June 9, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
We’re guessing state officials are pretty lousy at carnival games, like the one where you estimate how many gumballs are in a giant jar. That is, at least, if their projections for a new capital gains tax are any indication. Read story
June 8, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
The biggest impacts of climate change are well known. Melting glaciers, increasingly severe storms and changing habitat for species big and small are part of the common narrative surrounding warming temperatures. Read story
June 7, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
According to Webster’s, the definition of “commencement” is “a beginning or start.” So it is fitting that we typically refer to graduation ceremonies as a commencement — looking to the future rather than celebrating (or bemoaning) the past. Read story
June 6, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
In multiple ways, Friday’s edition of The Columbian reflected growing debates about energy production in the United States. Read story
June 5, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
A groundbreaking last week for new facilities at the Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver represents a strong investment from the state and a firm belief in the unique value provided by the specialty school. Read story
June 3, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
Thus far, we don’t know all the facts about a fatal police shooting Tuesday in central Vancouver. But because of increased scrutiny placed on such shootings, we are confident that those facts will emerge, providing transparency and accountability. Read story
June 2, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
From the files of self-delusion, there is a popular saying that “60 is the new 50.” Unless, of course, the speaker is closer to 50 years of age, in which case 50 is the new 40. The point is that we like to pretend we are ageless, creaky joints and… Read story
June 1, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
Some 50 years ago, members of Congress were forceful and united regarding a desire to clean up and protect the United States’ waterways. Such unity is needed again from a legislative body that too often these days succumbs to division and directionless meandering. Lawmakers must defend and bolster the Clean… Read story
May 31, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
If Congress approves the budget agreement hammered out by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, it should generate only a brief sigh of relief from the American public. Returning the nation to fiscal sanity rather than brinkmanship will require the elimination of the arcane and archaic debt ceiling. Read story
May 30, 2023, 6:03am Editorials
There are variations of this axiom, but we’ll go with a relatively tasteful one: Opinions are like noses; everybody has one and none of them are perfect. Read story
