January 29, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To explorers. Camas native Dr. Mike Barratt is preparing for his third trip into space. The 64-year-old astronaut is scheduled to be on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station next month. Barratt’s expertise is space medicine, and his duties will focus on science experiments, maintaining operations… Read story
January 27, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
During the 2023 election cycle in Washington, 14 school bond measures failed despite being supported by at least 50 percent of voters. Read story
January 26, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
The evidence is seemingly everywhere. Read story
January 25, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Clark Public Utilities customers are about to get a shock to their wallets. An elected three-person board of commissioners has passed a 14.5 percent rate increase that will take effect March 1. Read story
January 24, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
A page on the Vancouver Public Schools website is informative and harrowing. Read story
January 23, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
In seven years as Washington’s Public Lands Commissioner, Hilary Franz has been a powerful advocate for the Department of Natural Resources that she oversees. Read story
January 22, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To diligent workers. Snow and ice closed schools, made roads hazardous and wreaked general havoc throughout the county last week. But cheers are warranted for first responders, utility crews, road crews, C-Tran employees and everybody else who went about their jobs while many of us were holed up at… Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
The important thing is not whether Washington is the fifth-best or the 48th-best state for working parents. The important thing is where improvement can be found. Read story
January 19, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
In a departure from recent congressional showmanship, legislators appear to have settled on a win-win proposition that addresses priorities for both parties. Low-income children, businesses and taxpayers all benefit from an agreement announced Tuesday. Read story
January 18, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
It is like an undercard bout leading to the main event. Washington’s capital gains tax passed a test of sorts Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the measure, but a more significant battle looms. Read story
