Letters to the Editor

Letter: Full steam ahead for No. 10

How many times do any of us get to experience the same historic event twice in a lifetime? I did recently during the re-debut of steam locomotive No. 10 that is owned and operated by the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad.

Letter: Listen to those who elect you

I recently got my yearly Washington vehicle registration, with no emission test this time. It shows I've been checked out.

Letter: Don't tear down the bridge

If you have only two bridges going across the great Columbia River and you take one down and build a new one, you'll still have only two bridges crossing the river.

Letter: Keep light rail out of Vancouver

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says "no light rail, no bridge." Good. He finally got it.

Letter: Wrecking ball continues to swing

I join the chorus of voices raised against the decision to bypass the county's hiring process and retain Sen. Don Benton as environmental services director. The decision, however, is not surprising.

Letter: Liberals have cronies, too

What's with all the fuss over the Clark County commissioners selecting an elected political "crony" to head the environmental department? Where was the outrage back in February when Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Lynn Peterson to head the state Transportation Department?

Letter: Will of the people being trampled

How shameful. Blatant cronyism. Tom Mielke, David Madore, Don Benton.

Letter: Local GOP eroded by Madore, Mielke

Anger. Embarrassment. Incredulity. "What were they thinking?" These are the responses of many since County Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke appointed state Senator Don Benton as Clark County's director of environmental services.

Letter: Recall effort applauded

My thanks to former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard for lending his name to support efforts to recall Clark County Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke. All one has to do is know what Esther Short Park looked like before and after Pollard served as Vancouver mayor — and to see all the wonderful bike lanes around Vancouver — to know what a great job he did as mayor.

Letter: Columbian guilty of magnification

Wow, I am impressed with the ability of The Columbian to continue its open vendetta against Don Benton by the skillful use of his recent appointment by the Clark County Commission to maintain a major front-page brouhaha.

Letter: Background checks are valuable

Many people think that background checks are a waste of time. But background checks are one of the big reasons people with mental disabilities do not receive automatic weapons.

Letter: Stay vigilant against graffiti

My wife and I were very alarmed to see the gross graffiti "art" on the former home of the ARC of Clark County. This is near the junction of Fourth Plain Boulevard and the I-205 overpass. I just talked to an official at the desk at ARC. She knew of this and reflected the feelings of the group: "It's awful." She realizes the great expense of getting these markings covered.