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Opinion: Trump Is Winning. Can You Name Five Wins?
Opinion

Opinion: Trump Is Winning. Can You Name Five Wins?

Nancy Churchill lists Trump-era policy wins on taxes, border, ranching, and energy ahead of midterm elections.

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: ‘We must take whatever steps are necessary to prevent any error’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘We must take whatever steps are necessary to prevent any error’

Dick Rylander argues that even small voting errors can change outcomes in tight races and that steps must be taken to prevent every error.

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: The Seattle Times editorial board makes excuses for the budget failures it condemns
Opinion

Opinion: The Seattle Times editorial board makes excuses for the budget failures it condemns

Ryan Frost argues the Seattle Times editorial board's own prior warnings undercut its case for preserving Washington's new income tax.

Sep 8, 2026

Letter: ‘The 2005 Carter-Baker report did warn about absentee ballots’
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Letter: ‘The 2005 Carter-Baker report did warn about absentee ballots’

Camas resident Anthony Teso rebuts Lars Larson, pointing to Stevens County's ballot rejection spike and the Carter-Baker report's actual findings.

Sep 8, 2026

Letter: Olympia out-of-control spending
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Letter: Olympia out-of-control spending

Tom Schenk argues Democrats increased Washington's tax burden by $18 billion over two sessions while creating a projected $1 billion 2027 deficit.

Sep 8, 2026

Letter:  IBR’s top truck speed 20 mph?
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Letter: IBR’s top truck speed 20 mph?

Bob Ortblad used AI analysis to flag speed and safety concerns in the IBR's temporary six-lane temporary diversion design.

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: Stop rewarding fiscal mismanagement on the IBR; enough is enough
Opinion

Opinion: Stop rewarding fiscal mismanagement on the IBR; enough is enough

Rep. John Ley argues the $15. 2B IBR project is underfunded, years behind schedule, and should strip out its $3. 5B transit component.

Sep 6, 2026

Letter: Reinstate Councilor Belkot!
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Letter: Reinstate Councilor Belkot!

Camas resident Anna Miller argues Belkot was removed before any written rule required councilors to follow the majority's voting instructions.

Sep 5, 2026

Opinion: Reporter thrilled with this new, old way to highlight high school football
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Opinion: Reporter thrilled with this new, old way to highlight high school football

Paul Valencia is rejoining a statewide high school football broadcast, now as video reports on FinalScore. TV and simulcast on KJR Seattle.

Sep 5, 2026

Opinion: Ground beef imports are a no-win plan for consumers, producers
Opinion

Opinion: Ground beef imports are a no-win plan for consumers, producers

Six major agriculture groups united in opposition to 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free ground beef imports.

Sep 4, 2026

Opinion: Democrats blame Mr. Postman for their own tardy voters
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Opinion: Democrats blame Mr. Postman for their own tardy voters

Lars Larson argues Democrats 'wished for' the vote-by-mail system now producing a 32% rise in rejected ballots.

Sep 4, 2026

Letter: AI.  Artificial intelligence.  WOW! and YIKES!
Opinion

Letter: AI. Artificial intelligence. WOW! and YIKES!

Camas resident Anna Miller calls for a national AI advisory council with diverse experts, not just tech companies.

Sep 4, 2026

POLL: Do the Clark County Council’s new Rules of Procedure suggest Michelle Belkot’s 2025 removal from the C-TRAN board was handled improperly?
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POLL: Do the Clark County Council’s new Rules of Procedure suggest Michelle Belkot’s 2025 removal from the C-TRAN board was handled improperly?

Clark County Today asks readers if new council rules suggest Belkot's 2025 C-TRAN removal lacked proper authority.

Sep 4, 2026

Opinion: Wildfire risk demands a more flexible approach to roadless areas
Opinion

Opinion: Wildfire risk demands a more flexible approach to roadless areas

Washington Policy Center's Todd Myers supports rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule to give local forest managers more flexibility to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk.

Sep 3, 2026

Opinion: A school bus, a four-way stop, and the meaning of ‘either’
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Opinion: A school bus, a four-way stop, and the meaning of ‘either’

Doug Dahl explains why the word "either" in state law means cross-traffic at a four-way stop may not be required to stop for a school bus.

Sep 3, 2026

Opinion: MAX at 40 – How light rail helped empty Portland’s transit system
Opinion

Opinion: MAX at 40 – How light rail helped empty Portland’s transit system

O'Toole argues TriMet's light-rail investment cut bus service, drove fare hikes, and reduced Portland-area transit commuters from 9. 6% in 1980 to 3. 8% by 2024.

Sep 3, 2026

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Letter: ‘The pipe dream of putting light rail on it’
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t Letter: ‘The pipe dream of putting light rail on it’

Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila argues light rail on the new I-5 Bridge doubles its cost due to earthquake-proofing requirements.

Sep 2, 2026

Opinion: A clear admission of guilt
Opinion

Opinion: A clear admission of guilt

Editor Ken Vance argues the Clark County Council's new Rules of Procedure are a clear admission of guilt over Belkot's C-TRAN removal.

Sep 2, 2026