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		<title>Letter: Congress quietly advances U.S.-Israel military integration through NDAA – Section 224</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Letter: ‘That is why the process matters’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16392-peter-bracchi-i5-bridge-replacement-ibr-design-funding-vancouver-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The I-5 river bridge package is at roughly 30% design, meaning final construction drawings and final price are not yet set." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16392-peter-bracchi-i5-bridge-replacement-ibr-design-funding-vancouver-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16392-peter-bracchi-i5-bridge-replacement-ibr-design-funding-vancouver-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16392-peter-bracchi-i5-bridge-replacement-ibr-design-funding-vancouver-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16392-peter-bracchi-i5-bridge-replacement-ibr-design-funding-vancouver-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16392-peter-bracchi-i5-bridge-replacement-ibr-design-funding-vancouver-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The I-5 river bridge package is at roughly 30% design, meaning final construction drawings and final price are not yet set.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Forty years of Democrat governors’ judicial appointments</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16391-tom-schenk-washington-judicial-appointments-democrat-governors-le-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Tom Schenk argues 150 Democrat-appointed judges shape Washington courts with no impartial check." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16391-tom-schenk-washington-judicial-appointments-democrat-governors-le-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16391-tom-schenk-washington-judicial-appointments-democrat-governors-le-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16391-tom-schenk-washington-judicial-appointments-democrat-governors-le-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16391-tom-schenk-washington-judicial-appointments-democrat-governors-le-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16391-tom-schenk-washington-judicial-appointments-democrat-governors-le-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Tom Schenk argues 150 Democrat-appointed judges shape Washington courts with no impartial check.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: The logistics crisis of universal mail-in voting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16383-jonathan-hines-vancouver-mail-in-voting-election-reform-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Hines argues that roughly 70% of voters already bypass mail in favor of drop boxes and in-person delivery." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16383-jonathan-hines-vancouver-mail-in-voting-election-reform-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16383-jonathan-hines-vancouver-mail-in-voting-election-reform-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16383-jonathan-hines-vancouver-mail-in-voting-election-reform-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16383-jonathan-hines-vancouver-mail-in-voting-election-reform-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16383-jonathan-hines-vancouver-mail-in-voting-election-reform-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jonathan Hines argues that roughly 70% of voters already bypass mail in favor of drop boxes and in-person delivery.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: TriMet’s history of over-predicting light rail ridership</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16294-douglas-tweet-i5-bridge-light-rail-auxiliary-lanes-letter-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IBR&#039;s own data shows two auxiliary lanes outperform the recommended one-lane design on every congestion measure." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16294-douglas-tweet-i5-bridge-light-rail-auxiliary-lanes-letter-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16294-douglas-tweet-i5-bridge-light-rail-auxiliary-lanes-letter-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16294-douglas-tweet-i5-bridge-light-rail-auxiliary-lanes-letter-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16294-douglas-tweet-i5-bridge-light-rail-auxiliary-lanes-letter-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16294-douglas-tweet-i5-bridge-light-rail-auxiliary-lanes-letter-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>TriMet's MAX Green Line carried ~10,000–11,000 weekday riders in 2024–2026, less than a third of its 2020 forecast.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘The clearest losers are Antifa’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16378-tyler-long-battle-ground-city-council-antifa-ice-proclamation-let-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Tyler Long argues Councilor Troy McCoy&#039;s own 2024 rule change backfired spectacularly at the June 1 Battle Ground City Council meeting." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16378-tyler-long-battle-ground-city-council-antifa-ice-proclamation-let-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16378-tyler-long-battle-ground-city-council-antifa-ice-proclamation-let-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16378-tyler-long-battle-ground-city-council-antifa-ice-proclamation-let-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16378-tyler-long-battle-ground-city-council-antifa-ice-proclamation-let-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16378-tyler-long-battle-ground-city-council-antifa-ice-proclamation-let-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Tyler Long argues Councilor Troy McCoy's own 2024 rule change backfired spectacularly at the June 1 Battle Ground City Council meeting.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Buyer beware (caveat emptor)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16360-bob-ortblad-i5-bridge-replacement-immersed-tunnel-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Bob Ortblad argues the IBR recycled a $200M bridge design while spending $30M on public relations." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16360-bob-ortblad-i5-bridge-replacement-immersed-tunnel-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16360-bob-ortblad-i5-bridge-replacement-immersed-tunnel-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16360-bob-ortblad-i5-bridge-replacement-immersed-tunnel-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16360-bob-ortblad-i5-bridge-replacement-immersed-tunnel-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16360-bob-ortblad-i5-bridge-replacement-immersed-tunnel-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Bob Ortblad argues the IBR recycled a $200M bridge design while spending $30M on public relations.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Food service, public health, and the Men’s Share House question</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16330-peter-bracchi-mens-share-house-public-health-food-service-vancouv-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Peter Bracchi asks why Share House&#039;s 96,987 annual meals face less public-health scrutiny than a waterfront restaurant." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16330-peter-bracchi-mens-share-house-public-health-food-service-vancouv-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16330-peter-bracchi-mens-share-house-public-health-food-service-vancouv-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16330-peter-bracchi-mens-share-house-public-health-food-service-vancouv-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16330-peter-bracchi-mens-share-house-public-health-food-service-vancouv-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16330-peter-bracchi-mens-share-house-public-health-food-service-vancouv.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Peter Bracchi asks why Share House's 96,987 annual meals face less public-health scrutiny than a waterfront restaurant.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Facts, not slippery slopes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16323-brian-kendall-washington-income-tax-letter-response-nancy-churchi-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Brian Kendall challenges Nancy Churchill&#039;s slippery slope argument on Washington&#039;s new millionaire income tax." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16323-brian-kendall-washington-income-tax-letter-response-nancy-churchi-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16323-brian-kendall-washington-income-tax-letter-response-nancy-churchi-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16323-brian-kendall-washington-income-tax-letter-response-nancy-churchi-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16323-brian-kendall-washington-income-tax-letter-response-nancy-churchi-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16323-brian-kendall-washington-income-tax-letter-response-nancy-churchi.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Brian Kendall challenges Nancy Churchill's slippery slope argument on Washington's new millionaire income tax.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Restoring balance – Breaking the loop of public union dues and politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 23:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16311-jonathan-hines-public-union-dues-campaign-finance-reform-washingt-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Hines argues Washington&#039;s payroll systems actively collect dues funneled into partisan political campaigns." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16311-jonathan-hines-public-union-dues-campaign-finance-reform-washingt-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16311-jonathan-hines-public-union-dues-campaign-finance-reform-washingt-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16311-jonathan-hines-public-union-dues-campaign-finance-reform-washingt-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16311-jonathan-hines-public-union-dues-campaign-finance-reform-washingt-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16311-jonathan-hines-public-union-dues-campaign-finance-reform-washingt.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Hines argues Washington's payroll systems actively collect dues funneled into partisan political campaigns.]]></description>
		
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