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Editorials

In Our View: Issue of Aging Needs Focus

June 27, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

While we often celebrate the green that imbues this part of the country, the defining color in coming decades might be gray. Read story

In Our View: Wage a Work in Progress

June 26, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

Seattle’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, passed by the city council in 2014 and designed to phase in a $15-an-hour wage floor, should be viewed as an important long-range experiment. And, as with any meaningful experiment, it requires time for the consequences — both intended and unintended — to play out. Read story

In Our View: Oregon Toll Plan Bad Idea

June 25, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

They must have misunderstood. Read story

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers

June 24, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

Cheers: To zero tolerance. With next week’s holiday marking the first Fourth of July since a ban on personal fireworks went into effect in Vancouver, city officials are promising strict enforcement. Read story

In Our View: Pay Respects to Boeing 747

June 23, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

It transformed the airline industry and it brought international travel to the masses. So as Boeing officials acknowledge that the 747 has outlived its usefulness as a passenger plane, a eulogy seems to be in order. Read story

In Our View: No to Oil Terminal

June 22, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

With numerous factors resulting in a complex debate, it is imperative to occasionally whittle discussion about a proposed oil terminal in Vancouver down to its essence. That essence amounts to environmental protection, safety, and energy availability. Read story

In Our View: Sick Approach to Health Bill

June 21, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are debating legislation that could fundamentally alter what happens to more than $3 trillion annually — and they are reluctant to let you know about it. Read story

In Our View: Live Here, Register Here

June 20, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

Want to get people riled up in Clark County? Simply broach the issue of scofflaws who live in Washington but register their vehicles in Oregon. Read story

In Our View: Put Out ‘Fire Borrowing’

June 19, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

Predicting the severity of wildfire season in the Northwest is a lot like predicting the weather in March — you can make an educated guess using the best possible science, but you might be wrong. Read story

In Our View: Central Role of Fathers

June 18, 2017, 6:03am Editorials

Admittedly, Father’s Day can sometimes seem like an afterthought. With the day in their honor coming about a month after Mother’s Day and with mothers, on average, still bearing a majority of child-rearing duties, fathers often play second fiddle. Read story