February 24, 2015
Letters to the Editor for Feb. 24, 2015
HB 1951 makes sense I support House Bill 1951, sponsored by Rep. Liz Pike (R-Camas), which clarifies our state law on the use of unmarked vehicles in law enforcement.
HB 1951 makes sense I support House Bill 1951, sponsored by Rep. Liz Pike (R-Camas), which clarifies our state law on the use of unmarked vehicles in law enforcement.
Pike's priorities are wrong It's incomprehensible that for Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, the first item on her agenda at the start of this legislative session was guns.
Inslee targets local entities in carbon emissions plan Gov. Jay Inslee has a two-pronged "carbon emissions" plan. His gas tax adds over $1 per gallon of gas. It raises costs for home heating, electric bills, and everything purchased at local merchants. Our state's current gas tax is 37.5 cents per gallon.
Unhappy with actions of C-Tran board In 2004, the C-Tran district was county-wide, every Clark County citizen had a vote, and a C-Tran sales tax rate hike measure failed.
What is going on at ECFR? As a former homeowner of east Clark County, I must ask you and my former fellow citizens what is going on in East County Fire and Rescue?
Schools are crowded I am a student at Jemtegaard Middle School and I wanted to write my perspective on everything (the new school bond).
'Education is everything' On Tuesday, Feb. 10, we citizens of Washougal will cast our votes on a capital improvement bond for our schools.
City councils should oppose oil terminal An Oregonian reporter did a ride-along with an oil train inspector and wrote that when the Oregon state inspector got close to the tank car, he heard hissing.
Was wind storm damage a natural occurrence or man-made? The wind storm this past Tuesday/Wednesday was nothing new. We have had these types of storms every year. We occasionally lost a tree. But this one was very different.
Legislators should support family caregiver program As a Washington State Council on Aging member, I send this letter because November is National Family Caregivers Month. Each year, more of us are caring for a loved one with a chronic condition, disability or simply the frailties of old age.
