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- Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for anotherElizabeth New (Hovde) cautions that efforts to create a universal, taxpayer-financed health care system in Washington risk replacing existing problems with new challenges tied to cost, access, and centralized control.
- Opinion: The progressive attack on Washington’s sheriffsNancy Churchill argues that proposed legislation would shift power over county sheriffs away from voters and concentrate control within state government.
- Letter: Is Secretary of State Hobbs really JUST protecting your voter information?Camas resident Rick Vermeers questions the Washington secretary of state’s refusal to provide voter roll data to the U.S. Department of Justice and raises concerns about voter list transparency and compliance with federal law.
- Opinion: In search of joy at Vancouver Mall during Christmas timePaul Valencia reflects on his annual Christmas-time visit to Vancouver Mall, finding nostalgia, people-watching, and moments of joy amid last-minute holiday shopping.
- Opinion: Atmospheric River events mean even less clearance for vessels crossing under the proposed Interstate Bridge PlanNeighbors for a Better Crossing argues that high river levels from atmospheric river events further reduce vessel clearance under the proposed Interstate Bridge design, creating long-term navigation risks on the Columbia River.







