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Inauguration Day should be off limits for protests
Since November’s General Election, half of the country has gone to painstaking levels to let the other half know of their displeasure with Donald Trump’s victory in the battle, and I do mean battle…
What’s in store for Clark County in 2017?
For most of us, Jan. 3 was the actual start of the new year. You may or may not have spent the first two days of the year consumed by NFL and college football as I was, but for most of us, our retu…
Thanks for widening SR-502 Battle Ground Highway
I thank WSDOT, state, and local officials involved in widening the Battle Ground SR-502 Highway, from Interstate 5 to Battle Ground, from 2 to 4 lanes, with 10-foot shoulders, for multi-purpose use…
At least for some of us, hope is still alive
Social media can be a lot of fun. It can also be very frustrating when our individual agenda doesn’t match that of our “friends.’’ Nothing like beginning a column with an unoriginal thought to grab…
‘We need to take the handcuffs off the police and put them on the bad guys’
The last big election we had sent a letter to our local paper titled, “When will America wake up?” Well, America finally did wake up by putting Trump in office, but in turn it also woke up the mons…
We should all strive to be even half the person Bill Ganley was
I will never forget the day that I talked with Battle Ground City Council Member Bill Ganley for the first time. It was June of 2010. I was a 22-year-old kid who had just graduated from college the…
ClarkCountyToday.com has so much more to offer
We are approaching the two-month mark since the launch of our website ClarkCountyToday.com, our area’s latest news organization. It’s been a great start to our effort to bring a new voice to Clark…
The peaceful transition of power makes me proud to be an American
If anyone were to ever ask me to recite the moments I was the most proud to be a resident of the United States, I wouldn’t have any problem coming up with a specific answer. Until today, there was…
County councilors to hold public hearing on authority of county manager
Two years ago, as Clark County voters were making up their minds about the then-proposed Charter, I offered my thoughts on the subject in the form of an editorial published in The Reflector, my for…
Joe Maddon didn’t ask me, but here’s my story
Some say it was the highest profile story in the history of sports. It’s hard for me to imagine any nook or cranny in the United States where it wasn’t the biggest story of the week. It’s the perfe…
What happened?
After attending the Clark County Council (BOCC) meetings for the last two years and listening to discussions about the proposed budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year and also where we were financial…
Time for county councilors and staff to find budget solutions
Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins has spent 37 years working in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. During that time, he says funding has always been a problem for the department. “Our agency has be…
Steve Runyan’s passing leaves a void in Clark County community
VANCOUVER — I just shared with friends recently that two of the best things I watched on television this year we’re the memorial services for Muhammad Ali and Arnold Palmer. Both rewarded my faith…
Washington lawmakers need solution for license plate waste
In the past 12 months I have had to throw away (actually, recycle) four different sets of perfectly good WA state license plates. One was less than a year old, the second set was two years old, and…
Wyman receives, deserves broad support for re-election
Washington voters will be best served by a Secretary of State with experience registering voters and administering elections. Our current Secretary of State, Kim Wyman, has been working in election…
No endorsements coming in this space
To endorse or not to endorse. That is the question. Since we went live with our news website ClarkCountyToday.com, I have very much enjoyed my interaction with those of you who have taken the time…
There’s a need for more hard news about local governments
It is great to see a new source for Clark County news. I really appreciate all the information on activities going on in the county. I’ll be particularly interested in seeing more hard news about t…
Re-elect State Representative Liz Pike
I support State Rep. Liz Pike’s re-election. Liz stands up for us. She is honest and open about positions, a real leader. While in office Liz voted against every tax increase in Olympia. She gets i…