January 17, 2019
Shutdown putting millions at risk
“They’ll make adjustments. They always do.”
“They’ll make adjustments. They always do.”
Many pundits predict American political warfare will worsen in 2019 and grow more ruthless in 2020 — our next presidential election year. The swamp that candidate Donald Trump promised to drain is expanding.
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. It is especially hard when they were slain in the line of duty, while protecting our country.
The good news is Washington’s revenues continue to grow and projections for the next couple of years appear promising. That is welcome news, but it is sprinkled with caution about introducing new taxes.
In its Dec. 6 issue, The Post-Record ran a story about the city of Camas acquiring real property, including a purchase of the building formerly occupied by Bank of America (BofA). The article left out a few very important details that leave this writer wondering if the city is the Grinch who stole Christmas. Here are those previously omitted facts.
While massive wildfires are historic, they are more dangerous today. As our population grows, they are a greater threat to communities adjacent to wildlands.
This holiday season is a good time to reflect on all we are thankful for. I am grateful to have been selected to lead Washougal School District as its superintendent and am thankful for the generous spirit of giving I am witnessing in our school and community.
When our military is viewed as an employer, it has the same problem as the private sector; attracting qualified people to fill jobs.
We are now moving past “mere” voter suppression and voter intimidation. We have arrived at voter assassination.
I thought for a long time about how to describe East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) for this column. I’ve been a part of our fire district for 21 years, and many others have served for close to that. People come to ECFR in our unique part of Clark County and make careers here, and raise their families. When we do leave, it’s to develop additional skills to save lives and property, which we then bring home to better serve our community.
