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Opinion

November 30, 2023

Clean indoor air key to keeping students safe

One of the phrases Camas School District voters may hear more of as the district goes out for replacement levies in the February 2024 special election, is “Safe, Warm and Dry.”

November 30, 2023

What really affects hunting in the West?

A disgruntled hunter wrote a Writers on the Range opinion recently about Westerners getting fed up with the many out-of-staters coming in and buying up draw licenses to shoot bull elk, deer, bear and other big game animals.

November 23, 2023

Officials want to ‘help’ homeless? Offer proven, housing-first solutions

Though we normally reserve this week’s editorial space for reflecting on gratitude, thankfulness and, sometimes, the importance of keeping holiday shopping dollars as local as possible, recent comments made by Camas officials during Monday night’s Camas City Council meeting made us reconsider that tradition.

November 23, 2023

Making their way to America

As we prepare for the upcoming holidays, we must be grateful for what we have and focus on our needs rather than fixate on what we want and crave. Being thankful starts with an appreciation of why our families came to America in the first place and for our freedoms and opportunities.

November 16, 2023

Pulling thistles, sowing hope

For the past few years I’ve participated in “Thistle Thursdays,” targeting a popular trail near Jackson, Wyoming. The weekly weed party was organized in 2019 by Morgan Graham, wildlife habitat specialist with the Teton County Conservation District, and it attracts more volunteers each year — 16 of us in 2023.

November 16, 2023

Climate change report shows it’s all or nothing

A new report on the impacts of human-caused climate change across the United States shows current efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate change risks…