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.

Editorial Cartoon: Pedal to the Metal

May 20

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