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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Climate action has benefits

June 6, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

“Getting stoked for wildfires” (The Columbian, June 1) is just another close-to-home story referring to the scientists’ warnings about industry causing increased intensity and occurrences of wildfires. Read story

Letter: Judicial system works

June 6, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The greatest threat to our democracy is from within; witness the attacks on the judicial system by the leaders of what has become of the GOP and its propaganda network. Not one has come forward to acknowledge that Trump might just be a criminal and the system worked. He is… Read story

Letter: Thanks to PeaceHealth

June 6, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I was just released from the cardiac treatment areas of PeaceHealth after a 2½-week stay. Most of the time I was very sick and required a large amount of care. Everyone, from the doctors down, gave me not only incredible care but showed an amazing amount of empathy. Particularly impressive… Read story

Letter: Will Trump be allowed to vote?

June 6, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Former president Donald Trump has now been convicted by a jury of his peers of 34 felonies. Read story

Letter: Wars devalue human life

June 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I could not agree more with Mr. Kelley’s letter (“Recent wars not related to freedom,” Our Readers’ Views, May 31). World War II was the last “necessary” war. The endless loss of life since then is a stain on the United States and its political leaders. Read story

Letter: Democrats better for economy

June 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Can we finally dispense with the myth that the Republicans are better stewards of the economy? Consider the facts: Read story

Letter: Rein in city’s spending

June 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The city of Vancouver’s spend, spend, spend folks are at it again. Let’s build a $16 million housing facility that will cost $6 million to $7 million annually to operate to provide housing for 150 individuals. And let’s not let the public know what the details are. Read story

Letter: Help first responders help us

June 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

As the first to reach a young man in a particularly brutal single-vehicle collision on Highway 500 (mile marker 1.8) on the afternoon of May 24, I had dripping, shaking hands as I tried to keep pressure on the driver’s open chest. This is when I saw the most glorious… Read story

Letter: Reject Initiative 2117

June 4, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Initiative 2117 attempts to overturn the Climate Commitment Act. Proponents discuss increased costs caused by taxed industries returning costs to consumers. However, they omit the law’s benefits, short or long term. Read story

Letter: Changes needed in Evergreen

June 4, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The Evergreen Public School District is looking for its fifth superintendent in seven years. If the school board and the chief operations officer (Jenae Gomes) can’t do a better job at hiring the right person, perhaps they need a different job. Read story

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