July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
The fireworks ban obviously did not work, at least in our neighborhood. The last explosion was at 1:20 a.m., because many say they were unaware that the ban existed. I will give them the benefit of the doubt. Read story
July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
It is a country that is investing more and more in revisionist history by the destruction of historical monuments and the realignment of historical facts to fit ideological agendas. Read story
July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
Politics are not my favorite thing. At all. However, I am here to urge you to support Jesse James for District 3 county council. Read story
July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
I am writing in response to “Protest disruptions are outrageous” by Richard Willerton (Our Readers’ Views, June 24). The purpose of a protest is to get attention, to get noticed, and to let people know about your cause or issue. The most effective way to do that is to inconvenience people. Read story
July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
New Preamble to the Constitution under President Trump: Read story
July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
Once again, thank you to the Vancouver City Council for approving a temporary six-month moratorium on all types of new bulk fossil fuels storage and handling facilities. Read story
July 14, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
Renewed interest in Ulysses S. Grant's entire career, as evidenced by the recent documentary "Grant" and books (e.g. "The Man Who Saved the Union" by H.W. Brands; "Grant" by Ron Chernow), adds perspective to the current protests. Read story
July 12, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
I ask readers to go to https://tinyurl.com/y84chaev. There, you will see a graph comparing COVID cases in the U.S. and EU. The differences are glaring. Some perspective: the EU has roughly 50 percent more people than us, living in less than half the area. Read story
July 12, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
On June 17 the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act with a 73-25 vote. During a time when our nation faces unprecedented challenges and economic uncertainty, the Great American Outdoors Act would make targeted investments on our lands and waters, funding a wealth of shovel-ready conservation and access projects across the country. Read story
July 12, 2020, 6:00am Letters to Editor
I found it interesting that after The Columbian’s article about how Vancouver was going to crack down on people using banned fireworks this year (“City ready to lower boom on illegal fireworks,” The Columbian, July 3), all evening a barrage of such went off in my neighborhood. Not a single showing of said enforcers or, if they did show up and issue those $500 fines, apparently it didn’t give anyone… Read story
