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Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for another

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|Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Opinion: Hard work is being done to try to trade one bad health care system for another

Elizabeth New (Hovde) cautions that efforts to create a universal, taxpayer-financed health care system i ...

Elizabeth 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 cen ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
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Opinion: The progressive attack on Washington’s sheriffs

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|Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Opinion: The progressive attack on Washington’s sheriffs

Nancy Churchill argues that proposed legislation would shift power over county sheriffs away from voters ...

Nancy Churchill argues that proposed legislation would shift power over county sheriffs away from voters and concentrate control within state government. ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
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Opinion: In search of joy at Vancouver Mall during Christmas time

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Opinion: In search of joy at Vancouver Mall during Christmas time

Paul Valencia reflects on his annual Christmas-time visit to Vancouver Mall, finding nostalgia, people-wa ...

Paul Valencia reflects on his annual Christmas-time visit to Vancouver Mall, finding nostalgia, people-watching, and moments of joy amid last-minute holiday shopping. ...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Opinion: Atmospheric River events mean even less clearance for vessels crossing under the proposed Interstate Bridge Plan

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Opinion: Atmospheric River events mean even less clearance for vessels crossing under the proposed Interstate Bridge Plan

Neighbors for a Better Crossing argues that high river levels from atmospheric river events further reduc ...

Neighbors 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 r ...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Opinion: Why I won’t mourn the end of enhanced ACA subsidies

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Opinion: Why I won’t mourn the end of enhanced ACA subsidies

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that allowing enhanced ACA subsidies to expire forces a necessary conversati ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that allowing enhanced ACA subsidies to expire forces a necessary conversation about rising health care costs rather than continued cost shifting to taxpayers. ...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Opinion: IBR promotes ‘giving away’ historic interstate bridges while withholding cost estimate for replacement

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Opinion: IBR promotes ‘giving away’ historic interstate bridges while withholding cost estimate for replacement

Neighbors for a Better Crossing argues the IBR program is promoting demolition of the historic Interstate ...

Neighbors for a Better Crossing argues the IBR program is promoting demolition of the historic Interstate Bridges without releasing updated cost estimates or current seismic data to justify replacemen ...

Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Opinion: Solving Washington’s deficit without tax increases

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|Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Opinion: Solving Washington’s deficit without tax increases

Ryan Frost argues Washington’s budget shortfall is driven by rapid spending growth rather than insufficie ...

Ryan Frost argues Washington’s budget shortfall is driven by rapid spending growth rather than insufficient tax revenue, calling for slower spending and program reductions instead of new taxes. ...

Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Opinion: Bikes in crosswalks

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Opinion: Bikes in crosswalks

Doug Dahl explains how Washington law treats bicycles as both vehicles and pedestrians, depending on wher ...

Doug Dahl explains how Washington law treats bicycles as both vehicles and pedestrians, depending on where and how they are being ridden. ...

Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

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|Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and fa ...

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and failing to address congestion, cost transparency, and community concerns. ...

Friday, December 19, 2025
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Opinion: IBR still holding and lying about coming billions in cost overruns

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|Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Opinion: IBR still holding and lying about coming billions in cost overruns

Joe Cortright argues that Interstate Bridge Replacement officials are deliberately delaying the release o ...

Joe Cortright argues that Interstate Bridge Replacement officials are deliberately delaying the release of an updated cost estimate that he says could push the project toward $10 billion. ...

Thursday, December 18, 2025
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