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Editorials

February 5, 2013

Don’t let Election Day pass by

The week of Jan. 21, 150,798 registered voters in Clark County began receiving their Feb. 12 special election ballots in the mail. As of today, nearly 35,000 have been returned. School districts around the area, including Camas, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Battle Ground and La Center have submitted levy propositions primarily to fund schools' maintenance and operations and technology programs. Of course, in our community, it's the two levies for the Camas School District that are catching the most attention.

January 29, 2013

Remembering the past; focusing on the future

2012. In the small towns of Camas and Washougal, it was an eventful year filled with ups and downs, exciting special events and unexpected tragedies. These important moments were all documented on the pages of the Camas-Washougal Post-Record newspaper, as they have been since 1908.

January 28, 2013

Vote ‘yes’ on Camas school levies

Ask local residents why they moved to Camas or have continued to live in this area for years, and it's likely that the city's high quality public school system would be on the list. And, it's not difficult to see why.

January 22, 2013

Vote ‘yes’ on Camas school levies

Ask local residents why they moved to Camas or have continued to live in this area for years, and it's likely that the city's high quality public school system would be on the list. And, it's not difficult to see why.

January 15, 2013

A positive partnership

Cats and criminals. It's not the most likely successful combination, but a local program that will soon include participation by a Washougal animal shelter has turned this pairing into a positive experience for both humans and felines.

January 1, 2013

In Our View: We Don’t Need All This Stuff

The late comedian George Carlin was both correct and prophetic when he proclaimed: "That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. ... If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house."Trouble is, we always have to get rid of a lot of stuff, and it's important to do so wisely, to minimize negative impacts on our environment, especially at landfills.

December 25, 2012

An unnecessary response

There are no words to accurately describe the horror of the recent shootings that took place in Clackamas, Ore., and Newtown, Conn. All told, 29 innocent people died in those two events alone.

December 18, 2012

New city administrator will have a full plate

Following what ended up amounting to an extended hiring process, it appears as if Camas has finally found its new city administrator. Mayor Scott Higgins announced yesterday that the current city manager of Cloverdale, Calif., Nina Regor, had been offered the job pending the results of a site visit that will be conducted this week. Born in Clark County, Regor has also worked for the City of Gresham, Ore., and the City of Spokane Valley, where she was involved in the establishment of that municipality.

December 11, 2012

In Our View: A Leader With a Smile x

Every time Bob Moser entered a room, there was this automatic easing of tensions. Representatives of even the most disparate groups seemed to sense they were about to be steered toward collaboration and compromise.Our community lost more than just a powerful consensus builder with the passing of Moser on Sunday at age 82. We also lost an all-around good guy. And with contention rising in many of today's public arenas, this loss is felt by countless people who love Clark County as much as they loved Bob.