November 20, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Vancouver is considering a “bridge shelter” for some of its homeless population. Additional “bridge shelters” should be built as part of the Interstate Bridge Replacement. Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Reading the headlines in the Nov. 14 edition of The Columbian reminds me of how terrible Interstate 5 south is between the Battle Ground onramp and the Interstate 5/Interstate 205 split. Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
It is called “war” yet one side has no uniformed military forces, no electricity, no potable water, and is mainly comprised of children trying to survive on two pieces of bread a day. Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Washington’s cap-and-trade program, backed by Gov. Jay Inslee, has brought about unforeseen hardships. The tangible outcomes behind environmental stewardship have been far from positive. We now bear some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation. Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
It’s that time of year when autumn in the Pacific Northwest is at its most beautiful. This means the weather is also getting colder. The ongoing issue of homelessness persists and many people are in serious need of shelter. What can be done to impress our leaders to take action? Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I’m dismayed by the use of the term “homelessness” in the city of Vancouver’s recent emergency declaration for problems more closely associated with a completely broken criminal justice system that invites people addicted to drugs and/or the mentally ill to live on the streets and push the envelope of bad… Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Hamas attacked Israel by murdering citizens as they enjoyed the benefits of peace in that unsettled land. They randomly killed or kidnapped people of all races, sexes, religions and nationalities, going so far as to invade a Woodstock event as it unfolded. It was a horrendous act of terrorism from… Read story
November 18, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Instead of Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes declaring 48 acres of city land off limits to homeless camping, how about designating 48 acres of city land somewhere as the only place where homeless camping is allowed? This idea would solve so many problems and would also eliminate the need for… Read story
November 17, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Antisemitism infects many college students today. They naively side with Hamas terrorists at anti-Israel protests. Some deny Hamas horrifically slaughtered 1,200 Jews and 31 Americans. Others believe Israel deserved the carnage. Probably the same ones that shout, “death to Israel.” Read story
November 17, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I read in Stev Dieringer’s letter (“Second Amendment not a threat,” Our Readers’ Views, Nov. 9), that the Second Amendment “was incorporated into our constitution to curb central government.” I must have misread the Constitution. Read story
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