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Washougal High School students restoring native habitat on campus
Students in the Washougal High School Green Team are restoring the campus courtyard into a native habitat learning space with support from local grants and community partners.
Letter: ‘HSD needs to give a detailed line-item accounting of where the last levy went, and of how they plan to use this one’
Randall Schultz-Rathbun urges Hockinson School District to provide detailed, transparent accounting of past and proposed levy spending before asking voters for additional funds.
Rep. David Stuebe sponsors bill to strengthen enforcement of auto insurance laws and protect Washington drivers
…2308, a bill aimed at strengthening enforcement of Washington’s auto insurance laws and increasing accountability for repeat uninsured drivers.
See Brush Strokes In Motion this week at RedDoor Gallery in Camas
RedDoor Gallery in Camas is hosting multiple live art demonstrations through January, featuring local and regional artists working in paint, clay, and mixed media.
Opinion: Vancouver councilors responsible for stoking irrational fears in the community
…Vance sharply criticizes a Vancouver City Council declaration on immigration enforcement, arguing it fuels fear, undermines law enforcement, and lacks supporting evidence.
Kaiser Permanente employees volunteer at Clark County Food Bank on MLK Jr. Day
…manente employees volunteered at the Clark County Food Bank on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, inspecting and repacking food as part of a regional day of service.
North County Community Food Bank’s Seed Swap and Giveaway is Sunday, Jan. 25
…unity Food Bank will host its annual Seed Swap and Giveaway on Jan. 25 at the Hockinson Community Education Center, welcoming gardeners of all experience levels.
An icy reception for Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposed budget cuts
Advocates for schools, child care, higher education, and climate programs sharply criticized Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposed budget cuts during early legislative hearings.
Opinion: Washington should stop shielding domestic abusers and sexual offenders from deportation
Vancouver attorney Angus Lee argues Washington law improperly shields convicted domestic abusers, sexual offenders, and drunk drivers from deportation and urges lawmakers to change it.
Opinion: Who is leaving Washington and why the politicians need to care
Mark Harmsworth argues Washington is losing higher-income taxpayers and business owners, warning that rising taxes and regulation threaten long-term economic stability.
Opinion: McCleary’s promise and Washington’s K–12 reality
Dick Rylander examines how Washington’s post-McCleary school funding system has produced rising costs and growing financial instability despite record spending.
Opinion: Democrats in Olympia are backing Senate Bill 5974
…. John Braun argues Senate Bill 5974 would undermine local control by allowing an unelected board to decertify elected county sheriffs across Washington.