August 28, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
In perhaps the best political address I’ve heard in my 80-plus years, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president of the United States. Read story
August 28, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Dear girl dads and granddads, when you cast your vote this November would you please think about your daughters and granddaughters? What message are you sending to your girls about their worth if you vote for a self-avowed and convicted abuser of females? Read story
August 28, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I smiled when I read Dick Lee’s letter (“An observation about Republicans,” Our Readers’ Views, Aug. 23) about Donald Trump and JD Vance’s wives being immigrants or the daughter of immigrants. But I think Mr. Lee misunderstands what the core of Trump and Vance’s anti-immigration stance is. It’s not immigration… Read story
August 28, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A friend and I were in the mess stuck in the traffic not too far from the modular home that got stuck on the slough bridge on state Highway 14 (“One dead in seven-vehicle crash in traffic backup,” The Columbian, Aug. 22). After a lengthy wait, a Department of Transportation… Read story
August 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Not only do we have a climate crisis, we are in a planetary emergency. Emergencies are when you have unacceptable risks and running out of time. Read story
August 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Brad Benton calls the new bridge a “one-way homelessness superhighway.” Joe Kent says, “It’s going to be the fentanyl, antifa expressway.” And John Ley does not want a “multimodal” bridge, whatever that is (“Could the November election spell trouble for the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project?” The Columbian, Aug. 17). Read story
August 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
A few weeks ago, the streetlight in front of my house stopped working. Read story
August 27, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
There is conflict going on in Battle Ground. The city has one major creek, but the creek has two names. Some maps use Woodin Creek, others Weaver Creek. Read story
August 26, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I would start by saying homelessness is out of control in our state, but that’s not exactly true. Washington has fewer homeless residents (per capita) than New York or Vermont (two other liberal states; this isn’t all about politics). However, 50 percent of Washington’s homeless population is unsheltered, compared to… Read story
August 24, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Salmon are astonishing amid restrictions. We are confused helpers of salmon. Arrogant indulgers using more dead than alive saying it’s helpful. What? Watch them die off? Read story