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Editorials

June 1, 2017

Would you put your body on the line to fight white supremacy?

The mourners gathered at a TriMet stop in the heart of Northeast Portland’s Hollywood district Saturday evening. Carrying candles, flowers and signs filled with messages of love and peace, tears wetting their faces, they greeted each other silently.

May 25, 2017

‘Stop, trains can’t’: It really is that simple

“Stop. Trains Can’t.” — the Federal Railroad Administration’s slogan for its 4-month-old campaign to reduce deaths and injuries at railroad crossings — is, at first glance, the type of “thank you, Captain Obvious” PR move that makes most journalists roll their eyes and move on to their next email message.

May 11, 2017

GOP health care ‘falls short’ for everyone

She was one of 20 Republicans who bucked their own party last week by voting against the House health care bill known as the American Health Care Act, but Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, who represents Washington’s 18th Legislative District, still says she’s committed to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act — better known as “Obamacare” to its detractors.

April 27, 2017

Suicide: when the news isn’t fit to print

In places like Camas and Washougal, where residents take pride in sticking together, in supporting their schools and rooting for the wellbeing of every child, losing a young person can…

April 20, 2017

Face-to-face is win-win for congresswoman

Sometimes a title is all you need to tell a story. Take the town hall happening at Clark College tonight — “A Town Hall With or Without Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler.”

April 13, 2017

Herrera Beutler health care shift notable

Last year, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler was elected to a fourth term in Washington, D.C., with 62 percent of the vote. Despite running against an experienced, well-known candidate, she handily was chosen to represent Washington 3rd Congressional District, which includes all of Clark County.

March 24, 2017

Make saving farmland a priority in county

The role that agriculture has played in the heritage of Camas and Washougal is easily assessed by the existence of Prune Hill as one of the area’s landmarks.