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August 19, 2026

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Opinion: Were Republican voters just sleeping during the August primary election?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Opinion: Were Republican voters just sleeping during the August primary election?

CCRP Chairman Matt Bumala says 60% of primary no-shows in the 17th and 18th districts were Republicans. ...

CCRP Chairman Matt Bumala says 60% of primary no-shows in the 17th and 18th districts were Republicans. ...

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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Opinion: Will SW Washington Democrats repeat the mistake of their Republican counterparts

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026

Opinion: Will SW Washington Democrats repeat the mistake of their Republican counterparts

Clark County Today editor Ken Vance draws a parallel between Republicans ousting Herrera Beutler in 2022 ...

Clark County Today editor Ken Vance draws a parallel between Republicans ousting Herrera Beutler in 2022 and liberal Democrats now distancing themselves from Gluesenkamp Perez. ...

Thursday, August 6, 2026
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Opinion: The Clark County Fair gives this reporter the opportunity to time travel

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Opinion: The Clark County Fair gives this reporter the opportunity to time travel

Paul Valencia says the Clark County Fair's 10-day run, starting Aug. 7, may be the best entertainment val ...

Paul Valencia says the Clark County Fair's 10-day run, starting Aug. 7, may be the best entertainment value in the county. ...

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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Opinion: Good guys with guns and legacy media that would call a killer a killer!

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|Date: Monday, August 3, 2026

Opinion: Good guys with guns and legacy media that would call a killer a killer!

Lars Larson argues legacy media should call killers killers and armed civilians who stop attacks heroes. ...

Lars Larson argues legacy media should call killers killers and armed civilians who stop attacks heroes. ...

Monday, August 3, 2026
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Clark County Council continues process to change its Rules of Procedure to mirror Vancouver

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026

Clark County Council continues process to change its Rules of Procedure to mirror Vancouver

Proposed county rules would let a council majority direct how individual councilors vote on boards and co ...

Proposed county rules would let a council majority direct how individual councilors vote on boards and commissions. ...

Thursday, July 30, 2026
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Letter: ‘A city has to work before it can save the world’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, July 27, 2026

Letter: ‘A city has to work before it can save the world’

Peter Bracchi argues Vancouver must restore misdemeanor justice capacity before pursuing other city prior ...

Peter Bracchi argues Vancouver must restore misdemeanor justice capacity before pursuing other city priorities. ...

Monday, July 27, 2026
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Opinion: ‘I don’t want to live in a community where criminals know they can commit crimes with no threat of consequence’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, July 24, 2026

Opinion: ‘I don’t want to live in a community where criminals know they can commit crimes with no threat of consequence’

Ken Vance argues Vancouver's no-arrest directive on misdemeanors signals to criminals there is no threat ...

Ken Vance argues Vancouver's no-arrest directive on misdemeanors signals to criminals there is no threat of consequence. ...

Friday, July 24, 2026
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Letter: Is Eileen Quiring O’Brien qualified to be our next Clark County auditor?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Letter: Is Eileen Quiring O’Brien qualified to be our next Clark County auditor?

Anna Miller argues Eileen Quiring O'Brien's decades in elected office make her the right choice for Clark ...

Anna Miller argues Eileen Quiring O'Brien's decades in elected office make her the right choice for Clark County Auditor. ...

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Letter: ‘Vancouver does not just need a new shelter’

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|Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Letter: ‘Vancouver does not just need a new shelter’

Peter Bracchi asks whether Vancouver's new Bridge Shelter repeats Share House's unresolved sanitation and ...

Peter Bracchi asks whether Vancouver's new Bridge Shelter repeats Share House's unresolved sanitation and oversight failures. ...

Friday, July 17, 2026
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Letter: ‘Judge Larson is the real deal!’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Letter: ‘Judge Larson is the real deal!’

La Center resident Myrna Leija-Frantz endorses Judge Dave Larson for WA Supreme Court Position 5 ahead of ...

La Center resident Myrna Leija-Frantz endorses Judge Dave Larson for WA Supreme Court Position 5 ahead of the August 4 primary. ...

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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