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Editor,
Even people who are against Propositions 10 & 11 agree that Ridgefield schools are overcrowded and need repair. What does that mean for the students? At the elementary school, Union …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
Rents, property taxes, groceries, gasoline, health care, energy and utilities, medical and dental care and so on are all on an inflationary tear. We all are experiencing this. My family …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
When it comes to our tax dollars, it’s natural to question where they’re going and what they’re being used for. Skepticism is healthy, especially when it comes to …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
I’m a retired person living on a fixed income. I support both bond propositions, 10 and 11, for Ridgefield schools.
When I was a kid growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, I …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
In response to the letter to the editor about President Trump’s lies is laughable. President Biden has spoken so many lies that he cannot even remember them without note cards. He …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
All you have to know about The Reflector can be summed up by reading Cade Barker’s first sentence announcing In-N-Out Burgers coming to Ridgefield. He says, “Animal-style …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
Vancouver, British Columbia is building an immersed tube tunnel under the Fraser River called the Highway 99 Tunnel. The Fraser River crossing is comparable to the IBR in scope and size. …
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3/18/24
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Editor,
How should we gauge overcrowding at Ridgefield schools? Some would say just look at the number of modular classrooms. State and local requirements mandate that schools plan for their …
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3/11/24
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Editor,
As the executive chair of Citizens for Ridgefield Schools, I have been engaged in the discussion surrounding the overcrowding crisis happening in our schools for a while now. Despite …
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3/11/24
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Editor,
Did you know there’s a looming health care crisis in southwest Washington that will affect everyone’s medical care. Regence Blue Cross is in negotiations with Legacy Medical. …
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3/5/24
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Editor,
What is actually needed to address growth in the Ridgefield School District (RSD)? That’s a question I’ve been looking into because RSD focused on overall growth and funding …
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3/5/24
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Editor,
I am writing to encourage non-voters to vote yes for the upcoming school bond propositions in Ridgefield. Ridgefield bonds typically receive yes votes from 59% of voters, but Washington …
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3/5/24
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Editor,
According to Exxon, Americans in the future will decide it is necessary to retrieve the pollution that we are currently discharging from our tailpipes and gas furnaces. Exxon thinks the …
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3/5/24
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Editor,
The recent missive of Roy Schimelpfenig (Feb. 21, The Reflector) was a mishmash of misleading, misinformed, misbeliefs and mistaken statements (I have run out of M’s). I will …
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2/26/24
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Editor,
I just ran across an old edition of the Reflector and knew why I had saved it. It said that a YMCA would be coming to Battle Ground soon. So I looked at the date: 2017. Seven years is …
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2/26/24
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Editor,
As someone who has watched five school bonds fail and worked to increase voter turnout for some of them, I am feeling optimistic about the April 23 ballot propositions for Ridgefield …
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2/26/24
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Editor,
In seven years as a resident of Ridgefield, I’ve witnessed our city’s ongoing remarkable transformation from a close-knit farm community to a vibrant extension of Portland …
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2/26/24
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Editor,
I write in favor of protecting our wildlife at Chelatchie, Curtin Creek (Barberton) and the rest of our county from the current operator and his illegal and unpermitted activities. I …
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2/19/24
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Editor,
Before ignorance replaced common sense, politicians helped the working man and woman. Today they can’t even identify a man or woman. Mainstream media gave up truth in journalism to …
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2/19/24
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Editor,
On the heels of national news that shows that railroad operators around the country want to reduce safety regulations, even in the face of the derailment at East Palestine, Ohio, the …
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2/19/24
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