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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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		<title>Opinion: The high cost of hiding – Why IBR’s delayed revenue study is a $15 billion warning sign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IBR delays critical toll revenue analysis until June 2027, hiding financial details until after project approval." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>IBR delays critical toll revenue analysis until June 2027, hiding financial details until after project approval.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: The high cost of hiding – Why IBR’s delayed revenue study is a $15 billion warning sign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IBR delays critical toll revenue analysis until June 2027, hiding financial details until after project approval." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16055-interstate-bridge-replacement-toll-revenue-study-delay.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>IBR delays critical toll revenue analysis until June 2027, hiding financial details until after project approval.]]></description>
		
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		<title>POLL: With updated estimates reaching as high as $17.7 billion, what should happen to the I-5 Bridge replacement project?</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-with-updated-estimates-reaching-as-high-as-17-7-billion-what-should-happen-to-the-i-5-bridge-replacement-project/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=poll-with-updated-estimates-reaching-as-high-as-17-7-billion-what-should-happen-to-the-i-5-bridge-replacement-project</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15382-i5-bridge-replacement-costs-poll-lg-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A new poll asks readers how the I-5 Bridge replacement project should proceed amid higher cost estimates and questions about transparency within the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15382-i5-bridge-replacement-costs-poll-lg-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15382-i5-bridge-replacement-costs-poll-lg-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15382-i5-bridge-replacement-costs-poll-lg-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15382-i5-bridge-replacement-costs-poll-lg-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15382-i5-bridge-replacement-costs-poll-lg.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>A new poll asks readers how the I-5 Bridge replacement project should proceed amid higher cost estimates and questions about transparency within the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Part V: Evaluating amendments to forward to the voters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14980-charter-review-commission-candidate-views-part-v-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Charter Review Commission candidates share their guiding principles for deciding which charter amendments should advance to voters, emphasizing accountability, transparency, and public trust." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14980-charter-review-commission-candidate-views-part-v-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14980-charter-review-commission-candidate-views-part-v-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14980-charter-review-commission-candidate-views-part-v-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14980-charter-review-commission-candidate-views-part-v-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14980-charter-review-commission-candidate-views-part-v.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Charter Review Commission candidates share their guiding principles for deciding which charter amendments should advance to voters, emphasizing accountability, transparency, and public trust. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Why has Vancouver hired a shelter provider with a record of failure?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-do-good-multnomah-vancouver-contract-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Amy Harris questions Vancouver’s decision to hire Do Good Multnomah, citing documented failures and urging city officials to explain their choice." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-do-good-multnomah-vancouver-contract-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-do-good-multnomah-vancouver-contract-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-do-good-multnomah-vancouver-contract-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-do-good-multnomah-vancouver-contract-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-do-good-multnomah-vancouver-contract-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Amy Harris questions Vancouver’s decision to hire Do Good Multnomah, citing documented failures and urging city officials to explain their choice.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘Look it up for yourself’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-elon-musk-government-waste-anna-miller-2025-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Camas resident Anna Miller encourages skeptics of Elon Musk’s claims about government waste to do their own research using official resources." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-elon-musk-government-waste-anna-miller-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-elon-musk-government-waste-anna-miller-2025-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-elon-musk-government-waste-anna-miller-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-elon-musk-government-waste-anna-miller-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-elon-musk-government-waste-anna-miller-2025.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Camas resident Anna Miller encourages skeptics of Elon Musk’s claims about government waste to do their own research using official resources.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Is this representative government?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-walters-representative-government-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Shauna Walters questions Clark County Council’s actions, calling for accountability and voter awareness ahead of local elections." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-walters-representative-government-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-walters-representative-government-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-walters-representative-government-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-walters-representative-government-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-letter-walters-representative-government.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Shauna Walters questions Clark County Council’s actions, calling for accountability and voter awareness ahead of local elections.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Importance of open government laws on display with shocking stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Importance-of-open-government-laws-on-display-with-shocking-stories-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jason Mercier of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses two recent stories that illustrate the lengths that some public officials will go to evade public accountability." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Importance-of-open-government-laws-on-display-with-shocking-stories-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Importance-of-open-government-laws-on-display-with-shocking-stories-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-Importance-of-open-government-laws-on-display-with-shocking-stories.jpg 740w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jason Mercier of the Mountain States Policy Center discusses two recent stories that illustrate the lengths that some public officials will go to evade public accountability.]]></description>
		
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