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VIDEO: Puyallup high school wrestler takes fight for girls-only sports to SCOTUS
ADF filed a SCOTUS emergency application for Puyallup wrestler Kallie Keeler, 15, who says she was sexually assaulted in a December 2025 match.
Opinion: Who will Kim Harless represent in Olympia?
Mittelman cites a 27-0 DSA resolution calling Harless a "member in good standing" who will legislate in alignment with the DSA national platform.
Opinion: Is McCleary really to blame for Washington’s budget woes?
Non-K-12 spending surged $20.88 billion (82%) since 2019, accounting for nearly three-quarters of total state budget growth.
New poll shows support for parent’s right to know and fairness in girls’ sports
I-001 received 51% support and I-638 received 56% support in a new Let's Go Washington poll on the two initiatives.
Opinion: A desperate campaign spreads rural healthcare lies
Churchill argues a Seattle PAC misrepresented a hospital crisis rooted in hidden losses from 2022 to 2024 to attack Rep. Baumgartner.
Opinion: Can this be real? A biological male competes for the Camas boys’ and girls’ cross country teams in the same season?
A Camas High School athlete competed on both the boys' and girls' cross country teams in the same 2026 season, Vance reports.
Letter: ‘The reason conflict-of-interest provisions exist is not merely to prevent outright corruption’
Anna Miller argues elected officials must recuse themselves when a funded organization pays part of their salary.
Opinion: Fact Check – Washington's income tax initiative doesn't ‘cut’ government programs
Washington won't collect income tax revenue until 2029, yet the ballot impact statement implies cuts are imminent.
Opinion: The case for candidate forums. The voters win! Or lose.
LWV of Washington's Karen Crowley argues candidate forum refusals signal a growing retreat from public accountability.
Letter: ‘A serious jail problem deserves a serious solution’
Rylander questions whether Clark County's 739-bed jail expansion and $366.2M bond are justified by solid data.
Opinion: They’re coming for your money — and your retirement
Rep. John Ley argues WA Democrats have already signaled plans to lower the new 9.9% income tax threshold below $1 million.
Opinion: The County Charter shows that Councilor Fuentes must resign Fourth Plain Forward or County Council
Anderson argues Charter Section 8.8 bars Fuentes from holding both his council seat and his paid role at Fourth Plain Forward, a County contractor that received roughly $299,000 in 2025.
Letter: Leadership vs. more of the same
Gary Perman argues Rep. David Stuebe voted against SB 6346, gas taxes, and new property and business taxes in his first term.
POLL: Do you think government-subsidized housing programs are an effective use of public funds?
Readers are asked whether government-subsidized housing programs justify their costs compared to private development.
Opinion: ‘Medicare For All’ would require massive tax increases
Hospitals lost 12 cents on every Medicare dollar received in 2024, a key flaw in single-payer arguments.
Opinion: Don't let a September ruling steal your November ballot
Churchill argues the court's Sept. 18 ruling striking I-2066 was timed to discourage voting before November's initiative and Supreme Court races.
Opinion: The forgotten ICE mask ban
Larson argues SB 5855 let foreign nationals sue ICE agents for wearing masks, but no lawsuits have been filed.
Letter: ‘So let the nay sayers nay say’
Anna Miller argues Lockheed/Sikorsky privately funded the new White House granite helicopter pad, costing taxpayers nothing.
Letter: One standard for Ukrainian and Palestinian lives
Ridgefield physician R. Myles Dickason calls Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez's Ukraine stance hollow without suspending arms funding to Israel.
Opinion: Washington’s I-645 – Repealing the new 9.9% income tax with a current statutory million-dollar exemption
Jason Mercier argues I-645 would repeal Washington's new 9.9% income tax before it takes effect in 2028.
Opinion: The myth of ‘affordable housing’
Lars Larson argues government-subsidized housing costs twice as much to build yet rents at private market rates.
Opinion: Nonpartisan. Not neutral.
Karen Crowley argues nonpartisanship means refusing to back parties or candidates, not staying silent on policy.
Letter: ‘The choice is clear … re-elect Rep. John Ley!’
Amboy's Thomas Schenk backs Rep. John Ley over challenger Deken Letnich in the 18th District, Position 2 race.
Letter: Equity and safety – Does Share House count?
Peter Bracchi asks why Vancouver protects newer shelters from nearby encampments but offers no comparable buffer around Share House.
Letter: Count the rent, not just the tents
Teso argues rents and vacancy rates predict homelessness better than drug use, mental illness, or poverty.
Letter: Eileen Quiring O'Brien in the Lion's Den
Anna Miller praises Eileen Quiring O'Brien's pledge that the auditor should be beholden to no one but Clark County voters.
Opinion: Clark County Today celebrates 10th anniversary with redesign
Clark County Today marks its 10th anniversary with a rebuilt website launching Sunday, celebrating its Sept. 27 anniversary.
POLL: In your view, how should Vancouver's Transportation System Plan prioritize different modes of transportation?
Vancouver's Transportation System Plan and a legal dispute with Save Vancouver Streets are driving debate over how the city balances cars, transit, cycling, and walking.
Letter: ‘John Braun works to protect jobs, grow agricultural trade, cut government waste, and expand energy production to fuel our future’
Letter writer Margaret Tweet contrasts John Braun's business record and Navy background with her scrutiny of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's voting history and name discrepancies.
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