April 15, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To Safe Stay sites. The city of Vancouver has added $163,896 to the budget of Hope Village, one of its four Safe Stay communities. The money, which increases the annual budget to $766,457, will be used to give cost-of-living wage increases to staff and hire a case manager to… Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
A proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not only startling, but triggers questions about the power of humans to control our natural environment. Read story
April 12, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Local residents probably do not need validation from national media, but it’s nice when it arrives. So, congratulations are warranted for Camas, which has been listed by Money.com (formerly Money magazine) as one of the “50 Best Places to Live” in the United States. Read story
April 11, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
President Joe Biden’s latest effort to forgive some student loan debt should generate strident debate. There are good arguments to be made on both sides. Read story
April 10, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
After years of giving lip-service to the issue, Congress appears poised to address data privacy and the reach of Big Tech. Such attention is long overdue. Read story
April 9, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Sooner or later, it is likely that a decision to close Larch Corrections Center in Clark County will prove costly to Southwest Washington residents. State officials should demonstrate more urgency in replacing the essential firefighting resources that long were based at the facility. Read story
April 8, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To solar options. The Port of Camas-Washougal and Clark Public Utilities are celebrating completion of a joint Community Solar East project. The program has installed solar systems atop five buildings at the port’s industrial park; customers of Clark Public Utilities buy shares in the project, allowing them to invest… Read story
April 6, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
When considering school bond measures in Ridgefield — or the choices available in any other election — it is important to focus on the issue rather than extraneous distractions. With that in mind, the Columbian’s Editorial Board recommends that voters approve Propositions 10 and 11 in the Ridgefield School District. Read story
April 5, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Many Washingtonians likely know that Idaho is our nation’s potato capital. Our neighbors to the east, after all, like to drive around with license plates reading “FAMOUS POTATOES,” and bags of frozen products in local grocery stores are proudly emblazoned with “Grown in Idaho.” Read story
April 4, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Reducing carbon emissions and our reliance on fossil fuels requires more than wishful thinking. It requires realistic notions about how to power our industries and charge our cellphones and, increasingly, fuel our cars. Read story
