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February 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor for Feb. 10, 2015

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.

February 3, 2015

Letters to the Editor for Feb. 3, 2015

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.

January 27, 2015

Letters to the Editor for Jan. 27, 2015

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.

January 20, 2015

Lighting the way

A local public works project will positively impact the safety of Camas citizens, the environment, and the city budget.

January 20, 2015

Letters to the Editor for Jan. 20, 2015

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?

January 13, 2015

Letters to the Editor for Jan. 13, 2015

Schools are crowded I am a student at Jemtegaard Middle School and I wanted to write my perspective on everything (the new school bond).

January 6, 2015

County begins a year of change

In November 2014, Clark County voters approved changing the form of government to a home rule charter. It was a move that came after several years of controversial decisions, opinions and actions by the jurisdiction's elected leaders. That, coupled with a growing and changing county landscape, indicated clearly that citizens felt change was needed.