March 28, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
As a volunteer door-knocker for the Ridgefield schools bond drive, I have spoken with many residents. One person said they cannot afford the cost. It is true. Schools cost money. But note: this bond will pass eventually. As more and more families choose to live in Ridgefield, parents will predominate… Read story
March 28, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I was shocked when I read in The Columbian that some of our tax money is going to provide state medical assistance for illegal immigrants (“Washington expands health care for undocumented immigrants,” The Seattle Times, March 12). Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I was paying my monthly NW Natural gas bill and was shocked to see a $122 WA Climate Act Fee. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
We are being nickeled and dimed to death in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is pushing hard for all of this. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
It is beyond debate that, at times over the last 75 years, people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have engaged in conduct beyond the pale, inflicting extensive pain and misery on ordinary people. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Ridgefield schools are overcapacity. With nearly 18,000 residents, we rely on two elementary schools — the same model used when our city had a population a quarter of the size. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I’ve another answer to the “when does life begin” question (Our Readers’ Views, March 14), one not constrained by the Christian Bible story. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Is President Joe Biden being hypocritical and bowing to antisemitism? Today we told the Philippines they have the United States’ “ironclad” support against China. Israel demonstrates what “ironclad” means. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Whale of a problem: My husband, Stephen Irvin, passed away on Feb. 25. I have been unable to obtain his death certificate. Consequently, he cannot be cremated. Nor can I fulfill multiple forms which require a death certificate. Read story
March 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
It seems that the mayor of Battle Ground has spoken out against the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad expansion plans and the heavy industrial rezoning the Clark County Council has proposed. Read story
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