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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Put federal price on carbon

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

I am thrilled to hear about Washington’s Climate Commitment Act working to improve the health of people in the Pacific Northwest. Washington’s initiative to assess air pollution in the most highly affected counties was highlighted in the recent article “New state report: Wildfire smoke increased death rate in Spokane, across… Read story

Letter: Move Ridgefield forward

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

Ridgefield is on the rise. With so much change and development, it is time to see some transformation in the leadership department as well. Read story

Letter: Be aware of government surveillance

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

I was disappointed to read that Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, voted in favor of extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was set to expire at the end of 2023. In doing so, Perez voted to allow the FBI, NSA, CIA and other government agencies to… Read story

Letter: Housing is in crisis

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

The housing situation is in crisis (“Rents have skyrocketed at Woodland East Manufactured Home Park,” The Columbian, Jan. 13). I see people all over Southwest Washington living on the freezing cold streets. Read story

Letter: Fix needed for mobile home parks

January 19, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I read the article about skyrocketing rents at the Woodland Park East mobile home park with disgust (The Columbian, Jan. 15). The owner, Michael Werner’s company, is preying on vulnerable people, not just there, but in the many other parks he owns. Charging $1,000 or more for a small piece… Read story

Letter: Democrats are desperate

January 19, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Progressive hatred for President Donald Trump is in full bloom. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said of Trump, “He will imprison, he will execute whoever he is allowed …” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker compares Trump and MAGA to the Germans of 1930. Joe Biden called for us all to come together, again,… Read story

Letter: Follow Kimsey’s example

January 19, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey in his letter (“Kimsey clarifies editorial,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan. 6) stated that he no longer identifies with the Republican Party. He is now an independent because “members of the Republican Party attempted to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 and have… Read story

Letter: Unites States should support Ukraine

January 19, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

No U.S. boots on the ground. Only costs 5 percent of U.S. military budget. To take down Russia? That’s as good as it gets. Over 1,000 international businesses have left Russia. Selling natural resources at below wholesale. Massive exodus of Russian citizens. Russia is on its knees. We were late… Read story

Letter: Local utility earns praise

January 18, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Thank you, Clark Public Utilities. We appreciate you! Read story

Letter: Congress must help dialysis patients

January 18, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Since coming to Congress last year, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has worked across party lines to help our community. I hope she’ll do so again by working ensure that Washington’s kidney disease patients, of which I am one, can have access to proper insurance. Read story

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