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Opinion: Blood on the highways fails to move Ferguson and Kotek
Lars Larson criticizes Washington and Oregon governors over licensing policies he says are linked to deadly truck crashes and ongoing highway safety risks.
Letter: ‘When we curtail one group’s rights we leave open the door to losing our rights too’
Camas resident Anthony Teso argues that constitutional protections apply to immigrants and warns that limiting one group’s rights risks undermining everyone’s civil liberties.
POLL: Do you agree that enforcing U.S. immigration laws is not an act of racism?
This poll asks readers whether enforcing U.S. immigration laws should be viewed as a lawful responsibility rather than an act of racism.
Opinion: Should taxpayers walkout?
Lars Larson argues that student walkouts and absenteeism in public schools raise questions about accountability for taxpayers who fund the education system.
Opinion: Too deep to drive – flooded roads
Doug Dahl explains why even shallow water on roadways can be dangerous for drivers and outlines the risks of hydroplaning and driving through floodwaters.
Opinion: A warning to Washington – The ‘Minnesota Model’ of fraud has arrived
Yacolt resident Mark Rose warns that Washington’s grant pass-through system mirrors the failures behind Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future fraud scandal and urges stronger oversight before taxpayers fa…
Opinion: Olympia’s mandate and your power bill
Columnist Nancy Churchill argues that Washington’s clean energy law created an unfunded mandate on rural utilities and says HB 1903 would shift low‑income energy aid to a statewide program.
Opinion: Fast food jobs at risk with high minimum wages
Policy analyst Sam Cardwell argues California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage has cost thousands of jobs and warns other states against similar hikes.
Opinion: Sound Transit – No cause for celebration
Charles Prestrud argues Sound Transit’s costly light rail expansions have failed to boost overall ridership or ease Puget Sound congestion.
Letter: The silent eviction – Why Clark County is becoming unlivable for the middle class
Yacolt resident Mark Rose warns of a “silent eviction” in Clark County, arguing that taxes, soaring insurance and state policies are quietly pushing the middle class out.
Opinion: Fish first, or people, that’s the dam question?
Lars Larson: ‘I think we should put the lives and good fortune of people first … and not fish’ Lars LarsonThe Northwest Nonsense See Grok’s analysis of this story The biggest news story today and t…
Opinion: ‘I don’t understand how it is an act of racism to enforce our immigration laws’
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance argues that enforcing immigration laws is not an act of racism and voices support for ICE actions in recent Clark County cases.
Opinion: Despite historic tax hikes – Washington state faces $4.3 billion deficit
Ryan Frost argues that Washington’s projected multibillion-dollar deficits stem from rapid spending growth, not a lack of revenue, after years of historic tax hikes.
Letter: A misleading headline about a misleading initiative
Battle Ground resident Gary Obermeyer argues that Initiative 26-126 would restrict voting access rather than improve election integrity.
POLL: Do you support Vancouver’s decision to restore open public comment at every council meeting starting in 2026?
Vancouver will restore open public comment at every council meeting in 2026 after years of limiting remarks to agenda items.
Opinion: Washington is bleeding taxpayers and now a State Representative wants to make it worse
Mark Harmsworth argues that a proposed statewide payroll tax would worsen Washington’s ongoing loss of jobs, businesses, and economic competitiveness.
Opinion: Simultaneous left turns
Doug Dahl explains how Washington law directs drivers to make simultaneous left turns by passing to the left of each other in an intersection.
Opinion: WEA secret meeting about opposing the initiatives gets leaked
An opinion from Let’s Go Washington criticizes a leaked Washington Education Association meeting about opposing LGW’s initiatives on girls’ sports and school transparency.