November 13, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Dear political parties, choose your candidates wisely. Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
In the first book in the Bible, Genesis, God told Abram to go “To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation, bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and curse… Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I was 15 years old when I first canvassed for my congresswoman, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, in 2023. Why would a 15-year-old go out into the rain and freezing weather to canvas for a congressional candidate when they can’t even vote? For the same reasons anyone would do so: to… Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The article covering Leslie Lewallen’s announcement of her candidacy for the 3rd District House seat (“Leslie Lewallen sets sights on Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat,” The Columbian, Nov. 2) shows that her grasp on the truth is nearly as weak as her principal Republican opponent, Joe Kent. Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Leslie Lewallen follows the typical Republican game plan of: 1) attacking her opponents using scare tactics (drugs will flow into Vancouver if light rail is built on the Interstate 5 Bridge); 2) making preposterous claims about the Democrats (they are responsible for the closing of Target stores in Portland; really?)… Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Over the past several years, housing projects have sprouted throughout the area. Salmon Creek has experienced much of this growth. What is now needed are recreational facilities to accommodate the growing population. To my knowledge, Lincoln Elementary School tennis courts are the only public pickleball courts in the city. The… Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
In the words of a Buddhist practitioner living in Israel: “When the voices on both sides say that there are no other options, it expresses only the paths that were not taken. It is sleepwalking into suffering. It shows aggressive and reactive responses based on trauma, rather than wise actions… Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Almost four years and $500,000 later, the city of Camas’ draft Lacamas Lake Management Plan recommends doing what the city proposed four years ago — adding chemicals and asking people upstream to stop polluting. The only new revelation is that waiting so long allowed toxic algae to become the dominant… Read story
November 10, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Our elected officials have failed us. They are taking the coward’s way out and sticking with the party line … “Israel has a right to defend themselves against a Hamas attack.” Read story
November 10, 2023, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Being agnostic, I think that something is likely “out there,” but that whatever or whoever it is, is beyond full human comprehension. Being agnostic, I simply say, “I don’t know, and you don’t either, because that kind of knowing is not possible.” Read story
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