April 6, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To a moving economy. Port of Vancouver officials report that 2018 was another record year, with 8.1 million metric tons of goods being moved. That marks an 8.3 percent increase over 2017 and the fifth consecutive year of record activity at the port. That translates into $38 million in… Read story
April 5, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
The founding of Washington State University’s medical school in Spokane was a big step toward improving health care throughout the state. Now, the Legislature should provide an extra boost by allowing for larger enrollment at the school. Read story
April 4, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
The measles outbreak of 2019 reached a milestone this week, and Clark County has played an ignominious role in the surge. Nationally, the number of measles cases reached 387, passing in three months the total that was recorded in all of 2018. Read story
April 3, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
An audit of operations at Pearson Field points out the need for adherence to basic business principles and for oversight from the city of Vancouver. Failure is costly to taxpayers. Read story
April 2, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
While there were the predictable cheerleading and mild boasting and acknowledgment of shortcomings, last week’s State of the City address from Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle also touched upon something often lost in today’s political climate. Read story
April 1, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Like most two-year colleges, Clark College is subject to fluctuations in the economy. Read story
March 31, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
We have trouble believing that an incident at Gaiser Middle School, characterized by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office as a riot, is related to recent police shootings in the area. But we are willing to listen. Read story
March 30, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To Fort Vancouver. That would be the original Fort Vancouver, a small outpost christened in 1825. Archaeologists have been unable to pinpoint the location of the first fort, knowing only that it was on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River and that it was not where the reconstructed Fort… Read story
March 29, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
Let’s see … take $500,000, subtract $2.78 million … yep, we’re having trouble seeing how this adds up for the city of Vancouver. On the other hand, journalists are notoriously math-challenged, so maybe a tax break for a developer at The Waterfront Vancouver site will pay off in the long… Read story
March 28, 2019, 6:03am Editorials
When considering a proposal for offshore drilling along the coasts of Washington and other states, the Trump administration should pay heed to the notion of state’s rights. It is, after all, a time-honored philosophy of Republicans. Read story
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