Opinion
Letter: Save the millions, exclude light rail
Save the millions, exclude light rail
In Our View: Pot Rules Announced
State has a long way to go in deciding how Initiative 502 will be implemented
Even after 46 pages of initial draft rules were circulated by the state Liquor Control Board on Thursday, the path to marijuana legalization remains fraught with uncertainty.Marijuana sales could begin in Washington in early 2014 and, to its credit, the board has worked rapidly and diligently trying to steer Washington through unprecedented tasks. Staffers have spent eight months studying, deliberating and charting this course after voters approved Initiative 502 last fall. Many of the rules announced last week add bits of clarity to this confusing issue, but as cannabis lobbyist Ezra Eickmeyer was quoted in The News Tribune of Tacoma, "This is when any potential fighting actually begins."
Pitts: Even Tea Party foes should worry about IRS practice
Well, this is a fine mess.
Letter: Raise the view on bridge height
Raise the view on bridge height
Letter: Five is smarter than three
Five is smarter than three
Letter: Democrats want to control our lives
Democrats want to control our lives
Letter: Another option to fix loophole
Another option to fix loophole
Letter: Improve medical patient transport
Improve medical patient transport
In Our View: Together Again
County, CREDC restore relationship; now flex the power of that teamwork
Clark County commissioners (specifically David Madore and Tom Mielke) and directors of the Columbia River Economic Development Council have decided to patch up a relationship that should not have been severed in the first place. This is good news for everyone in the county because, as we editorialized on March 8, "both the economic development experts and the county leaders are instrumental in the crucial campaign to create jobs in our community."
Will: Visions of Watergate
"He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to … cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner."-- Article 2, Section 1, Articles of Impeachment
Controversy over coal exports stirs up debate
Arguments for, against terminals are presented
Arguments for, against terminals are presented
John Laird: Geezers, grouches, gay marriage and going in circles
Notes, quotes and anecdotes while wondering how Don Benton plans to pay for and build a bistate third bridge without the other state's permission:
Letter: High price to pay for success
High price to pay for success
Letter: Madore, Mielke lack integrity
Madore, Mielke lack integrity





