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December 4, 2012

Leaders are taking the port in the right direction

Port of Camas-Washougal leaders have been making many important, strategic and smart decisions during the past few years, and recently agencies beyond the borders of Camas and Washougal have taken notice. It was announced last week that the Port of C-W had been named "Port of the Year" by the Washington Public Ports Association, which consists of 76 port districts across the state.The award, voted on by the six-member WPPA executive committee, was presented during the organization's annual meeting in Seattle. It recognizes the C-W Port's strategic planning, acquisition and development milestones.

November 20, 2012

Shop local this holiday season

Most of us of us have seen the deluge of national commercials advertising "door buster sales," and heard catchy slogans designed to lure shoppers to buy, buy, buy. It's holiday shopping season, and the multi-million dollar companies are all competing for the money in our pockets.

November 6, 2012

Highway 14 project is nearly finished, but more work is ahead

A couple of weeks ago, elected officials from nearly every level of government, from local city council members and the mayor to representatives from Congress and the governor's office, descended on Highway 14 in Washougal to mark the completion of the $52 million safety improvement project. Construction work had been going on for 1.5 years, but the lobbying and planning for this endeavor started many years before.

October 30, 2012

Vote Rivers, Pike, Cortes for 18th District

18th District state senator The two candidates running for the 18th District senate seat -- Republican Ann Rivers of La Center and Democrat Ralph Schmidt of Camas -- provide voters with two very different options.

October 23, 2012

Reject Proposition 1

C-Tran's Proposition 1 has been one of the more contentious and debated issues to land on a General Election ballot in several years. Opinions about why it should be approved or rejected run across the board. On this measure that proposes to fund light rail in Clark County, the Post-Record is recommending a 'no' vote.

October 16, 2012

Boldt and Tanner for County Commissioner

Voters have a clear choice in November about the direction they want Clark County to take, in hopes of pulling out of the worst recession in decades. In Marc Boldt, Joe Tanner David Madore and Tom Mielke, voters have four candidates, all with different ideas about how the county can prosper once again. But just two, incumbent Boldt in east county and challenger Tanner in north county, have the ability to mesh good ideas, a willingness to work across party lines and a proven track record in crafting solid plans of action, to achieve success.

October 9, 2012

Vote ‘no’ to legalize marijuana in Washington

When it comes to the hotly debated issue of making Washington state the first in the nation to legalize marijuana, there are a few areas that both proponents and opponents of Initiative 502 can likely agree upon. For starters, both sides would probably agree there is no clear cut verdict on what both the short and long term effect of marijuana is on users, even though impaired judgement and memory and impaired critical thinking skills might be a conclusion many of us might make.

October 2, 2012

A fresh start for Mount Pleasant

Following a tumultuous year, the rural Mount Pleasant School District appears to be making some good headway in its efforts to "right the ship."

September 25, 2012

See the candidates in action

With just more than five weeks left until the Nov. 6 General Election, candidates are ramping up their campaigns and doing their best to get voters' attention -- mostly in the form of political ads, mailers and phone calls.