November 20, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
As misleading euphemisms go, Oregon’s Value Pricing Committee scores big points. It could, after all, be the Get Washington Drivers to Pay For Projects That Don’t Help Them Committee. Read story
November 19, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
Democracy, as many people have noted over the years, can be messy. It also, as others have said, is the worst possible political system — except for every other one that has been attempted. Read story
November 18, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To state parks. Not eager to battle the crowds and engage in some Black Friday shopping? Then consider a visit to a state park in Washington or Oregon the day after Thanksgiving. Both states will waive fees for areas that include Battle Ground Lake, Paradise Point, and Reed Island… Read story
November 17, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
As local residents this week celebrated the expected demise of an oil terminal proposal for the Port of Vancouver, a significant monkey wrench was tossed into the works of a proposed coal terminal in Longview. Read story
November 16, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
Allow us to begin by debunking a common superstition: No, a dog’s mouth does not have fewer germs than a human’s, despite many believing that to be true. As the American Kennel Club writes: “Most of us have just accepted this as fact, when we think about it at all,… Read story
November 15, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
Since at least the time of the Industrial Revolution, American philanthropists have fueled scientific innovation and civic development throughout the United States. Read story
November 14, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
Vancouver is in need of a day center to serve homeless citizens. Creating a location that provides meals, shower and laundry services and access to transit is an essential part of being a full-service city. Read story
November 13, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
It has been said often throughout the ages, including by Winston Churchill and in Spider-Man comics and by the Supreme Court of the United States: With great power comes great responsibility. Read story
November 12, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
In analyzing the results from Tuesday’s election, we are drawn to something written last week by Lou Brancaccio, editor emeritus of The Columbian. Read story
November 11, 2017, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To those who voted. Unfortunately, that does not apply to many of us, as voter turnout for Tuesday’s general election was a little more than 30 percent in Clark County. That’s about one-third of registered voters — not of those who are eligible to vote — and that means… Read story
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