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Opinion: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency order impacting insurance rates gets overruled
Opinion

Opinion: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency order impacting insurance rates gets overruled

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center provides insight into a Friday ruling by a Thursday County Superior Court judge.

Oct 11, 2021

Letter: ‘Vancouver Public Schools: Creating a culture of confusion, fear and lies’
Opinion

Letter: ‘Vancouver Public Schools: Creating a culture of confusion, fear and lies’

Vancouver resident Valerie Anderson shares her recent experiences with Vancouver Public Schools’ mask mandate.

Oct 11, 2021

POLL: Should a reduction of traffic congestion be a requirement of an Interstate Bridge replacement project?
Opinion

POLL: Should a reduction of traffic congestion be a requirement of an Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Should a reduction of traffic congestion be a requirement of an Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Oct 8, 2021

Opinion: Washington Governor Jay Inslee agrees to $412 million in pay raises for union employees
Opinion

Opinion: Washington Governor Jay Inslee agrees to $412 million in pay raises for union employees

Jason Mercier, of the Washington Policy Center, offers details of Gov. Jay Inslee’s pay raise agreement with union employees.

Oct 7, 2021

Letter: Retraction required due to conflict of interest
Opinion

Letter: Retraction required due to conflict of interest

Letter writer Bob Ortblad believes an immersed tube tunnel under a channel near the center of the Columbia River should have been evaluated.

Oct 6, 2021

Opinion: School boards can keep more families from leaving public education by rejecting race politics and focusing on core learning
Opinion

Opinion: School boards can keep more families from leaving public education by rejecting race politics and focusing on core learning

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center discusses why families are pulling their children out of Washington’s public schools and what school board members should do.

Oct 6, 2021

Letter: League of Women Voters Clark County proud of its 101-year nonpartisan reputation
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Letter: League of Women Voters Clark County proud of its 101-year nonpartisan reputation

League of Women Voters Clark County president reminds area voters that the organization never endorses or recommends any candidate or political party

Oct 5, 2021

Opinion: Misinformation versus the First Amendment
Opinion

Opinion: Misinformation versus the First Amendment

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill asks, ‘who decides what information is true or false?’

Oct 5, 2021

Opinion: Governor says only he can save lives
Opinion

Opinion: Governor says only he can save lives

In a one-on-one interview this week, Gov. Jay Inslee makes some eye-opening statements.

Oct 1, 2021

Letter: Resources for Washington students, employees and residents facing vaccine mandates
Opinion

Letter: Resources for Washington students, employees and residents facing vaccine mandates

Camas resident Margaret Tweet shares information on medical and religious exemptions to vaccine mandates.

Oct 1, 2021

Opinion: While lawmakers in other states work to help children, Washington passes law to impose Critical Race Theory in schools
Opinion

Opinion: While lawmakers in other states work to help children, Washington passes law to impose Critical Race Theory in schools

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center points out the contrast between Washington’s approach to the literacy problem with other states.

Sep 30, 2021

Opinion: Your role in redistricting Washington
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Opinion: Your role in redistricting Washington

Nancy Churchill discusses what redistricting is and how you can help turn the tide towards free and fair elections?

Sep 29, 2021

Opinion: ‘We do not exist to be like everyone else. We strive to be different, to be better’
Opinion

Opinion: ‘We do not exist to be like everyone else. We strive to be different, to be better’

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of Clark County Today.

Sep 29, 2021

Opinion: This is the hill I will die on. Have you thought about yours?
Opinion

Opinion: This is the hill I will die on. Have you thought about yours?

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler warns others that ‘one day the fight for a liberty you care about will come to your doorstep.’

Sep 28, 2021

Opinion: Senators seek delay for long-term care law, payroll tax
Opinion

Opinion: Senators seek delay for long-term care law, payroll tax

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center reports efforts by 23 Washington state senators to delay implementation of the state’s long-term care law.

Sep 27, 2021

Opinion: After Washington State criticized small business leaders for not wanting to enforce mask mandates, now Washington State Ferries doesn’t want to enforce them
Opinion

Opinion: After Washington State criticized small business leaders for not wanting to enforce mask mandates, now Washington State Ferries doesn’t want to enforce them

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center points out the double standard that the state is applying to mask enforcement with its own agencies vs. small businesses.

Sep 24, 2021

Opinion: It’s time to reconsider state of emergency declarations for sustained crises
Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to reconsider state of emergency declarations for sustained crises

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center discusses a study by the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Sep 22, 2021

POLL: Should social media be censoring information about COVID-19?
Opinion

POLL: Should social media be censoring information about COVID-19?

Should social media be censoring information about COVID-19?

Sep 21, 2021