March 8, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
If a trade war breaks out, Washington likely will be caught in the crossfire. Read story
March 7, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
The Clark County Council has, indeed, sent the wrong message. But it is not the one that council chair Marc Boldt feared. Read story
March 6, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
It is difficult, after more than four years, to come up with the proper words to mark the demise of a proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver. From the public, from elected officials, from the Editorial Board of The Columbian, many thoughts and many emotions have been spilled… Read story
March 5, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
For years, the strategy of gun-rights advocates has been to deflect and distract whenever a mass shooting raises national consciousness. That ploy has been effective, altering the conversation until interest wanes, but it has never before confronted a force like the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,… Read story
March 4, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of Senate Bill 6617 on Thursday stands as a victory for open government, the public, and the art of compromise. Read story
March 3, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To enforcing the law. Washington State Patrol troopers staked out two Vancouver schools on Monday looking for scofflaws who live in Washington but register vehicles in Oregon to avoid this state’s higher fees. Five tickets were handed out at Harney Elementary, and three at McLoughlin Middle School. The penalty… Read story
March 2, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
As Oregon officials consider placing tolls along Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 (tinyurl.com/yclvz9uu), Southwest Washington residents must make their voices heard. Silence is not an option regarding an issue that could have a large financial impact upon this region while defining transportation in the area for years to come. Read story
March 1, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
In a way, Battle Ground has been seeking an identity since long before it officially existed. Read story
February 28, 2018, 6:03am Editorials
Like the titular character in “Hamilton: An American Musical,” Jay Inslee did not throw away his shot. When given an opportunity to speak publicly with President Trump on Monday, Washington’s governor made clear his feelings about proposals to have schoolteachers carry guns. Read story
February 27, 2018, 6:08am Editorials
Gov. Jay Inslee should veto the Legislature’s shameful attempt to make state government more secretive and less responsive to the public. He must send a strong reminder to lawmakers that they work for the people of Washington and that such a role does not place them outside the reach of… Read story
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