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Opinion: Homeless response is ‘buying failure with an expensive price tag’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Opinion: Homeless response is ‘buying failure with an expensive price tag’

Leslie Lewallen argues regional partners are failing on homelessness, calling ECHO “buying failure,” as C ...

Leslie Lewallen argues regional partners are failing on homelessness, calling ECHO “buying failure,” as Camas adopts a camping ban and amends its code to address public encampments. ...

Friday, August 29, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: ‘The obvious conclusion is to take a simpler, more affordable first step to improving our regional transportation issues’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Opinion: ‘The obvious conclusion is to take a simpler, more affordable first step to improving our regional transportation issues’

Ken Vance urges support for the East County Bridge, a toll-free alternative to costly I-5 plans, citing p ...

Ken Vance urges support for the East County Bridge, a toll-free alternative to costly I-5 plans, citing past voter approval and faster, more affordable congestion relief without light rail. ...

Thursday, August 14, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: ‘The thing I dislike most about the (I-5 Bridge replacement) project’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Opinion: ‘The thing I dislike most about the (I-5 Bridge replacement) project’

Ken Vance says the biggest flaw in the I-5 Bridge replacement project is how it shut down conversation ar ...

Ken Vance says the biggest flaw in the I-5 Bridge replacement project is how it shut down conversation around more impactful solutions. He plans to spotlight those alternatives in a coming series of c ...

Friday, August 8, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: Reform Clark County founder encourages voters to get engaged in Charter Review Commission voting

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Opinion: Reform Clark County founder encourages voters to get engaged in Charter Review Commission voting

Editor Ken Vance highlights Reform Clark County founder Rob Anderson’s call for voters to get involved in ...

Editor Ken Vance highlights Reform Clark County founder Rob Anderson’s call for voters to get involved in the Charter Review Commission election, emphasizing public safety and government accountabilit ...

Thursday, July 24, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: ‘Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences of that speech’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Monday, July 21, 2025

Opinion: ‘Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences of that speech’

Editor Ken Vance weighs in on the First Amendment, suggesting freedom of speech does not mean freedom fro ...

Editor Ken Vance weighs in on the First Amendment, suggesting freedom of speech does not mean freedom from its consequences, especially for public employees. ...

Monday, July 21, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: ‘Today’s Democratic Party is not our father’s Democratic Party’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Opinion: ‘Today’s Democratic Party is not our father’s Democratic Party’

Editor Ken Vance reflects on how today’s Democratic Party diverges from the values he associates with his ...

Editor Ken Vance reflects on how today’s Democratic Party diverges from the values he associates with his father’s generation, citing issues like taxation, gender policies, and shifting ideology in Wa ...

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: An accusation of ‘multiple inaccuracies and defamatory statements’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Opinion: An accusation of ‘multiple inaccuracies and defamatory statements’

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares the full details of a critical exchange with IBR Program Admin ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares the full details of a critical exchange with IBR Program Administrator Greg Johnson, who objected to claims made in a recent column about the light rail and ...

Thursday, June 19, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: ‘Politics are overriding common sense’ when it comes to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Opinion: ‘Politics are overriding common sense’ when it comes to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance details Rep. John Ley’s concerns about the I-5 Bridge replacement pro ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance details Rep. John Ley’s concerns about the I-5 Bridge replacement project, including allegations of light rail funding fraud and the potential impact on Washington ...

Sunday, June 1, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: ‘I am absolutely disgusted by lawmakers and educators who have been successful in reducing parental rights’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Opinion: ‘I am absolutely disgusted by lawmakers and educators who have been successful in reducing parental rights’

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance voices concern over recent changes to parental rights legislation in ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance voices concern over recent changes to parental rights legislation in Washington state and urges support for education alternatives. ...

Thursday, May 22, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: ‘The results of the April 22 special election give me some hope that voters have had enough of the nonsense’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Opinion: ‘The results of the April 22 special election give me some hope that voters have had enough of the nonsense’

Editor Ken Vance reflects on the rejection of all three tax-related propositions in the April 22 special ...

Editor Ken Vance reflects on the rejection of all three tax-related propositions in the April 22 special election, connecting the result to financial realities facing working families. ...

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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