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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Bridge plan is unworkable

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The Coast Guard is requiring that a new Interstate 5 Bridge must have clearance underneath for river traffic to be the same, 178 feet, as the clearance of the existing bridges is in the raised position. Read story

Letter: Letter makes generalizations

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

In Roy Schimelpfenig’s letter (“Democrats rely on lies,” Our Readers’ Views, March 12), he again tries to pigeonhole Democrats and liberals. Read story

Letter: Caring curiosity has benefits

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Reporting to the House Judiciary Committee, Robert Hur, appointed to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, dismissed him as “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly.” Adding injury to insult, he then lied that Biden couldn’t recall his son Beau’s death date. Read story

Letter: Be aware of elder abuse

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I recently discovered my grandparents were quoted $6,500 for the installation of two toilets by a licensed plumber. Around six times more than the average homeowner — and yes they paid it. Read story

Letter: Lindsay not best for Ridgefield

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Jennifer Lindsay was not reappointed as mayor of Ridgefield for two simple reasons; she refuses to communicate with her fellow councilors and she forgot how to count. Read story

Letter: Ask Fido about dog parks

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Lost in the debate about rezoning near 117th Avenue in Brush Prairie is Lucky Dog Park tucked behind a dead end at 149th Street. Read story

Letter: Ridgefield school bonds are tone deaf

March 20, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Rents, property taxes, groceries, gasoline, health care, energy and utilities, medical and dental care and so on are all on an inflationary tear. Read story

Letter: Support Chinook Nation restoration

March 20, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

On Feb. 22, the Chinook Indian Nation celebrated a major milestone in our fight to restore our federal recognition: the resolution of Docket 234, which reconfirmed our legal heirship to the settlement funds from our 1970 victory before the Indian Court of Claims and our role as the sole political… Read story

Letter: Solutions, not conspiracy theories

March 20, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

In April 2022, former President Barack Obama warned that the proliferation of disinformation poses a serious threat to our democratic institutions. Read story

Letter: Reagan would be sickened

March 20, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The immigration problem has vexed our nation for generations without solution. It will only be solved with bipartisan compromise. Unexpectedly, just such a bill was hammered out earlier this year. However, it was tanked by one person: Donald Trump, acting for purely political purposes. Read story

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