December 17, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
In a year with a pandemic, economic uncertainty, a contentious election, civil unrest, discord and various other difficulties — we’re sure we forgot some — it is nice to have a reminder that the cosmos can be orderly and predictable. So, it seems, the Great Conjunction is arriving at the… Read story
December 16, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
During four years of Donald Trump’s “America First” shortsightedness, the rest of the world has moved forward. Even during a pandemic-caused economic downturn, other nations have been forging agreements and planning for a robust future while the United States has wallowed in a bunker mentality. Read story
December 15, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
It is shameful that we should feel compelled to laud a representative for simply following the U.S. Constitution. Yet here we are. Read story
December 13, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
While the coronavirus pandemic will receive much of the legislative attention when lawmakers convene in January, police reform also should hold a prominent place on the agenda. Read story
December 12, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To Drive & Drop. The annual food drive typically known as Walk & Knock took a different look this year, but still was deemed a success. Instead of having volunteers knock on doors throughout the county, organizers asked for donations to be delivered to drop boxes or drop-off sites… Read story
December 11, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
The closing of a Motel 6 as a homeless shelter in east Vancouver exemplifies an ongoing issue in Clark County. The battle against homelessness has been marked by good intentions resulting in stopgap measures, with the latest effort coming and going amid a coronavirus pandemic. Read story
December 10, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Without Congressional action, an estimated 12 million Americans will see unemployment benefits run out by the end of the year. Eviction moratoriums will expire, and student loan payments will resume. And vital public health efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic will lose funding. Read story
December 9, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
If science is to be the guiding force regarding a response to the coronavirus pandemic — including whether or not to open schools — information must be available. Science without data amounts to speculation. Read story
December 8, 2020, 6:03am Editorials
Washington taxpayers have a right to demand and expect a transparent accounting of how the state’s Employment Security Department was bilked out of more than $500 million. Read story
December 8, 2020, 6:00am Editorials
Last week, The Columbian ran an article about the building-trade unions who are urging the governor not to oppose the construction of a methanol refinery at the Port of Kalama (“Kalama methanol plant unions urge state to approve project,” The Columbian, Dec. 3). The methanol would go to China for… Read story
