January 25, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I spent five years in the sale of nuclear reactors in Canada with a company called Canatom, part of an engineering consortium that included Montreal Engineering. I was lucky enough to be the company’s English media liaison officer as Three Mile Island unfolded about 300 miles south of where I… Read story
January 25, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I’ll go ahead and assume I’m not the only person to see the sad irony in the fact that the most hate-filled man ever to be president was sworn in for a second term on the day the nation celebrated the life of someone who was the complete opposite of… Read story
January 25, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
As a parent of four students in Ridgefield School District, I am proud to support Propositions 12 and 13. Read story
January 25, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Reading “Sports part of the solution” (The Columbian, Jan. 4) left me puzzled. It’s safe to say that discipline, respect, teamwork, and civility are all principles learned through sports. I completely agree with the article’s appeal and content, but the failure to list sports’ most enduring contribution, after quite handily… Read story
January 24, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A group of people break into an office building, exhorted by the leader of the gang, who promises rich rewards for their actions. They carry guns, zip-ties and tools. Read story
January 24, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I am writing in response to the recent editorial regarding the citizen petition to require voter approval before removing traffic lanes. While public discussion is important, some key points need clarification (“Streets petition stalls but concerns remain,” In Our View, Jan. 10). Read story
January 24, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
There was no need to put quotes around the term “convicted felon” when describing Donald Trump, as in Mr. Schimelpfenig’s letter (“Cheer Up, Democrats,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan. 15). Read story
January 24, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Digging deeper than the avian flu Jeers (“Cheers & Jeers,” In Our View, Jan. 20), the state mandate that only cage-free eggs be shipped into Washington worsened shortages. Read story
January 24, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Why are Trump folks so angry (“Cheer up, Democrats,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan. 15)? Read story
January 23, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Gabriela sits in silence, clutching a faded photograph of her daughters — eight months after the state tore them from her arms at the border. The abrupt termination of the Keeping Families Together program shattered her hopes and plunged her into despair. The $580 she saved for the application now… Read story