May 16, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
The U.S. Senate recently took steps to help American corporations — including many in Clark County — compete in the global marketplace. But more needs to be done. Read story
May 15, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Tucked into the state operating budget recently passed by the Legislature is $750,000 to study the removal of dams along the Snake River. Out of a two-year budget of $52.4 billion, an amount of less than $1 million is a relative pittance. Yet the item is notable for its wastefulness. Read story
May 14, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
While elections for federal office or state executive positions routinely draw plenty of attention from voters and media outlets, in many ways this year’s races have a bigger impact on our daily lives. Read story
May 13, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
At the risk of raining on the parade of sunny weather Clark County has enjoyed the past couple weeks, we have managed to find a dark cloud amidst the clear skies: Forecasters predict a busy wildfire season for Western Washington. Read story
May 12, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Countless tributes have been dedicated to mothers, uttered by people more eloquent than ourselves. “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers,” Rudyard Kipling reportedly wrote. “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved,” philosopher Erich Fromm is credited with saying. Read story
May 11, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To Fourth Plain revitalization. The city of Vancouver has been awarded an $800,000 grant from the Legislature for development of a community commons along Fourth Plain Boulevard. Preliminary plans include 50 upstairs apartments and a ground-floor commons with a commercial kitchen incubator, a central workspace, a shared event and… Read story
May 10, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Gov. Jay Inslee this week signed a series of gun-control bills sent to him by the Legislature. The most notable is a ban on “ghost guns” — plastic firearms made on 3D printers, and guns without serial numbers, including those constructed from do-it-yourself kits that are available online. Read story
May 9, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
More than a week after lawmakers wrapped up their 2019 session, the guess is that even political junkies are still wading through the $54.2 billion biennial budget passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Heck, we’re still trying to figure out where our taxes will be going over the next two years,… Read story
May 8, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
For too long, rape victims in Washington have often been met with institutional indifference. The state has an estimated backlog of 10,000 untested rape evidence kits, leaving victims without justice and leaving perpetrators free to commit more crimes. Read story
May 7, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Undoubtedly, there is plenty of good economic news. The jobs report issued last week by the Labor Department showed strong growth and an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent — the lowest in 50 years. Read story
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