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Opinion: Leaders doing a ‘bang up’ job of making downtowns safe

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, August 4, 2025

Opinion: Leaders doing a ‘bang up’ job of making downtowns safe

Lars Larson reflects on recent shootings and declining safety in downtown Portland and Seattle, citing vi ...

Lars Larson reflects on recent shootings and declining safety in downtown Portland and Seattle, citing violent crime, police defunding, and economic fallout as signs of leadership failure. ...

Monday, August 4, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Reclaiming our forests

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, August 4, 2025

Opinion: Reclaiming our forests

Nancy Churchill argues the 2001 Roadless Rule harmed rural communities and forest health, and supports it ...

Nancy Churchill argues the 2001 Roadless Rule harmed rural communities and forest health, and supports its repeal. She urges opposition to HR 3930, which would make the restrictions permanent. ...

Monday, August 4, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: President Trump is the hope for sanity being applied to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Opinion: President Trump is the hope for sanity being applied to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Ken Vance argues that President Trump may be the best hope for restoring common sense to the I-5 Bridge r ...

Ken Vance argues that President Trump may be the best hope for restoring common sense to the I-5 Bridge replacement project, citing concerns over cost, delays, and light rail funding. ...

Thursday, July 31, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: County fairs are opportunities to go meat shopping

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Opinion: County fairs are opportunities to go meat shopping

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center highlights how Washington’s county fairs, including the upcom ...

Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center highlights how Washington’s county fairs, including the upcoming Clark County Fair, offer families a hands-on way to buy local meat while supporting youth e ...

Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Opinion: WAGOP chair sets the record straight on Dems’ ‘hyperbolic rhetoric’ on Medicaid Program

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Opinion: WAGOP chair sets the record straight on Dems’ ‘hyperbolic rhetoric’ on Medicaid Program

WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh says reforms in the federal Medicaid program are overdue and could improve care acc ...

WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh says reforms in the federal Medicaid program are overdue and could improve care access in underserved areas, despite partisan misinformation. ...

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Opinion: Without accountability, Washington risks losing the fight on homelessness — and federal funding

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Opinion: Without accountability, Washington risks losing the fight on homelessness — and federal funding

Camas Councilmember Leslie Lewallen warns that without stronger enforcement and accountability, Washingto ...

Camas Councilmember Leslie Lewallen warns that without stronger enforcement and accountability, Washington could lose vital federal funds tied to homelessness and public safety. ...

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Harming workers one payroll tax at a time: WA Cares wants wages a caregiver needs to keep caregiving

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Opinion: Harming workers one payroll tax at a time: WA Cares wants wages a caregiver needs to keep caregiving

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues WA Cares and PFML payroll taxes are harmful, particularly to low-income work ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues WA Cares and PFML payroll taxes are harmful, particularly to low-income workers, by forcing contributions into limited-use programs they may never benefit from. ...

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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Opinion: Will free school choice come to Washington state?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, July 28, 2025

Opinion: Will free school choice come to Washington state?

A new federal tax-credit scholarship program could open private-school access for most Washington familie ...

A new federal tax-credit scholarship program could open private-school access for most Washington families — if Governor Ferguson opts in before Jan. 1, 2026. ...

Monday, July 28, 2025
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Opinion: Why does Spokane have a homeless problem?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, July 28, 2025

Opinion: Why does Spokane have a homeless problem?

Nancy Churchill argues Spokane’s rising homelessness stems from policy choices—soft camping rules and han ...

Nancy Churchill argues Spokane’s rising homelessness stems from policy choices—soft camping rules and hands-off policing—rather than housing costs alone, and says new federal directives favor an enfor ...

Monday, July 28, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Climate Commitment Act spending expands government but does little for tangible environmental benefits

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Opinion: Climate Commitment Act spending expands government but does little for tangible environmental benefits

Todd Myers says more than 70% of CO2 tax spending in Washington’s 2025-27 budget goes to bureaucracy and ...

Todd Myers says more than 70% of CO2 tax spending in Washington’s 2025-27 budget goes to bureaucracy and planning—not projects with measurable environmental gains. ...

Sunday, July 27, 2025
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