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How disappointing and short-sighted that Clark College chooses to cut back, by a stunning two-thirds, its installation of native meadow. Clark was poised to be a local leader in ecological …
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12/15/25
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As a young man with a newly acquired PhD, my father traveled to Germany in the early 1930s to hear opera and visit museums. But a dark cloud hung over that country even before the elevation of …
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12/15/25
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Many in our state are probably too busy dealing with the effects of the latest “atmospheric river” to think about how winter will soon bring its own weather challenges.
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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12/12/25
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Across the country, raising the minimum wage continues to be a topic of conversation. Some claim that raising the minimum wage to $20 would help both low-income employees as well as employers. Though …
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By Sam Cardwell / Mountain States Policy Center
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12/10/25
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All across our state, every day, employers make big, positive differences in their communities. We see that in the people they employ, the products and services they produce, and in more impressive …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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12/8/25
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The Reflector recently ran a Clark County Today article with a misleading headline about “the state’s voter ID initiative,” IL 26-126, which is not a neutral statewide measure. It …
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12/8/25
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A Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI) isn’t a government mandate telling people how to live. No, of course not. It only determines how much you should be allowed to earn to live. It forces nothing …
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12/8/25
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First, let me say that any form of political violence is abhorrent, which I personally attribute to the cause of the attack on National Guardsmen in D.C.
The President's rant on social media …
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12/8/25
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Have you ever been rejected or excluded? Maybe not invited to something in a group that you thought you belonged to, or wanted to belong to? Maybe been made fun of, not always just behind your back? …
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12/8/25
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Friday, Nov. 28. My wife, Mary, went out to get our dog. She was surprised to discover a horse in our meadow. Arnie, a neighbor, knows who owns horses in our area, so Mary called him. He said …
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12/8/25
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On the surface, a pair of murders in our state nearly two months ago don’t have anything in common except for each occurring in mid-October and resulting in the arrest of a young man.
One …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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12/5/25
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When accountability comes due, Democrats in the Legislature immediately run and point to something other than their own policies. They can run, but we should not let them hide from their failures.
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By state Reps. Peter Abbarno and Travis Couture
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12/3/25
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Monty Winton’s recent response (11/11) to my earlier letters (9/22 and 10/20) doesn’t address what I’m actually proposing. The idea isn’t a “wish for a living …
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12/1/25
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Battle Ground City Council voted unanimously on November 17, 2025 to adopt the 0.1 percent sales tax that is supposed to go towards hiring additional officers. Though there was hesitation from …
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12/1/25
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Our state’s Democratic legislators have a long list of tax dreams. It’s safe to say a state income tax is at the top of their list, even though Washington voters have repeatedly said no …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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11/26/25
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North County voters deserve to know the truth about what the recent Skamania County criminal investigation uncovered. The report released on November 6 isn’t vague or political—it is …
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11/24/25
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The Washington Forest Practices Board’s recent approval of the rule requiring buffers along streams is another devastating hit to Washington’s rural timber-reliant counties, and one they …
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Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet
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11/24/25
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I have spoken many times about the importance of giving people a second chance to get on a better path. It usually comes up when the topic is our state’s management of juvenile offenders. I …
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Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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11/24/25
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Most of us want inexpensive, quality food.
Some people just want cheap food, regardless of the quality.
I am an advocate for eating quality food, grown as locally as possible.
I …
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By Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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11/19/25
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The Washington Forest Practices Board’s recent approval of the rule requiring buffers along streams is another devastating hit to Washington’s rural timber-reliant counties, and one they …
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By Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet
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11/18/25
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