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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Vote for reproductive freedom

April 16, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

As we enter the election season with candidates for office attending local events, the Supreme Court Dobbs decision, that returned the regulation of abortion to the states, should be top of mind in Washington despite our current reproductive freedom. Read story

Letter: No need for traffic cameras

April 16, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I’ve lived in places with traffic cameras and it’s not what it’s cracked up to be. The biggest flaw I’ve seen is that if you were to roll through a yellow light (which is completely legal) and your rear bumper happened to still be in the intersection when the light… Read story

Letter: Be aware of election interference

April 16, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Yesterday, I fueled up my hybrid for the month and the $50 price tag ($4.359/gal) surprised me. This is an election year, though, so gas prices will increase accordingly. Read story

Letter: Protect historic Chelatchie railroad

April 15, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The 2023 history report of the Clark County Historical Society and Museum was recently released. The wonderful lead article, authored by retired Columbian reporter Gregg Herrington (“The Checkered Past of Clark County’s Own Railroad”), tells the story about this county asset. Read story

Letter: Look beyond party labels

April 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The U.S. House of Representatives is dysfunctional largely due to 30 ultra-conservative members. Read story

Letter: Ridgefield bonds are too much

April 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

A recent editorial urged readers to approve Ridgefield school bonds (In Our View, April 6) to mitigate problems of overcrowding resulting from rapid development. Read story

Letter: Biden has got to go

April 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

As an independent voter, it just amazes me the writers about Trump. Read story

Letter: Nuclear energy is not clean

April 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Washington announced that it would give $25 million to the same company that gave us WPPS to develop nuclear energy as a source of clean energy. Read story

Letter: Good schools are a wise buy

April 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

As a former high school principal, I clearly see the necessity of more student space in Ridgefield schools. Read story

Letter: Streamline Pentagon spending

April 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

As of early April, the Pentagon has mostly released its Unfunded Priority Lists (UPLs) for Fiscal Year 2025, which total at least $25 billion for defense spending unconstrained by the normal annual budgetary process. These UPLs are nearly always funded and are on top of the roughly $900 billion for… Read story

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