March 8, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
When our girls were young, we wanted them to earn their “spending” money. One way was to collect newspapers and cans. However, they never went through trash cans to do this. They actually acquired quite a few customers who saved their recyclables for them. They made money and lesson learned. Read story
March 8, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Regarding Bob Harper’s letter (“Classrooms not the place for phones,” In Our View, Feb. 20), I disagree because students need their phone anywhere they go, including the classroom. Read story
March 8, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
In Jay Ambrose’s shallow opinion piece (“Time for Biden to hang it up,” The Columbian, Feb. 17), he mentions four times how Biden is “hiding” or staying “out of sight,” and that Biden is conducting “quiet campaigning” like it’s a bad thing. Read story
March 8, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Washington recently took one step closer to its 100 percent renewable energy target by 2045 with the endorsement of the Goldendale Energy Storage Project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This pumped-storage hydropower project in the Columbia River Gorge could store renewable energy for on-demand use. Why is this so… Read story
March 7, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Regarding the idea of “surge pricing” at Wendy’s (Burger chain Wendy’s looking to test surge pricing at restaurants as early as next year,” The Columbian, Feb. 27), we are stopping any eating there today and will never eat there unless this idea is buried and dead. It is just a… Read story
March 7, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
When the Republican effort to malign President Biden over alleged corruption in Ukraine hit a fever pitch last summer, on July 21, 2023, congressional candidate Joe Kent unambiguously declared on his campaign’s social media outlets: Read story
March 7, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A short time ago the Legislature was unable to pass a simple rent control bill. All over the state rents on mobile homes, manufactured homes, and apartments have been going through the roof. Always remember you can’t take it with you. Read story
March 7, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Donald Trump’s legal problems seem endless. There’s a civil judgment against him for $454 million because he overstated the value of his New York real estate holdings, even though neither the state nor any banks suffered a financial loss. There’s civil judgment, in the amount of $83 million, for slander… Read story
March 7, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Thanks, Gov. Inslee and the Democrat legislators for the increase in my natural gas bill. A 22 percent increase. A so-called Climate Act fee. Wrong, it is not a fee it is a tax. Also, thanks for the increase of a gallon of fuel with your carbon tax. Read story
March 7, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The story comparing modes of travel to Seattle was great (“Plane, train or automobile,” The Columbian, Feb. 24). But I think most people who have ever traversed the dreaded corridor through Olympia, Fort Lewis, Tacoma and south King County on a weekday would tell you that the car travel time… Read story