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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
Opinion

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
Opinion

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
Opinion

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

Letter: ‘Don’t take the deal’
Opinion

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

State Representative John Ley files for re-election to Washington House District 18, Position 2
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State Representative John Ley files for re-election to Washington House District 18, Position 2

Rep. John Ley cites I-5 tolling, a 9. 9% income tax, and a $4B pension raid among his top battles in Olympia.

May 11, 2026

County’s Commission on Aging to discuss intergenerational housing alternatives
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County’s Commission on Aging to discuss intergenerational housing alternatives

Bridge Meadows and Cathedral Park CoHousing professionals join Clark County's Commission on Aging May 18.

May 11, 2026

Let’s Go Washington prepares to gather signatures for income tax repeal effort
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Let’s Go Washington prepares to gather signatures for income tax repeal effort

Let's Go Washington needs 308,911 signatures by July 2 to put the income tax before voters in November.

May 8, 2026

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

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
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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?
Opinion

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
Opinion

Opinion: The Democrats’ disproportionate response to Trump

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

May 7, 2026

VIDEO: New survey finds more WA businesses considering moving out of state
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VIDEO: New survey finds more WA businesses considering moving out of state

AWB survey: 38% of WA businesses plan to expand in another state, up from 21% in winter 2025.

May 7, 2026

In wake of Supreme Court ruling, WA Democrats weight congressional redistricting options
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In wake of Supreme Court ruling, WA Democrats weight congressional redistricting options

Washington Democrats weigh mid-decade redistricting after Supreme Court limits race-based boundary rules.

May 7, 2026

Opinion: Hands free but not risk free – the one touch limit
Opinion

Opinion: Hands free but not risk free – the one touch limit

Washington law allows just one touch while driving — but crash data say even that carries real risk.

May 7, 2026

Clark County Councilor Little reminds Camas residents of the opening of Well 13
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Clark County Councilor Little reminds Camas residents of the opening of Well 13

Well 13 reopened for summer demand while PFAS levels remain above state allowable limits.

May 7, 2026

Clark County Council hears updates on measures to address homeless
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Clark County Council hears updates on measures to address homeless

Clark County contributed $4.85M toward the 120-bed Bridge Shelter, set to open in Vancouver this winter.

May 6, 2026