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Editorials

In Our View: Voters understand elections conducted fairly

June 1, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Months before the 2024 election, voters in Clark County already have weighed in on one contentious issue — our elections are safe, fair and conducted with integrity. Read story

In Our View: Police academy will improve community safety

May 31, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

For years, various studies have indicated that Washington is under-policed. Our state routinely ranks near the bottom in terms of law-enforcement officers per capita, a situation that not only inhibits the prevention and prosecution of crime but generates stress for officers who are on the job. Read story

In Our View: Take action on critical U.S. child care crisis

May 30, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

In considering expansive and contentious legislation, it is important to heed the concerns of critics. Read story

In Our View: Strengthen middle class, backbone of economy

May 29, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Being middle class in the United States is largely a state of mind. Read story

In Our View: Work together to confront homelessness

May 28, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Homelessness is an urgent, persistent and obvious problem in our community, one that requires cooperation between governing bodies. Because of that, a decision last week by the Clark County Council is perplexing. Read story

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Space exploration; shortages

May 27, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Cheers: To explorers. Visiting with an astronaut can be interesting for elementary school students, and a conversation this week was particularly unusual for students in the Camas School District. Dr. Michael Barratt made an appearance through a video link from the International Space Station, approximately 250 miles overhead. Read story

In Our View: Acknowledge cost of freedom on Memorial Day

May 25, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Memorial Day can mean different things to different Americans. Barbecues, auto racing, the unofficial start of summer — they all come to mind with the annual three-day weekend. But at some point between the hamburgers and the beverages, Americans should pause to acknowledge the meaning behind the most solemn of… Read story

In Our View: Investment in housing belated, necessary

May 24, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Over the past three years, the Legislature has made strong commitments to facilitate the construction of low-income housing throughout Washington. But as history demonstrates, it will take decades for these efforts to be fully realized. The current housing crisis and increased homelessness have their foundations in long-ago federal policy and… Read story

In Our View: FAA reauthorization win for travelers, Congress

May 23, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

Despite well-documented troubles at Boeing, a series of harrowing incidents and growing passenger frustration, commercial air travel in the United States remains remarkably safe. Congress’ reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration is designed to keep it that way. Read story

In Our View: Umpires’ body camera use reflection of society

May 22, 2024, 6:03am Editorials

There is an old saying that character is what you do when nobody is watching. But what about these days, when cameras are watching seemingly everywhere? Read story