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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Vanco Golf Range will be missed

November 1, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Add one more headstone to the adjoining Park Hill Cemetery, this one chiseled with “Vanco Golf Range.” Our city council and staff have put their collective heads in the sand trap, burying a community jewel in favor of more apartments. Read story

Letter: Kent ads are misleading

November 1, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

We don’t typically see many political ads here in Oregon. Read story

Letter: Support Fuentes, Little for county

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Columbian readers have seen this past week that the Clark County Council sorely needs effective leadership. Please vote for Wil Fuentes and Matt Little for county council. We must have a council that will obey state laws, accept responsibility for homeless response and commit to a strong public safety system… Read story

Letter: Reject ballot initiatives

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Vote “no” on initiatives 2109, 2117, 2124 and 2066. Brian Heywood, a man from California, paid over $6 million of his own money to add the initiatives on the ballot and serve him and his rich friends’ interests. Read story

Letter: Invest in a free press

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I recently read the column “From the Newsroom: Local news still declining,” (The Columbian, Oct. 26) and was shocked by the speed at which newspapers are disappearing. As someone lucky enough to have access to multiple forms of the press, it opened my eyes to read about the “news deserts”… Read story

Letter: Reject Initiative 2109

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Vote “no” on Initiative 2109. Although it is framed as a beneficial tax cut to everyone, it will only help the richest people in Washington. Not many people have capital gains over $250,000. It may seem like something that is still good because nobody likes taxes, but all it will… Read story

Letter: Reject Initiative 2117

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Please vote “no” on Initiative 2117. The initiative will take away one-third of the state budget for transportation. It will take away funding for forest management and wildfire prevention. It will take away funding for cleaning up our water supply and air pollution. Read story

Letter: Build other bridges first

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

I’ve noted state Highway 14 widening is now open. Traffic delays, safer transitions from Highway 14 to Interstate 205 will be affected. I’ve communicated to the committee in the past concerns regarding I-5 Bridge replacement, with little response. Read story

Letter: Keep Washington beautiful

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Washington state has made progress in its efforts to protect its natural beauty, but ongoing environmental issues persist. As reported in recent articles, our state faces serious threats from climate change and pollution . Temperatures have warmed by 2 degrees since 1900, and extreme events like droughts, floods, wildfires, and… Read story

Letter: Vote Harris for president

October 31, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

Donald Trump looks a lot like Mussolini, talks a lot like Hitler and plans to behave a lot like Stalin if elected (stating that he will send troops against his enemies within the U.S.). He wants to emulate Putin and become a dictator; he has stated that this is his… Read story

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