August 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Sadly, I’m getting used to seeing low voter levels, such as the 40 percent for the August 2024 primary. Read story
August 13, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
On my way home today, I noticed the sign supporting Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wasn’t up anymore. Then I saw the remains of her sign lying below the Kent sign that more than likely is on the boards hers was on. Read story
August 12, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
This past spring, I visited Bonneville Dam for the first time and was captivated by the surrounding beauty. A long, winding river; trees of evergreen; a bright blistering sun shining down on tall grass and wildflowers; birds of prey and song twirling in the clear sky above; fishermen and their… Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I am avoiding the mistake of voting the party line. Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I have to respond to Etha Bohr’s letter to the editor (“Democrats threaten democracy,” Our Readers’ Views, Aug. 2). Here’s what I have to say: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A Republican priority in 2025 is “Schedule F,” which would reclassify 50,000 federal employees as political appointees. They could be fired without cause and replaced with political cronies, back-scratchers and apparatchiks. This abuse, known as a spoils system, was rampant in the federal government until it was ended by the… Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Aug. 6 was the 79th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing an estimated 140,000 civilians. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing another 75,000. The United States is the only country that has used nuclear weapons on other nations.… Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Not long ago, Donald Trump issued a call for Christians to vote. I am a Christian and do plan to vote, but not for a serial adulterer, convicted criminal, corrupt businessman, insurrectionist, a man who brags about grabbing women by their genitals and compulsive liar. The Bible says, “By their… Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Cook in peace. They really aren’t coming for your gas stoves despite Ann Donnelly’s assertion. (“I-2066 protects free market, individual choice,” The Columbian, Aug. 3). Donnelly claims Initiative 2066 is on the side of individual freedom. Whose freedom is she actually talking about? Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Thank you President Biden for stepping aside and saving our democracy. Read story
