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Opinion: ‘We need some innovative thinking when it comes to education’
With the help of La Center School District Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz, Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance discusses school funding in the midst of the budget process.
Opinion: Public employers should not collect dues for unions
Elizabeth New (Hovde) believes public employees should pay union dues just as they do other personal bills.
Opinion: Leaving kids alone in cars
Target Zero Manager Doug Dahl answers a reader’s question about the danger of leaving kids in cars.
Opinion: Protect Energy Choice – sign I-2066 this June
Nancy Churchill points out that while Democrats control the Washington State House and Senate, they do not control the initiative process.
Opinion: WA Cares’ benefit isn’t keeping up with the cost of care
Elizabeth New believes it’s becoming painfully clear that the lifetime benefit attached to the state’s mandatory long-term-care program will not be adequate even for Washingtonians who someday qual…
POLL: Should student cellphones be banned from school classrooms?
Should student cellphones be banned from school classrooms?
Opinion: Medicare-related volunteers get recognition
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center believes we need more informed consumers of health care to have a shot at cost-containment in the system.
Opinion: “The Parent Revolution” by Dr. Corey DeAngelis is an education reform thriller
“The Parent Revolution,” a new book by Dr. Corey DeAngelis, is an education reform thriller.
Opinion: Data shows private schools improve civic education, political tolerance
New research from the Education Psychology Review indicates students who attend private and parochial schools perform much better when it comes to obtaining well-rounded civics knowledge.
Opinion: We need a right-to-work constitutional amendment – here’s why
Madi Clark of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses the need for a right-to-work amendment.
Opinion: Eyes on the Board Act
Julie Barrett believes The Eyes on the Board Act is not just good policy, but it may be the very thing that starts turning our education system around and getting our students back on track.
POLL: Do you believe the city of Vancouver should be required to get public approval to take away traffic lanes as part of its Complete Streets ordinance?
Do you believe the city of Vancouver should be required to get public approval to take away traffic lanes as part of its Complete Streets ordinance?
Letter: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Vancouver resident Wynn Grcich asks how Dr. Alan Melnick’s study on racism in health care going to benefit anyone?
Opinion: Anonymous letter shows how nasty the education debate can become
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center offers anecdotal evidence of how mean-spirited the public debate over education can become.
Opinion: Restore Election Confidence Initiative signature-gathering effort nears deadline
The Restore Election Confidence (REC) Initiative is in its final stage of signature gathering, with a deadline set for May 25, 2024.
Opinion: Would the passage of Initiative 2124 kill WA Cares?
Elizabeth New (Hovde) believes it’s likely that if the state’s new, mandatory long-term-care program was made optional for Washington state workers many would flee, leaving it unable to pay its way…
Opinion: Making sense of filing week
The week of May 6 to 10 was filing week in Washington state.
Opinion: For the love of mom, vote yes on I-2124
Let’s Go Washington Press Secretary Hallie Balch offers support for Initiative 2124, the Opt Out of State-Run Long Term Care Coverage Act.