November 15, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is back where it started. Concerns about an overrun health care system have been revived, and states are issuing stronger lockdown restrictions. Read story
November 14, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To graduation rates. The Evergreen and Vancouver school districts both report big jumps in on-time high school graduation rates. In Evergreen schools, 94 percent of students in the Class of 2020 graduated as scheduled, an increase from 84 percent in 2015. In Vancouver, the rate was about 90 percent,… Read story
November 13, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
It is not quite the self-driving cars of the near future nor the flying cars of science fiction, but a proposed building at The Waterfront Vancouver represents a transportation wave of the future. Read story
November 12, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
In an ideal world, nobody would steal, physical abuse would be nonexistent, and murder would not occur. Alas, we do not live in that world, meaning that we rely on police to help keep us safe, investigate crimes and lock up perpetrators. Read story
November 11, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Following a contentious election that focused on our differences, Veterans Day arrives to remind Americans of what we share. Read story
November 10, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Plans for the Legislature to meet remotely in January are not yet finalized, but they are moving in the right direction. The coronavirus pandemic inevitably will cause difficulties for the legislative session, and protecting the health of lawmakers will be essential for a smooth session. Read story
November 8, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
The American people have spoken. Not with one voice, but with a disjointed cacophony of disunion. Read story
November 7, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To voters. We have mentioned this several times editorially, but we continue to be impressed by local voter turnout for this year’s election. The numbers are not yet official, but it appears about 280,000 Clark County residents turned in ballots, dwarfing the 211,000 that participated in the previous presidential… Read story
November 6, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Interest in a consequential and compelling presidential election is understandable. But as the results roll in this week — or come to a standstill at times — we are reminded of a quote from Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman. Read story
November 5, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
At this point, the facts are scant. We know that Kevin Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man, was fatally shot last week by Clark County sheriff’s deputies in Hazel Dell, that a young son and father is dead and that our community has questions about that death. Read story
