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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Don’t reclassify marijuana

May 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Reclassification of marijuana is not a good step (“Reclassification of marijuana a good first step,” In Our View, May 4). Any substance that can be measured in the human body up to 30 days after ingestion cannot tempt me to believe it does not affect judgment within that period. Another… Read story

Letter: Help needed with young pup

May 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I’m a disabled senior who was asked to save a young dog’s life from the harm he was subjected to living in the homeless community on the streets of downtown Vancouver. Moby was a 5-month-old bullmastiff/shepherd cross pup who, even though he had signs of abuse, was loving and so… Read story

Letter: Biden ignores Israeli actions

May 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I’m writing this on World Press Freedom Day. This is the day on which we recognize the critical position a free press plays in support of an informed citizenry — without which democracy cannot function. Notable during this day is the call by Joe Biden to free journalists held captive… Read story

Letter: Republicans disdain democracy

May 10, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Proposals endorsed at the recent Republican convention in Spokane included calling for an end to: The use of mail voting; the use of machines to count votes; and the ability to vote for U.S. senators. Delegates also approved a resolution asking people to stop using the word “democracy” because the… Read story

Letter: Protesters threaten democracy

May 9, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I’m confused. For over three years our president has been telling us that the greatest threat to democracy is right wing, MAGA, white supremacists. Read story

Letter: Commentary, cartoon are off base

May 9, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I must offer a retort to the cartoon published on May 3, and Froma Harrop’s dishonest column the same day smearing those who are protesting the genocide in Gaza, supported by the United States. Read story

Letter: Perez needs to up her game

May 9, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I want to echo Karissa Halstrom’s letter (“Vote to end aid to Israel,” Our Readers’ Views, May 3). Read story

Letter: Character matters in a president

May 9, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

If you’re still supporting Donald Trump for president, you’re saying that the 91 criminal indictments, or his sexual assault and bank fraud guilty verdicts don’t really matter to you. Read story

Letter: Morality goes beyond Christianity

May 8, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

A good many people, including a recent writer with a letter to the editor of The Columbian, are under the assumption that moral values originate in Christian sources. Read story

Letter: Keep protests peaceful

May 8, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I support the right of the protesters on college campuses to voice their opinion of the war in Gaza or any other cause whether it is right or wrong. Read story

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