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Letter: Present bridge plan has been in the expensive and unworkable planning stage far too long with no real end in sight
Opinion

Letter: Present bridge plan has been in the expensive and unworkable planning stage far too long with no real end in sight

Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila argues the I-5 Bridge plan doubles costs by including light rail on the span.

May 15, 2026

Letter:  Stop turning gas prices into war propaganda
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Letter: Stop turning gas prices into war propaganda

Camas resident Tony Teso fires back at Jonathan Hines, arguing militarism won't lower fuel costs for working families.

May 15, 2026

Letter: Compassion requires accountability
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Letter: Compassion requires accountability

A medical provider and downtown Vancouver resident challenges whether current homelessness policies produce measurable results.

May 15, 2026

POLL: Should C-TRAN taxpayers be protected from paying additional costs tied to extending light rail to Library Square?
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POLL: Should C-TRAN taxpayers be protected from paying additional costs tied to extending light rail to Library Square?

C-TRAN's board asked IBR to extend light rail to Library Square but voted down taxpayer cost protections.

May 15, 2026

Letter: When the city of Vancouver’s own photos prove the problem
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Letter: When the city of Vancouver’s own photos prove the problem

Over 5,000 Vancouver police photos obtained via FOIA show repeated cleanup notices and the same conditions returning.

May 14, 2026

Opinion:  What would it take for elected officials to believe high earners are leaving Washington?
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Opinion: What would it take for elected officials to believe high earners are leaving Washington?

Capital gains tax collections fell more than 50% in 2024 despite a 25% stock market gain that year.

May 13, 2026

Opinion: IBR creates 50,000 road refugees
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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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