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Opinion: The difference between opinion-based content and news
Opinion

Opinion: The difference between opinion-based content and news

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance offers his thoughts on the difference between opinion-based content and news.

Aug 20, 2019

Letter: ‘Learn the risk of vaccines’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Learn the risk of vaccines’

Camas resident Margaret Tweet shares her letter to the editor encouraging parents to learn the risk of vaccines.

Aug 19, 2019

Opinion: ‘It’s not the responsibility of the general public to feel obligated, or shamed into, supporting a privately owned, for-profit business’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘It’s not the responsibility of the general public to feel obligated, or shamed into, supporting a privately owned, for-profit business’

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance offers his thoughts on the trend of news organizations ‘shaming’ readers into paying for their content.

Aug 15, 2019

Letter: Battle Ground Police Chief offers message about traffic enforcement
Opinion

Letter: Battle Ground Police Chief offers message about traffic enforcement

Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson offered a message about traffic enforcement in that city.

Aug 15, 2019

Editorial: ‘You can’t legislate morality’
Opinion

Editorial: ‘You can’t legislate morality’

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance offers some thoughts on the reaction of elected officials and others to recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

Aug 7, 2019

Op-ed: ‘A $2 billion light rail tunnel serves whom?’
Opinion

Op-ed: ‘A $2 billion light rail tunnel serves whom?’

Camas resident John Ley offers his thoughts on proposed transportation projects in Portland that could impact efforts to improve the region’s traffic congestion issues.

Aug 5, 2019

Opinion: ‘One of the greatest memories of my lifetime was the first time I heard my child’s heartbeat’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘One of the greatest memories of my lifetime was the first time I heard my child’s heartbeat’

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance shares some very personal thoughts on an issue that remains extremely controversial.

Jul 30, 2019

Letter: Parents ‘still have the right to claim a religious or medical exemption’ in spite of Senate Bill 1638
Opinion

Letter: Parents ‘still have the right to claim a religious or medical exemption’ in spite of Senate Bill 1638

Vancouver resident Katie Bauer shares her experiences with Vancouver Public Schools regarding the impact of Senate Bill 1638.

Jul 29, 2019

Letter: Battle Ground City Manager Erin Erdman thanks community for participation in survey
Opinion

Letter: Battle Ground City Manager Erin Erdman thanks community for participation in survey

Battle Ground City Manager Erin Erdman offers her thanks to the community for participating in the recent fire/EMS annexation survey

Jul 15, 2019

Commentary: Honoring the legendary Wheels and his 21 years as the radio voice of the Portland Trail Blazers
Opinion

Commentary: Honoring the legendary Wheels and his 21 years as the radio voice of the Portland Trail Blazers

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance shares his memories of Brian Wheeler’s 21 years as the radio voice of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Jul 12, 2019

Letter: ‘Clark County Fire District 3 wants to say thank you’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Clark County Fire District 3 wants to say thank you’

Clark County Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners Chair Jon Couture thanked those who attended breakfast fundraiser at Hockinson Fun Days.

Jul 10, 2019

Editorial: ‘Left to our own devices …’
Opinion

Editorial: ‘Left to our own devices …’

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance offers his thoughts on the Clark County Council’s decision to lift the ban on marijuana businesses in the county.

Jul 3, 2019

Letter: ‘Christians are being shut out on social media and losing their businesses or being fired if they don’t provide goods and services for events that go against their beliefs’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Christians are being shut out on social media and losing their businesses or being fired if they don’t provide goods and services for events that go against their beliefs’

Vancouver resident Julia Dawn Seaver offers her thoughts on issues facing citizens today and asks ‘where is the church in all this? ’

Jun 28, 2019

Opinion: ‘Where did our hope go?’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Where did our hope go?’

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance shares his discouragement and lack of hope for the growing homelessness and despair in our community.

Jun 26, 2019

Op-ed: Forty years and no new transportation corridors
Opinion

Op-ed: Forty years and no new transportation corridors

Camas resident John Ley offers his thoughts on comments made at the June board meeting of the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council that it would take 40 years to plan for and build…

Jun 26, 2019

Commentary: Editorial thoughts on comments made by legislators during discussion with ClarkCountyToday.com
Opinion

Commentary: Editorial thoughts on comments made by legislators during discussion with ClarkCountyToday.com

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance elaborates on a couple of comments made by Rep. Brandon Vick during a recent interview.

Jun 19, 2019

Opinion: Transportation congestion relief won’t come in time for some of us
Opinion

Opinion: Transportation congestion relief won’t come in time for some of us

ClarkCountyToday. com Editor Ken Vance reacts to testimony at a recent meeting of the Regional Transportation Council concerning transportation congestion issues faced by Clark County residents.

Jun 10, 2019

Opinion: ‘What do you do when your children don’t choose the path you have all laid out for them’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘What do you do when your children don’t choose the path you have all laid out for them’

ClarkCountyToday. com Administrator Heidi Wetzler reflects on her own academic career and those of her children.

Jun 7, 2019