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Opinion: It’s time for Washington lawmakers to stand up to their Oregon counterparts

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Monday, February 28, 2022

Opinion: It’s time for Washington lawmakers to stand up to their Oregon counterparts

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance points out the hypocrisy of Oregon’s outrage over Washington’s propos ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance points out the hypocrisy of Oregon’s outrage over Washington’s proposed tax on refined fuels considering how Oregon continues to tax Southwest Washington residents. ...

Monday, February 28, 2022
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Commentary: From Hermiston, a love for basketball, family, and friends

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Friday, February 25, 2022

Commentary: From Hermiston, a love for basketball, family, and friends

Reporter Paul Valencia goes back in time, if you will, to Hermiston, to witness the first Washington stat ...

Reporter Paul Valencia goes back in time, if you will, to Hermiston, to witness the first Washington state girls basketball game ever played in Oregon, to a place that gave him his love for the sport. ...

Friday, February 25, 2022
| by Paul Valencia

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Opinion: Vaccine Mandates — A permanent fix for a temporary problem

Posted by Heidi Wetzler
|Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Opinion: Vaccine Mandates — A permanent fix for a temporary problem

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler discusses why she believes that ‘if the mandates aren’t fo ...

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler discusses why she believes that ‘if the mandates aren’t forever, then they shouldn’t be for today either.’ ...

Monday, January 31, 2022
| by Heidi Wetzler

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Opinion: How have we gotten here? Mass Formation Psychosis, explained

Posted by Heidi Wetzler
|Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Opinion: How have we gotten here? Mass Formation Psychosis, explained

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler shares clinical psychology professor Mattias Desmet’s theo ...

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler shares clinical psychology professor Mattias Desmet’s theory about the societal conditions under which a population ends up willingly sacrificing their f ...

Tuesday, December 28, 2021
| by Heidi Wetzler

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Opinion: Is the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program destined to follow the CRC to the bottom of the Columbia River?

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021

Opinion: Is the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program destined to follow the CRC to the bottom of the Columbia River?

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares the reasons for his fear that the current attempt to create an ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares the reasons for his fear that the current attempt to create an I-5 Bridge replacement project will end in a similar fate as the CRC. ...

Saturday, November 27, 2021
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Commentary: WIAA and U.S. Army make for a great team

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Thursday, November 11, 2021

Commentary: WIAA and U.S. Army make for a great team

Reporter Paul Valencia, also a veteran, opines that the U.S. Army’s sponsorship of high school athletics ...

Reporter Paul Valencia, also a veteran, opines that the U.S. Army’s sponsorship of high school athletics is a wise use of recruiting funds because the military is always looking for the best and brigh ...

Thursday, November 11, 2021
| by Paul Valencia

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Opinion: Sometimes we get asked a question we’ve been eager to answer

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Friday, October 29, 2021

Opinion: Sometimes we get asked a question we’ve been eager to answer

Editor Ken Vance explains Clark County Today’s coverage of COVID-related issues. ...

Editor Ken Vance explains Clark County Today’s coverage of COVID-related issues. ...

Friday, October 29, 2021
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: This is not about COVID

Posted by Heidi Wetzler
|Date: Monday, October 25, 2021

Opinion: This is not about COVID

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler explains why mandates and other actions taken in the name ...

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler explains why mandates and other actions taken in the name of the pandemic are not actually about COVID. ...

Monday, October 25, 2021
| by Heidi Wetzler

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Opinion: ‘We do not exist to be like everyone else. We strive to be different, to be better’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Opinion: ‘We do not exist to be like everyone else. We strive to be different, to be better’

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of Clark County Today. ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of Clark County Today. ...

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: This is the hill I will die on. Have you thought about yours?

Posted by Heidi Wetzler
|Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Opinion: This is the hill I will die on. Have you thought about yours?

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler warns others that ‘one day the fight for a liberty you car ...

Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler warns others that ‘one day the fight for a liberty you care about will come to your doorstep.’ ...

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
| by Heidi Wetzler

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