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Opinion

August 25, 2015

Some are attempting to block mental health care reform

The bipartisan Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, HR2646, introduced in June by Rep. Tim Murphy and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, has come under attack. The purpose of the legislation is to resolve a number of problems within our mental health care system, particularly for the treatment of America's seriously mentally ill. The measures within this legislation would effectively improve treatment and outcomes for those with severe brain diseases ultimately resulting in a significant reduction in homelessness and incarcerations.

August 25, 2015

A man on a mission

A local man is embarking on a massive effort to bring attention to a disease that, to be blunt, does not often stand in the limelight.

August 18, 2015

A pledge for a better election season

In an unusual turn of events, in a joint statement the two candidates running in the general election for the Board of Clark County Councilors chair position have made a…

July 7, 2015

Fun in the summer sun

Thanks to the record-breaking stretch of unseasonably warm weather, it seems like summer has been underway in the Pacific Northwest for quite some time.

July 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor for July 7, 2015

Lac-Megantic oil train disaster remembered This week marks the anniversary of the tragic oil train disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec that killed 47 people on July 6, 2013.

June 30, 2015

Fireworks debate continues

Over time, debate about when and if personal-use fireworks should be legal has become a polarizing issue.