People of Battle Ground, the clear choice for council seat 3 is Dan Dingham. He was picked for the seat after being interviewed due to a member’s relocation from the area. They made the correct …
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10/16/23
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While media focus was on Joe Biden’s decree putting a tiny plot of land within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) off limits to oil and gas exploration, reporters ignored the bigger …
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Don Brunell
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10/16/23
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With Washington state (along with California, New York and Florida) topping the charts with the highest homeless populations, cities in Washington are taking different approaches to helping the …
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Mark Harmsworth
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10/16/23
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Once, when a Republican congressman from Massachusetts accused Lincoln of having changed his mind, Lincoln replied, ‘Yes, I have; and I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today …
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Bruce McLay / Guest columnist
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10/9/23
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First, I would like to compliment our newspaper, The Reflector, for covering so many important issues in our local area. I have been their fan for over five years now. As I was reading through last …
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10/9/23
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Electing the right candidate for a school board position is very important. I had the pleasure this past summer to work with Rob Peterson at the Lions food booth at the Clark County Fair where Rob …
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10/9/23
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Here we go again! Yet another Trump fan (Tom Nelson, Sept. 27 letter), invoking the wisdom of esteemed investigative reporter Tucker Carlson, suggested that the Jan. 6 riot (they don’t like the …
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After 18 months of brutal combat in Ukraine it is evident that the current status quo is not sustainable. The Ukrainians have fought valiantly but have sustained hundreds of thousands of casualties, …
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10/9/23
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The cult of Trump, also known as the current Republican Party, is trying to destroy America! What have the Republicans accomplished lately? They have put more guns on the streets. They have rolled …
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There is an axiom: Don’t let “the perfect” get in the way of the good! That is important to remember when it comes to improving our air quality.
While climate activists want to …
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Don C. Brunell
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10/9/23
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Can Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) board members be impeached for un-American activities? The more I see of FVRL board meetings and the insistence by some board members on banning materials …
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10/2/23
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I want to publicly thank La Center City Council for giving me the opportunity to serve on the council in position number 4. Since my appointment I have been listening and learning. The most common …
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10/2/23
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Ridgefield voters have a big decision to make on our next election ballot. We have the privilege to vote in a new member of our School Board of Directors. With the board dealing with massive growth …
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10/2/23
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Please vote for Amber Baker for School Board! Amber Baker is a person that Ridgefield needs on our School Board. I’ve never met someone who is so capable of unifying people, even when they are …
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10/2/23
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To the citizens of Battle Ground:
You should be very proud to have a mayor like Philip Johnson. He has done a great job on the council for 12 years and has done so much for the city, unnoticed. …
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10/2/23
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Defining insurrection. I disagree with Mr. Nelson’s analysis. To me, it is difficult to define insurrection — in a legally actionable manner — within the context of a cable …
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10/2/23
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Earlier this year Senator John Braun (R-Centralia) introduced SB 5248 to provide funding for individual tutoring to help students recover from the learning losses resulting from the COVID school …
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Liv Finne / Washington Policy Center
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10/2/23
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I watched Tucker Carlson’s program of the Jan. 6 event. The Jan. 6 committee did not allow any cross-examination. Distortion of facts by the participants w as a narrow view of the events on …
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9/25/23
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I cannot think of a better person for Ridgefield School Board than Amber Baker. As a farmer, she is not afraid of hard work.
As a Ridgefield School District parent and volunteer, she has …
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Megan Dudley / Ridgefield
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9/25/23
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In today’s economy, along with the high cost of college and changing social attitudes about a degree’s value in some fields , employers are increasingly questioning the need to require …
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Elizabeth Hovde / Washington Policy Center
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9/25/23
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