June 20, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To the rule of law. A federal judge has upheld Gov. Jay Inslee’s authority to issue stay-at-home orders and enforce a system for reopening businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “It is not the court’s role to second-guess reasoned public-health decisions of other branches of government,” U.S. Judge Thomas Rice wrote in refusing to issue a temporary restraining order sought by a Lake Chelan water park. Read story
June 19, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
This week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision confirming workplace civil rights for gay and transgender employees is an important step toward equality for all Americans. The court ruled 6-3 that discrimination based on sexuality or gender is unconstitutional under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Read story
June 18, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Clark County residents appear to be enjoying a little freedom. Read story
June 17, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
It is a catchy phrase. But it also is a misnomer that threatens to undermine necessary reforms in policing. Read story
June 16, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Imagine that you run a business. Now imagine that employees are handing out big chunks of company funds and are reluctant to tell you where that money is going. Or that one of your departments paid out phony invoices. Read story
June 14, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
An effective democracy depends on reliable, accessible elections. Read story
June 13, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
We all could use some uplifting news these days. And so we shall eschew jeers this week and bring you nothing but cheers. Because there still is plenty of good in the world. Read story
June 12, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
As if coronavirus and examples of police brutality were not enough to think about, Washington residents now need to turn some attention to wildfires. Read story
June 11, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
In creating an independent statewide task force to review policing, Gov. Jay Inslee has taken an important first step. But lawmakers at the state and federal level must put their words into action. Read story
June 10, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Like every city in the country, Vancouver is facing a choice between wants and needs. An economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic is forcing difficult decisions for the present and the future. Read story
