September 6, 2018
Arts center would enrich our region
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a professional performing arts and cultural center at the Washougal Waterfront Park.
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a professional performing arts and cultural center at the Washougal Waterfront Park.
We have amazing teachers in Camas. There’s no question that our teachers were amazing, dedicated, and passionate before the McCleary legislation passed for school funding, and they will continue to be just as amazing in the aftermath of this legislation.
To the families of the Camas community:
The plight of a grieving orca who continues to carry her dead calf for weeks is reported by the Seattle Times. The Spokane Spokesman-Review lets people know for the first time the Legislature is forming a task force to exempt lawmakers from portions of the Public Records Act. The Columbia Basin Herald in Moses Lake warns that air quality for the county fair may be unhealthy because of wildfire smoke pollution. The Omak County Chronicle reports that Wally Richards is this year’s Omak Stampede grand marshal. The Nisqually Valley News in Yelm tells its readers where ballot drop boxes will be located so they can participate in the primary election. In the Port Townsend Leader, we learn about firefighter Reece Chambers and ways the community can support his family following his heart transplant.
An open letter to the Camas and Washougal communities,
Here’s a switch: Rather than closing another pulp and paper mill, a new one is under construction right here in Washington.
The late great philosopher Yogi Berra once proclaimed: “The future ain’t what it used to be.”
As a boy who grew up on skates in Minnesota with my Dad as hockey coach, I vividly recall that he frequently echoed the old adage, “The best defense is a good offense.” Someone evidently told that to Donald Trump too, and we see it play out constantly.
Childhood sexual abuse — it’s not a topic that most people bring up at the dinner table, but it should be.
With western wildfires growing in size and destroying more homes, farms and businesses, there is a need for new tools and approaches. The infernos are spreading so fast they are outstripping our ability to fight them in traditional ways.
