September 9, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
According to demographers, approximately one-third of the United States population was born in 1997 or later — defined as Generation Z and Generation Alpha. Those cohorts have no conscious memory of the events on Sept. 11, 2001 — or the nation that existed previously. Read story
September 8, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
The nuances of representative democracy are easily lost. Particularly in an era when sound-bite theatrics are often confused with governance, it is easy to overlook the specifics that go into developing legislation. Read story
September 7, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
As the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated, internet service has passed out of the “luxury” category to become a household necessity. Like running water or electricity, we should expect governments to construct and support infrastructure that delivers fast, reliable service to all American households. Read story
September 6, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
The Federal Trade Commission should heed the advice of Washington’s Mike Pellicciotti and six fellow state treasurers in opposing a merger of the Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains. Read story
September 5, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
The saga of a once-burgeoning food-cart pod in Vancouver is a lose-lose situation for customers, small-business owners, the city and a local church. Read story
September 4, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To history. A report from the National Park Service asserts that more than 964,000 people visited the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in 2022. That includes visitors to park grounds, the Pearson Air Museum, the visitor center and the McLoughlin House Unit in Oregon City, Ore. That translates into… Read story
September 2, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
This weekend we observe Labor Day, “an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers,” per the U.S. Department of Labor’s website. Read story
September 1, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
The headlines are written with a sense of doom, as if presaging an encroaching hurricane or warning about the impact of climate change. Read story
August 31, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
During a roundtable discussion this month in Vancouver, a recovering addict delivered a powerful summary of the scourge that is fentanyl. Read story
August 30, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
Consider these to be gentle reminders: COVID-19 is still with us, and vaccinations remain the most effective way to avoid the virus. Read story
