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		<title>Gluesenkamp Perez attacks Braun on abortion as battle begins for WA House seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16800-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-3rd-congressional-district-abortion-campa-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Gluesenkamp Perez is spending six figures on an ad featuring Braun&#039;s recorded comments about rolling back Washington&#039;s abortion law." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16800-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-3rd-congressional-district-abortion-campa-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16800-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-3rd-congressional-district-abortion-campa-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16800-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-3rd-congressional-district-abortion-campa-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16800-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-3rd-congressional-district-abortion-campa-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16800-gluesenkamp-perez-braun-3rd-congressional-district-abortion-campa.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Gluesenkamp Perez is spending six figures on an ad featuring Braun's recorded comments about rolling back Washington's abortion law.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Trading one bad healthcare system for another is not a solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:17:55 +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-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Washington Policy Center&#039;s Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues the state&#039;s Universal Health Care Commission ignores free-market alternatives entirely." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Washington Policy Center's Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues the state's Universal Health Care Commission ignores free-market alternatives entirely.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center expands cardiac care 24/7</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-Legacy-Salmon-Creek-cardiac-care-expansion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center expands cardiac care with 24/7 emergency services, helping save lives in Clark County." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-Legacy-Salmon-Creek-cardiac-care-expansion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-Legacy-Salmon-Creek-cardiac-care-expansion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-Legacy-Salmon-Creek-cardiac-care-expansion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-Legacy-Salmon-Creek-cardiac-care-expansion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-Legacy-Salmon-Creek-cardiac-care-expansion.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center expands cardiac care with 24/7 emergency services, helping save lives in Clark County.]]></description>
		
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		<title>PeaceHealth Southwest officials urge holiday safety to help reduce emergency visits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Peace-Health-Southwest-Medical-Center-04-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Emergency visits have been surging for weeks at hospitals across the Pacific Northwest, and PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is urging people to take extra caution to remain safe as we approach the holiday weekend. File photo" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Peace-Health-Southwest-Medical-Center-04-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Peace-Health-Southwest-Medical-Center-04-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/large_Clark-County-Today-Peace-Health-Southwest-Medical-Center-04.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The increase in demand for emergency care is causing longer-than-normal wait times.]]></description>
		
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