow Cannon. Obama walked into the State Dining Room at midday Tuesday and encountered 14-year-old Joey Hudy and the compressed-air cannon he invented to launch marshmallows as part of a science fair. “The Secret Service is going to be mad at me about this,” the president said, but he didn’t care. He asked Hudy to hand over the gun, told onlookers to step aside, pumped up the compressor — and shot a confection across the room Thomas Jefferson used as his office. Under the watchful gaze of an Abraham Lincoln portrait, the projectile narrowly missed a window and smacked into a wall near the entrance to the Red Room.
Letter: Keep message positive, not political
How sad that politicians and pundits are using the Chrysler ad during Super Bowl starring Clint Eastwood as a political football. Chrysler is just trying to keep a fragile surge of American economic optimism going long enough to assure their continued comeback. Take pride, America, we have made progress, there’s a tough fight ahead but we’re up to it.
Letter: Will of voters will triumph
By supporting same-sex marriage, the state Legislature and governor clearly don’t give a hoot about the wishes of the people of the state of Washington.
Letter: Modify marriage as society evolves
A number of letter writers have stated that marriage is an institution created only for raising and protecting children. If this is so, why do people who don’t plan to have children get married?
Letter: What good is an empty law?
A few years ago the state banned smoking in taverns, bars, eating places, etc. C-Tran put up signs for no smoking within 25 feet of buses and shelters.
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