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Letters to the Editor

Letter: The Musk presidency

December 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

How long will the “Musk presidency” last? At some point, all the attention that is being given to Elon Musk will rankle Donald Trump. Musk helped buy the presidency for Trump, but will Trump be able to share the spotlight? The multibillionaire who is enamored with the letter ‘X’ has… Read story

Letter: Disappointed in congresswoman

December 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I would just like to ask a question. Read story

Letter: Tesla or not?

December 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Having second thoughts about buying a Muskmobile. Read story

Letter: The arrogance of power

December 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is from British politician Lord Acton. Later, Sen. J. W. Fulbright spoke and wrote about the abuse of United States power during the Vietnam war period. Ignoring his advice to show some humility, our policies at home and abroad have become… Read story

Letter: Encourage high school spectators

December 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I am here tonight with my husband at Columbia River High School watching a basketball game that our grandson is playing with his team. What a wonderful and exciting event. We are very proud to be able to do this. However, as I look around at the spectators, we are… Read story

Letter: Work around Electoral College

December 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

President-elect Donald Trump is claiming a special mandate by winning the popular vote, though only by a little over 2 million and getting below 50 percent of the popular vote. If the Electoral College had already been scrapped, would the popular vote have been significantly changed by the candidates campaigning… Read story

Letter: Musk is really in charge

December 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I wonder how many Donald Trump voters understand that they actually voted for an immigrant – Elon Musk – as President of the United States. I wonder how many of those same voters realize that Musk was at one point working illegally in the United States. He dropped out of… Read story

Letter: Enough in Gaza

December 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

More than 44,000 Palestinians have now perished in the Gaza Strip at the hands of Israel in response to the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel in October 2023. Moshe Yaalon, an Israeli ex-defense minister, recently accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing. Disease and starvation are widespread. Read story

Letter: Trump builds naughty list

December 25, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Seems all Donald Trump’s appointees and himself are getting their “enemies list” ready. They would be well to understand and remember what happened to President Richard Nixon and his “list.” Read story

Letter: Nuclear investment not worth it

December 25, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

In 2023, our Clark Public Utilities commissioners voted to contribute $200,000 to Energy Northwest to pursue small modular nuclear reactors at Hanford. Questions and concerns were raised by commissioners and ratepayers. Commissioners went ahead with the contribution anyway. Enter Amazon (“Amazon offers $334M for nuclear reactors to be built at… Read story

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