April 18, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
A headline in The Columbian this week seemed appropriate, if a bit understated. Read story
April 17, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
The details and the legalese surrounding Washington’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines are complex. But state officials must continue to defend gun legislation passed by the representatives of the people. Read story
April 16, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Sooner, rather than later, public schools must stop using the fallout from COVID-19 as an excuse for all manner of shortcomings. Read story
April 15, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To Safe Stay sites. The city of Vancouver has added $163,896 to the budget of Hope Village, one of its four Safe Stay communities. The money, which increases the annual budget to $766,457, will be used to give cost-of-living wage increases to staff and hire a case manager to… Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
A proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not only startling, but triggers questions about the power of humans to control our natural environment. Read story
April 12, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Local residents probably do not need validation from national media, but it’s nice when it arrives. So, congratulations are warranted for Camas, which has been listed by Money.com (formerly Money magazine) as one of the “50 Best Places to Live” in the United States. Read story
April 11, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
President Joe Biden’s latest effort to forgive some student loan debt should generate strident debate. There are good arguments to be made on both sides. Read story
April 10, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
After years of giving lip-service to the issue, Congress appears poised to address data privacy and the reach of Big Tech. Such attention is long overdue. Read story
April 9, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Sooner or later, it is likely that a decision to close Larch Corrections Center in Clark County will prove costly to Southwest Washington residents. State officials should demonstrate more urgency in replacing the essential firefighting resources that long were based at the facility. Read story
April 8, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To solar options. The Port of Camas-Washougal and Clark Public Utilities are celebrating completion of a joint Community Solar East project. The program has installed solar systems atop five buildings at the port’s industrial park; customers of Clark Public Utilities buy shares in the project, allowing them to invest… Read story
