January 9, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A new year should offer optimism and hope that opportunities to improve ourselves and our world will be present. Read story
January 9, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Bill Baumann’s appeal for approval of school taxes (“Support Ridgefield levies,” Jan. 2) is really an appeal to pay for development excess. Read story
January 9, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
President Jimmy Carter deserves all the accolades he has received and more for a life well-lived. Read story
January 9, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Vote YES for Proposition 8 on Feb. 11 to approve a replacement levy for Battle Ground Public Schools. Read story
January 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
This writer, a Vietnam War veteran and native Washington citizen, comes back one more time to object to the proposed timber sale inside the Yacolt Burn State Forest in Clark County. Read story
January 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Jan. 1 Associated Press story, “End of the amateur athlete in college,” aptly describes the recent acceleration of changes in college sports induced by a “steady flow of money” and liberalized laws and regulations. Read story
January 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Dear President-Elect Donald Trump: Please keep your mitts off and your minions at bay, especially Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on the West Coast, including Oregon, which has declared itself a sanctuary state. During your campaign, you trumpeted states’ rights. We are only asking you to keep your promise. Read story
January 8, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The Columbian printed a Jan. 1 opinion column, “Americans back Trump’s picks,” by Joe Battenfeld. He states that six in 10 adult Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his transition, citing a CBS/YouGov poll. Read story
January 7, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Recent abhorrent crimes of murdering innocent citizens seem to appear on TV weekly. Apart from gasping at the occurrences, one might wonder how it is that we are no longer safe on the streets of our country. Read story
January 7, 2025, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Excellent Dec. 31 column by Jackie Calmes, “Swamp seeks out Trump.” The grift and graft is only just starting! Read story