February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s town hall last week attracted an overflow crowd. Before she entered the room, I asked her to defend democracy. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A tariff is a sneak tax. Just like a garden-variety tax, it results in money being taken from citizens (or consumers) and deposited in government coffers. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The big sign says “Evergreen Schools Are Failing,” so we should vote “no” on Propositions 7 and 8. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
It should surprise no one that Donald Trump took the opportunity to denigrate diversity, equity and inclusion policies when 67 Americans died in the tragic air collision in the nation’s capital last Wednesday. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I hope that answers can be found in the Clark County area with the lack of rental housing, in addition to affordable rental housing. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
“Schadenfreude” is a word one doesn’t hear much, mostly because it’s hard to pronounce, the meaning is obscure and, of course, it’s foreign. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I watched and listened to Bishop Mariann Budde speak at the National Prayer Service. The soft-spoken bishop presented a beautiful message asking President Donald Trump to base his presidency on mercy, love and compassion. Read story
February 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Diversity, inclusion and equity programs are not about hiring less-qualified people. They are about helping people who do hiring to see beyond their presumption that people who are not white and not male are inherently less qualified. Read story
February 7, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I attempted to attend the town hall in Salmon Creek hosted by our congresswoman. Unfortunately, for reasons no one on her staff seemed to know, the venue reserved was much too small. Did they honestly believe she would attract a small crowd? Someone really messed up. Read story
February 7, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I’m reading that our beloved state legislators are considering a new tax on methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle (think ribeyes and your store’s milk cooler). Well, finally our underworked Olympians have a plan they can sink their teeth into. Read story