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Opinion: Wildfires, forgotten lessons and the price of neglect
Rep. John Ley argues decades of poor forest management have left 400 million acres of fuel primed to burn.
Opinion: Judge’s own words expose the bias in Washington’s income-tax repeal impact disclosure
Ryan Frost argues Judge Lanese defended the PIID warning by reasoning voters need the government's case against tax cuts, not by testing whether the Attorney General met the neutrality requirement.
Opinion: Yielding, a lot like stopping
Washington is one of 12 states (plus the District of Columbia) where cyclists can legally treat stop signs as yield signs.
Opinion: Will SW Washington Democrats repeat the mistake of their Republican counterparts
Clark County Today editor Ken Vance draws a parallel between Republicans ousting Herrera Beutler in 2022 and liberal Democrats now distancing themselves from Gluesenkamp Perez.
Opinion: When politicians say one thing and do something else
Washington's Dept. of Health is raising mobile home park operating fees by up to 250 percent, Harmsworth argues.
Opinion: XX-XY – Follow the science
Columnist Nancy Churchill argues Initiative 638 would restore biological-sex requirements to Washington middle and high school sports.
Opinion: The Clark County Fair gives this reporter the opportunity to time travel
Paul Valencia says the Clark County Fair's 10-day run, starting Aug. 7, may be the best entertainment value in the county.
Opinion: Portland’s War on Cars 2 – The overlooked benefits of driving cars
Portland-area drivers reach ten times as many jobs in 60 minutes by car as by transit, per Cascade Policy Institute.
Opinion: Do data centers drive up energy costs?
Kimball argues Washington's rising energy bills stem from CETA and CCA regulations, not data centers.
Letter: Take the car analogy seriously
Teso argues Washington's gun laws would be stricter if firearms were regulated the way automobiles are.
Opinion: Fatal flaws of Socialism – Why incentives matter
Cargill argues socialism weakens the incentives that drive risk-taking, problem-solving, and prosperity.
Opinion: Dues & Don’ts – Unions are political, and union money is again driving opposition to initiatives
WEA, the Washington Federation of State Employees, and relevant locals of SEIU each contributed $1M to oppose IP26-645, the income tax repeal initiative.
Letter: Misguided gun policies disarm victims, not criminals
Jonathan Hines argues gun-free zones disarm law-abiding citizens while doing nothing to stop criminals carrying illegal firearms.
Opinion: Good guys with guns and legacy media that would call a killer a killer!
Lars Larson argues legacy media should call killers killers and armed civilians who stop attacks heroes.
POLL: Should Washington reconsider its statewide vote-by-mail system?
Nancy Churchill argues Washington should shift toward in-person voting with stronger ID and citizenship verification.
Opinion: Tickets in parking lots
Doug Dahl explains how Washington law allows officers to act on suspended-license violations even off public roads.
Opinion: Taxpayers pay the shysters who keep our forests at risk!
Lars Larson argues taxpayers funded Oregon Wild's $50,000 attorney fee award while fuels reduction work was delayed.
Clark County Council continues process to change its Rules of Procedure to mirror Vancouver
Proposed county rules would let a council majority direct how individual councilors vote on boards and commissions.