April 21, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To digging in. Approximately 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools recently helped restore wetlands habitat at Baz River Front Park in Camas. “It’s been cool to be able to see what they’ve been doing with native plants, and it’s really cool to be out here… Read story
April 19, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
For millions of Americans and for billions of Christians around the world, Easter delivers a message of hope and peace. That message is particularly important as our nation struggles with discord and enmity. Read story
April 18, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
Tuesday is Earth Day, marking the 56th observance of an unofficial holiday designed to mobilize people and protect the planet. And while organizers claim that more than 1 billion people annually partake in activities related to Earth Day, the global event has particularly close ties to Clark County. Read story
April 17, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
We’ll give him this: At least he is going through the proper legislative channels. Aside from that, a proposal from Rep. Jim Walsh to create a state Department of Government Efficiency is laughably far-fetched, although it does provide an opportunity for comparisons with the federal DOGE. Read story
April 16, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
Although it is necessary to secure America’s borders and to diligently enforce immigration laws, President Donald Trump’s aggressive measures could be deleterious. Despite common rhetoric to the contrary, our nation’s economy depends on immigrant workers — both documented and undocumented — particularly in the agriculture industry. Read story
April 15, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
In voting against a bill to cap rent increases, state Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, has opted for common sense rather than political expediency. Other lawmakers in Olympia should follow her example. Read story
April 14, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To trees. The National Arbor Day Foundation has named Vancouver a Tree City USA for the 36th consecutive year. “This continued acknowledgment shows our commitment to ongoing community programs for planting and properly caring for trees,” one local official said. Trees are essential to combating climate change, improving the… Read story
April 12, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
The Vancouver school board has taken a thoughtful, well-intentioned step by voting to change the names of two elementary schools in the district. Now the board should take a second step to honor a deserving local woman from recent history. Read story
April 11, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
As The Columbian once wrote editorially: “In many ways, an unenforced law is worse than no law at all. When government repeatedly implies ‘oh, we didn’t really mean it’ or ‘sure, we passed a mandate, but it doesn’t matter,’ it undermines the power of legitimate and necessary laws.” Read story
April 10, 2025, 6:03am Editorials
A move by the Legislature to increase tolling authority on a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge is certain to raise eyebrows — and dissenting voices — in this part of the state. But it is a responsible and prudent step. Read story
