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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reject education bill

March 2, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

State Senate Bill 5462: It’s a rabbit hole. We shouldn’t even go there. Today, the legitimacy of school boards is in question. Traditional American K-12 boards are harassed and manipulated by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Board of Education. But a bigger problem is micromanagement by… Read story

Letter: Thanks to city of Washougal

March 2, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I needed to use my car Thursday morning to go into Vancouver and I was very impressed with how drivable the streets were. Read story

Letter: Support the right to repair

March 1, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

We deserve the right to repair the stuff we own. That has been a central message for Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and the REPAIR Act she is co-sponsoring in Congress would be a huge win for American consumers. By reducing the environmental impacts of throwing out fixable products and… Read story

Letter: Support life-affirming rights

March 1, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The proposed amendment to the Washington State Constitution SJR 8202 states: “The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom decisions, which includes” … abortion and contraception. Read story

Letter: Reject concrete plant

March 1, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I live in the Cedar 49 neighborhood, along with other veterans, teachers, firefighters, small-business owners, parents, and grandparents. I served my country for over 20 years, sacrificing time with my family, but knowing that I would have a good community where I could retire. But then the Clark County Council… Read story

Letter: Guns make us safer

March 1, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Many household items on record classified as an assault weapon (frying pan, jar, knife, club, car, bare fist, feet … ). President Joe Biden and Democrats will sensationalize any form of deception to begin the disarmament of American citizens. They continued to lie about the semi-automatic AR-15 firearm. Without gun… Read story

Letter: Comments are narrow-minded

February 28, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” said in a recent online video that based on some survey, he believes that half of all Black people dislike white people. He didn’t cite a source for that information, but he goes on to conclude that Black people are a “hate… Read story

Letter: Ladders out of poverty are needed

February 28, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Great to see the Vancouver Housing Authority using creative methods to increase affordable housing. (“Vancouver Housing Authority master lease agreement to add affordable housing,” The Columbian, Feb. 20). Read story

Letter: County’s Black history proclamation falls short

February 27, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

With utmost respect, I am glad the county kept the word “history” in our Black History Month proclamation. The rest of it is like “hearts and prayers” y’all. Read story

Letter: Warning rings true today

February 27, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

First they came for the trans people, and I did not speak out because I was not a trans person; then they came for the gays, and I did not speak out because I was not gay; then they came for the migrants and the poor, and I did not… Read story

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