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Opinion: Don’t be fooled by the hype
A spring 2026 survey found 24% of WA employers considering relocating out of state, nearly triple the winter 2025 level.
Opinion: Sunlight is still the best disinfectant
Lewallen cites a $47M depreciation error in Camas and an $18.3M recording error in Vancouver as reasons citizens must scrutinize local budgets now.
Opinion: Portland’s War on Cars – Part 1
Since Portland halted freeway expansion in 1982, commuter congestion time has tripled and fuel waste has sextupled to 34.7 million gallons annually.
Opinion: Portland’s War on Cars 1 – Losing the war on the automobile
Cascade Policy Institute launches a month-long series examining Portland's 50-year campaign to reduce personal automobile use through transit and bike-lane prioritization.
Letter: One retirement, two critical offices
Peter Bracchi argues Clark County should evaluate whether to separate its combined public health director and health officer roles before filling them.
Letter: ‘Cost conscious leaders are needed for cost effective bridges’
Margaret Tweet raises CDL safety concerns and contrasts Braun and Gluesenkamp Perez on bridge and transportation spending.
Opinion: Government propaganda or transparency? Lawsuit filed against income tax repeal ballot language
A lawsuit challenges ballot language warning of education cuts from a tax not set to collect revenue until 2029.
Opinion: Misinformation in ‘public investment disclosure statement’ for state income tax repeal
The income tax earmarks nothing for K-12, higher ed, or healthcare — only 5% goes to the Fair Start for Kids Account starting in 2029.
Opinion: Vindication – The first step towards secure elections
Nancy Churchill argues Congress must pass the SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship and continuous voter roll cleaning.
Opinion: Auditor Kimsey signals mail-in voting may no longer be safe
Rob Anderson argues Auditor Greg Kimsey's push for ballot drop boxes contradicts his past defense of Washington's mail-in voting system.
Letter: ‘A city has to work before it can save the world’
Peter Bracchi argues Vancouver must restore misdemeanor justice capacity before pursuing other city priorities.
Letter: ‘The lesson of the 1930s is not that the people warning about fascism were too rude’
Anthony Teso argues Rob Anderson's civility critique uses anonymous sourcing to make accusations he refuses to own.
Letter: Immersed tunnel & electric buses, a 1% alternative to light rail
Bob Ortblad argues $35 million in electric buses could better connect Clark College, Downtown, and the Waterfront than the IBR's $3.5 billion light rail plan.
Letter: Don’t trust AI for elected office race analysis
Dick Rylander warns voters that ChatGPT listed wrong candidates in multiple Clark County 2026 primary races.
Opinion: Driving tired is probably worse than you thoughts
Drowsy driving after 17 to 19 hours awake is comparable to a .05 blood alcohol level, Doug Dahl writes.
Opinion: ‘I don’t want to live in a community where criminals know they can commit crimes with no threat of consequence’
Ken Vance argues Vancouver's no-arrest directive on misdemeanors signals to criminals there is no threat of consequence.
POLL: Should Vancouver reconsider its no-arrest directive for certain misdemeanors?
Vancouver officers are directed to skip arrests for shoplifting, public drug use, and trespassing due to budget and caseload limits.
Opinion: IRS data shows Seattle’s progressive policies are driving residents and business away
IRS data shows King County lost roughly 13,000 residents and nearly $2 billion in net adjusted gross income through domestic migration in 2022-2023.