April 23, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Like nearly every state, Washington has a “sore loser law,” to help organize the chaos that can engulf elections for political office. Other laws also work to define who is eligible or not eligible to run for various positions within state government. Read story
April 22, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To the StormBots. The robotics team at Skyview High School qualified for last weekend’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship in Houston. To get there, members had to design and build a robot that picks up a series of orange foam rings, climbs an apparatus… Read story
April 20, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
The Evergreen school district is looking for its fourth superintendent in seven years. Such turmoil at the top highlights the difficulties facing Clark County’s largest school district and public education throughout Washington. Read story
April 19, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
The difficulty of population projections can be seen in Clark County’s 2004 estimates. While the process is an imperfect science, it represents an important step in preparing the region for a manageable future. Read story
April 18, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
A headline in The Columbian this week seemed appropriate, if a bit understated. Read story
April 17, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
The details and the legalese surrounding Washington’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines are complex. But state officials must continue to defend gun legislation passed by the representatives of the people. Read story
April 16, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Sooner, rather than later, public schools must stop using the fallout from COVID-19 as an excuse for all manner of shortcomings. Read story
April 15, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Cheers: To Safe Stay sites. The city of Vancouver has added $163,896 to the budget of Hope Village, one of its four Safe Stay communities. The money, which increases the annual budget to $766,457, will be used to give cost-of-living wage increases to staff and hire a case manager to… Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
A proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not only startling, but triggers questions about the power of humans to control our natural environment. Read story
April 12, 2024, 6:03am Editorials
Local residents probably do not need validation from national media, but it’s nice when it arrives. So, congratulations are warranted for Camas, which has been listed by Money.com (formerly Money magazine) as one of the “50 Best Places to Live” in the United States. Read story
