April 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
George Will in his diatribe (“Good news awkward for all,” The Columbian, March 29) blathers on about “transfer payments.” That as if transfer payments are welfare. Social Security is a transfer payment, plus Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment. Read story
April 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
The recent release of the Republican Study Committee’s 2025 budget plan is designed to make America poor again by eliminating the safety net policies and provisions serving most Americans. Read story
April 5, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Ellen Sward is correct that child deaths don’t lead to peace (Our Readers’ Views, March 26), but she should have addressed her concern to the leaders of Hamas and the Palestinians who support Hamas, as they are the ones who have put children in harm’s way by using the civilians… Read story
April 4, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Based on the ever-growing opposition to the Freight Rail Dependent Use, the Legislature should consider repeal of the legislation that allows for this chaos to continue. Read story
April 4, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
I agree with the ideas expressed by Gordon Matthews (“Plan ahead for power generation,” Our Readers’ Views, March 30). Read story
April 4, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
My heart nearly broke for Carleen Stephens (“Democrats are erasing women,” Our Readers’ Views, March 28). Imagine the crushing fear and consuming rage of someone who feels that transgender and nonbinary persons, undocumented immigrants, schoolteachers and the homeless are responsible for all the terrible things she is obviously experiencing. Read story
April 4, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Regarding recent letters referring to “illegal immigrants” — concerned with providing immigrants health care and worried about immigrant crime: Read story
April 3, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Watching C-SPAN a couple weeks ago I witnessed a congressman pressing, demanding, from a subpoenaed person, a “simple yes or no answer.” Read story
April 3, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
While I agree with Susan Allen (“Keep tolls, crime off new bridge,” Our Readers’ Views, March 27) that working commuters should not bear the expense of replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge, she also revives the tired trope against light rail on the bridge by claiming “Bringing light rail into Southwest… Read story
April 3, 2024, 6:00am Letters to the Editor
Disorder at the border pales compared to America’s deeper troubles. Disorder is destroying our nation. Across our land, opposing camps divide America. Donald Trump, the king of chaotic disorder, again seeks the presidency. Trump doesn’t solve problems. He creates them. Read story
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