June 2, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Voters have a choice: to make a statement or make a difference. Joe Kent promises changes impossible for a freshman congressman. He’ll challenge the Republican leadership. He’ll make a statement. Read story
June 1, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Ban assault weapons! They have no purpose other than killing. Please don’t recite the Second Amendment. This is not 1776; this is 2022. Children and adults are being murdered on a regular basis, and the instrument of death is the automatic rifle in the hands of anyone who can pay… Read story
June 1, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
No more prayers! Read story
June 1, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I learned of the mass shooting at a grade school in Uvalde, Texas, in an email from my son’s school district superintendent. He acknowledged the fear and concern of parents and students. This was another day of sickening tragedy in a country that does not shield its children from gun… Read story
June 1, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The NRA/Republican conference in Houston is banning all weapons. It has been their mantra that more guns make everyone safer. Donald Trump, Greg Abbot, Ted Cruz and the attendees should all be carrying AR-15 rifles. That would make it the safest place on Earth. Read story
June 1, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
It seems the Proud Boys have retreated from the local scene, especially since Donald Trump is no longer president. Read story
May 31, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The recent article “Man accused in sex trafficking” (The Columbian, May 20) regarding Dominique Terrell Gonzales of Vancouver should spark a crucial conversation. Read story
May 31, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Pro-life advocates argue that life begins at conception and the rights of the mother cease to exist at the same time. I understand the desire to protect infants from sudden death, so why don’t we consider the rights of children rather than the rights of the gun holder? Read story
May 31, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
This letter is in response to Terry McCann’s letter “No battleships in Vancouver” (Our Readers’ Views, May 26). Read story
May 31, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Buffalo. Uvalde. The pain is terrible. We do not deserve the pain to go away, until we do something. Nothing will change until we do something. “Thoughts and prayers” do nothing. Congress must act, but won’t act, until most of us — most of us — demand change. Read story