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Opinion: IBR creates 50,000 road refugees
Opinion

Opinion: IBR creates 50,000 road refugees

Lars Larson argues IBR's tolling plan would push 50,000 daily commuters off I-5 onto I-205.

May 13, 2026

Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation
Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation

Sound Transit's ST3 rail program faces a $35 billion shortfall, and Southwest Washington taxpayers could bear new costs.

May 13, 2026

Opinion: A tax scam based on a climate lie
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Opinion: A tax scam based on a climate lie

Nancy Churchill argues the CCA costs families 52+ cents per gallon while missing every emissions target.

May 13, 2026

Letter: Why Washington state families are paying for local & foreign policy failures at the pump
Opinion

Letter: Why Washington state families are paying for local & foreign policy failures at the pump

Jonathan Hines argues Washington's $0. 554/gal fuel tax turns global instability into a state windfall.

May 12, 2026

Opinion: Clark County Council Is giddy about wasting your money on electric vehicles
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Opinion: Clark County Council Is giddy about wasting your money on electric vehicles

A $400,000 electric backhoe runs only four hours before needing a recharge, costing triple its diesel equivalent.

May 12, 2026

Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children
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Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children

PESB's May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child's school gender transition.

May 12, 2026

Vancouver bowlers make their marks at HBCU Alabama A&M
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Vancouver bowlers make their marks at HBCU Alabama A&M

Fort Vancouver and Hudson's Bay grads helped Alabama A&M win its first conference bowling title in 12 years.

May 11, 2026

Letter: ‘Don’t take the deal’
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Letter: ‘Don’t take the deal’

Camas resident Tony Teso calls Nancy Churchill’s column a partisan recruitment pitch disguised as personal awakening.

May 11, 2026

Letter: ‘IBR I-5 Bridge space allocation grossly unfair’
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Letter: ‘IBR I-5 Bridge space allocation grossly unfair’

Camas resident Douglas Tweet argues IBR allocates half the bridge to modes used by just 2. 3% of travelers.

May 11, 2026

Letter: ‘We need more WSP visibility and aggressive driving patrols’
Opinion

Letter: ‘We need more WSP visibility and aggressive driving patrols’

Bob Zak urges WSP to deploy more unmarked patrol units on I-5 and I-205 in Southwest Washington.

May 11, 2026

Opinion: $2 trillion and no one aboard
Opinion

Opinion: $2 trillion and no one aboard

Randal O'Toole argues $2. 1 trillion in federal transit subsidies has produced fewer riders per capita than 60 years ago.

May 11, 2026

Mother’s Day: Remembering my mom and her many endearing qualities
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Mother’s Day: Remembering my mom and her many endearing qualities

Ken Vance reflects on Donna Vance, a mother who apologized for paying with food stamps.

May 9, 2026

Letter: ‘Once you decide your political opponents are sick, you don't have to listen to anything they say’
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Letter: ‘Once you decide your political opponents are sick, you don't have to listen to anything they say’

Camas resident Tony Teso argues Ken Vance's column reframes political disagreement as mental illness to avoid engaging on substance.

May 8, 2026

Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess
Opinion

Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess

Johnson's $1. 9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years.

May 8, 2026

POLL: What issue should be the top priority for Southwest Washington’s next member of Congress?
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POLL: What issue should be the top priority for Southwest Washington’s next member of Congress?

Sen. John Braun criticized WA's new income tax while outlining his congressional priorities in Vancouver.

May 7, 2026

Opinion: The Democrats’ disproportionate response to Trump
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Opinion: The Democrats’ disproportionate response to Trump

Ken Vance argues Democratic hostility toward Trump has crossed from politics into dangerous derangement.

May 7, 2026

Letter:  Vancouver should lead on PFAS-free camping gear
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Letter: Vancouver should lead on PFAS-free camping gear

Peter Bracchi links years of camping debris near Men's Share House to PFAS groundwater contamination risk.

May 7, 2026

Opinion: IBR Environmental Review confirms impacts to Hayden Island while leaving key safeguards undefined
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Opinion: IBR Environmental Review confirms impacts to Hayden Island while leaving key safeguards undefined

59 residential displacements and up to 15 years of construction face Hayden Island under the IBR's Final SEIS.

May 7, 2026