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Letter: ‘All human beings have a natural right to life’
Opinion

Letter: ‘All human beings have a natural right to life’

Vancouver resident James Clark believes that when you consider your stance as pro-life or pro-choice, there is more that hangs in the balance than a few hundred thousand unwanted babies.

Dec 11, 2023

Letter: Area resident voices concern about decision on McGillivray Blvd.
Opinion

Letter: Area resident voices concern about decision on McGillivray Blvd.

Jim McConnell would like to see a vote from everyone who lives in Cascade Park on whether to keep McGillivray Blvd. four lanes or spend millions of tax dollars to make it two lanes.

Dec 11, 2023

Opinion: State lawmakers should pass bill correcting wrong against state workers in COVID-19 times
Opinion

Opinion: State lawmakers should pass bill correcting wrong against state workers in COVID-19 times

Elizabeth Hovde states that passage of the bill would scrub the lack of a COVID-19 vaccination from a former employee’s personnel files.

Dec 8, 2023

POLL: Should a transgender biological male be allowed to compete in athletic competitions against a biological female?
Opinion

POLL: Should a transgender biological male be allowed to compete in athletic competitions against a biological female?

Should a transgender biological male be allowed to compete in athletic competitions against a biological female?

Dec 7, 2023

Letter: ‘We find the dominant, post-Christian culture in the U.S. to be unfair and intolerant’
Opinion

Letter: ‘We find the dominant, post-Christian culture in the U.S. to be unfair and intolerant’

Vancouver resident Ann Makar explains why people with her beliefs are frustrated with the unfairness and intolerance they perceive in the dominant culture.

Dec 7, 2023

Opinion: The 2024 Washington legislative session madness has already begun
Opinion

Opinion: The 2024 Washington legislative session madness has already begun

Legislators have the ability to ‘pre-file’ bills to get new legislation into the hopper ready for consideration in January and Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center says things are alread…

Dec 7, 2023

Opinion: WA Cares is a lump of coal in workers’ stockings
Opinion

Opinion: WA Cares is a lump of coal in workers’ stockings

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center, says about WA Cares: ‘there is nothing merry about taking from the poor to give to those who have more.

Dec 5, 2023

Opinion: Power is Prosperity – The battle for the LSR dams
Opinion

Opinion: Power is Prosperity – The battle for the LSR dams

In her weekly column, Nancy Churchill applies the ‘prosperity principle’ to Washington state’s Columbia River Basin issue.

Dec 5, 2023

Opinion: A taxpayer receipt would help provide a snapshot of government spending
Opinion

Opinion: A taxpayer receipt would help provide a snapshot of government spending

Jason Mercier of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses the concept of providing an itemized receipt for taxpayers about their tax dollars and it relates to government.

Dec 4, 2023

Importance of open government laws on display with shocking stories
Opinion

Importance of open government laws on display with shocking stories

Jason Mercier of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses two recent stories that illustrate the lengths that some public officials will go to evade public accountability.

Dec 1, 2023

POLL: Should voters be given the opportunity to decide a proposed repeal of provisions of the 2021 Washington Climate Commitment Act?
Opinion

POLL: Should voters be given the opportunity to decide a proposed repeal of provisions of the 2021 Washington Climate Commitment Act?

Should voters be given the opportunity to decide a proposed repeal of provisions of the 2021 Washington Climate Commitment Act?

Nov 30, 2023

Opinion: Three keys to making sure regulations don’t suffocate citizens and the economy
Opinion

Opinion: Three keys to making sure regulations don’t suffocate citizens and the economy

Chris Cargill of the Mountain States Policy Center explains that whether they are at the local, state or federal level, all laws and regulations have a cost.

Nov 28, 2023

Opinion: 2024 – A year for political action
Opinion

Opinion: 2024 – A year for political action

Nancy Churchill points out that everyday Washingtonians are experiencing runaway inflation coupled with rapidly rising taxes.

Nov 28, 2023

Opinion: Study shows bias in Washington State Supreme Court donations and decisions
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Opinion: Study shows bias in Washington State Supreme Court donations and decisions

Chris Corry of the Washington Policy Center says the results of the recent study are not surprising because a statewide vote elects the Washington State Supreme Court.

Nov 28, 2023

Letter: Congressional race about ‘getting the seat back for the Republicans’
Opinion

Letter: Congressional race about ‘getting the seat back for the Republicans’

Vancouver resident Adam Shetler offers his views on the Third Congressional District race.

Nov 28, 2023

Letter: Rushing into green – Clark County’s ambitious environmental plan needs a reality check
Opinion

Letter: Rushing into green – Clark County’s ambitious environmental plan needs a reality check

Vancouver resident Bill Black offers his assessment of Clark County’s environmental plan.

Nov 27, 2023

Opinion: Newly elected school board members get the facts on school funding
Opinion

Opinion: Newly elected school board members get the facts on school funding

Opinion: Newly elected school board members get the facts on school funding. Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center says the question before school board members is not how to get more money for…

Nov 27, 2023

Opinion: Seton Catholic’s loss in state semifinals reminiscent of Hockinson’s rise to glory
Opinion

Opinion: Seton Catholic’s loss in state semifinals reminiscent of Hockinson’s rise to glory

High school football: Seton Catholic lost in the Class 1A state semifinals on Saturday in a game that reminded an old coach, and old journalist, of a game in 2014 that would eventually catapult Hoc…

Nov 25, 2023