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		<title>Letter: Why judicial activism threatens Washington Democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:54:15 +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-16803-jonathan-hines-judicial-activism-washington-initiative-645-income-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Hines argues a Thurston County judge canceled a Let&#039;s Go Washington hearing before sponsors could present their legal arguments." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16803-jonathan-hines-judicial-activism-washington-initiative-645-income-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16803-jonathan-hines-judicial-activism-washington-initiative-645-income-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16803-jonathan-hines-judicial-activism-washington-initiative-645-income-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16803-jonathan-hines-judicial-activism-washington-initiative-645-income-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16803-jonathan-hines-judicial-activism-washington-initiative-645-income.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jonathan Hines argues a Thurston County judge canceled a Let's Go Washington hearing before sponsors could present their legal arguments.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: When dependency becomes a way of life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[financial dependency]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15131-dependency-incentives-nancy-churchill-pa-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The column examines how long-term public assistance can shape identity, weaken resilience, and influence communities through incentives." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15131-dependency-incentives-nancy-churchill-pa-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15131-dependency-incentives-nancy-churchill-pa-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15131-dependency-incentives-nancy-churchill-pa-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15131-dependency-incentives-nancy-churchill-pa-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15131-dependency-incentives-nancy-churchill-pa.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The column examines how long-term public assistance can shape identity, weaken resilience, and influence communities through incentives. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>What role should the Home Rule Charter play in shaping Clark County government?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:40:50 +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-14908-clark-county-home-rule-charter-review-candidates-2025-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Today begins a series featuring Charter Review Commission candidates discussing the Home Rule Charter’s role in shaping local government ahead of the Nov. 4 general election." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14908-clark-county-home-rule-charter-review-candidates-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14908-clark-county-home-rule-charter-review-candidates-2025-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14908-clark-county-home-rule-charter-review-candidates-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14908-clark-county-home-rule-charter-review-candidates-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14908-clark-county-home-rule-charter-review-candidates-2025.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Today begins a series featuring Charter Review Commission candidates discussing the Home Rule Charter’s role in shaping local government ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Dishonesty and depravity define progressive politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-Dishonesty-and-depravity-define-progressive-politics-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Image courtesy Signoftherose.org" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-Dishonesty-and-depravity-define-progressive-politics-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-Dishonesty-and-depravity-define-progressive-politics-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-Dishonesty-and-depravity-define-progressive-politics.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Vincent Cavaleri of the Silent Majority Foundation states that ‘self-governance simply put, is the autonomy of a people to decide its present and future.’]]></description>
		
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