July 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
If you, a family member or friend live or work in Fire District 6, here are some facts: Calls for service have increased 33 percent in five years; since 2010, the population has grown 25 percent; the cost to provide quality fire, rescue and emergency medical services have been on… Read story
July 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Regarding the recent massive software failure caused by an upgrade from CrowdStrike, I think Congress should launch an investigation, led by a team of software engineers, to take a hard look at the internal software design, development, testing and in particular the release processes used at CrowdStrike. Read story
July 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice are brief: president nominates, the Senate confirms. There is no requirement that the nominee be an attorney. There is no requirement that the nominee be a citizen. With our current activist court imagining what the Founding Fathers intended, one is left wondering… Read story
July 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Sherry Erickson checks all the boxes to be our next Clark Public Utilities Commissioner. As a retired utility and technology industry executive, I’m certain she alone is qualified to help our utility safely navigate what promises to be a turbulent energy future filled with technical, political and environmental issues. Read story
July 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
There are two types of politicians: those who seek to boost their own ego and those who want to make the world a better place. Wil Fuentes, who is running for Clark County Council District 3, definitely falls into the latter category. Wil received my support even before he was… Read story
July 25, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Sherry Erickson, a licensed engineer with an MBA, embodies the ideal qualities for public utility commissioner: Technical expertise, drive and integrity. Read story
July 25, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I recently read in The National Review about a conversation then-Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin had with several U.S. legislators just after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Read story
July 25, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
President Joe Biden recently called for a 5 percent cap on rent increases as a means of helping with the nationwide crisis in homelessness. Read story
July 25, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Despite overwhelming objection by 10,500 daily commuters, local residents and the public at-large, the Washington State Department of Transportation has commenced construction of a roundabout at Highway 503 and North Creek Road. Read story
July 24, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I haven’t written a letter to the editor in 30 years, but I am so incensed by the medical insurance quagmire that seniors must navigate I couldn’t ignore it. Read story
