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Opinion: Adding new lanes reduces traffic congestion on I-5
Opinion

Opinion: Adding new lanes reduces traffic congestion on I-5

WSDOT and ODOT data refute claim ‘you can’t build your way out of congestion’

Jul 8, 2022

Opinion: As summer travel season arrives, state vaccine mandate leads to cuts in ferry service
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Opinion: As summer travel season arrives, state vaccine mandate leads to cuts in ferry service

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains why Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate on state employees deserves much of the blame for shortage of transportation workers.

Jul 8, 2022

POLL: A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residents to pay for the light rail extension into Vancouver. Are you willing to pay higher taxes for this light rail extension?
Opinion

POLL: A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residents to pay for the light rail extension into Vancouver. Are you willing to pay higher taxes for this light rail extension?

A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residents to pay for the light rail extension into Vancouver. Are you willing to pay higher taxes f…

Jul 7, 2022

Letter: ‘His commitment to voters is also apparent in his Pledge of Transparency’
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Letter: ‘His commitment to voters is also apparent in his Pledge of Transparency’

Vancouver resident Kirk VanGelder expresses his support for Richard (Dick) Rylander in the race for the Clark County Council District 5 seat.

Jul 7, 2022

Opinion: Governor telegraphs appetite for future unconstitutional line-item vetoes
Opinion

Opinion: Governor telegraphs appetite for future unconstitutional line-item vetoes

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses issues over the governor’s use of executive authority.

Jul 7, 2022

Opinion: The rent is coming due and government mandates have made things more expensive
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Opinion: The rent is coming due and government mandates have made things more expensive

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the issues with tenants and property owners created by the government mandates imposed during COVID

Jul 6, 2022

Opinion: Oregon and Washington DOTs plan too low a bridge – again
Opinion

Opinion: Oregon and Washington DOTs plan too low a bridge – again

Joe Cortright discusses the issues between an I-5 Bridge replacement with a 116-foot clearance and one with a moveable span

Jul 6, 2022

Opinion: Inslee booster mandate exacerbates current public health challenges
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Opinion: Inslee booster mandate exacerbates current public health challenges

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center states ‘COVID-19 is serious, but it is no longer a public-health crisis’

Jul 5, 2022

Letter: Support the CCFR Emergency Medical Services Levy
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Letter: Support the CCFR Emergency Medical Services Levy

La Center resident Myrna Leija offers her support for the Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue EMS Levy.

Jul 5, 2022

Opinion: Let’s fix what’s broken
Opinion

Opinion: Let’s fix what’s broken

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill discusses ways Washingtonians can help fix their broken state.

Jul 5, 2022

Opinion: New taxes required for $1.3 billion light rail extension to Vancouver
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Opinion: New taxes required for $1.3 billion light rail extension to Vancouver

TriMet will not cover O&M costs of MAX in Washington state.

Jul 1, 2022

Opinion: Statement on Governor Inslee’s press conference and U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in West Virginia v. U.S. EPA
Opinion

Opinion: Statement on Governor Inslee’s press conference and U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in West Virginia v. U.S. EPA

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center shares that the ‘ruling is more evidence that environmental policy that relies on politicians and bureaucracies is unsustainable. ’

Jul 1, 2022

Pushing COVID vax on children: Senseless lunacy
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Pushing COVID vax on children: Senseless lunacy

Exclusive: Joel S. Hirschhorn hammers public health establishment for jab propaganda

Jul 1, 2022

POLL: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a fired Bremerton football coach’s free speech case this week. Should a coach at a public school have the right to a brief, silent and solitary prayer in front of students and others?
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POLL: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a fired Bremerton football coach’s free speech case this week. Should a coach at a public school have the right to a brief, silent and solitary prayer in front of students and others?

The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a fired Bremerton football coach’s free speech case this week. Should a coach at a public school have the right to a brief, silent and solitary prayer in f…

Jun 30, 2022

Letter: ‘It is easy for those on the sidelines to throw stones at those of us who are in the arena doing the good work of improving our country’
Opinion

Letter: ‘It is easy for those on the sidelines to throw stones at those of us who are in the arena doing the good work of improving our country’

Clark County Republican Party Chairman Joel Mattila responds to letter to the editor

Jun 30, 2022

Opinion: Celebrate our independence by reflecting on the promise of our republic
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Opinion: Celebrate our independence by reflecting on the promise of our republic

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center reminds us that as Benjamin Franklin warned, ‘this republic is supposed to be a servant of the people, but only if we can keep it. ’

Jun 30, 2022

Opinion: ‘Americans are seeing the reality in their bank accounts, independent of what politicians might claim’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Americans are seeing the reality in their bank accounts, independent of what politicians might claim’

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center compares the average Fourth of July cookout cost last year to this year

Jun 29, 2022

Opinion: On vax mandates, exemptions and true medical care
Opinion

Opinion: On vax mandates, exemptions and true medical care

Exclusive: Jane M. Orient, M. D. , cites illogic of governments and employers ‘prescribing’ the jab

Jun 29, 2022