May 3, 2011
Letters to the Editor for May 3
C-TRAN issues should be discussed openly The Post-Record story of April 5, "Camas and Washougal councils weigh in on C-TRAN measures" highlighted the need for more open local government.
C-TRAN issues should be discussed openly The Post-Record story of April 5, "Camas and Washougal councils weigh in on C-TRAN measures" highlighted the need for more open local government.
In a relatively short time period, the Camas High School Science Olympiad team has logged some pretty impressive accomplishments. In its first year as a team, they surprised many by placing 10th in state in 2007. The following three years, the Papermakers continued to be a force with three third place state finishes. In 2011, all of the extra work paid off. During the April 16 state tournament at Clark College, CHS captured first place by 24 points. It was the largest margin of victory for a state championship team in five years.
Confused about EMS problems I'm totally confused here; Washougal residents are currently paying for emergency medical services through our taxes. Now because of mismanagement they want us to bail them out for the tune of $150,000 up front to help offset their budget deficit. What are we, the end of the rainbow? Can Washougal really afford this?
Earth Day began more than 40 years ago with a group of people who had a passion to do right and make the world a better place and prosper environmentally for generations to come.
Just over a year ago when President Obama, then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., rammed Obamacare through Congress, no one really knew what was in the 2,700 pages of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). But small business soon learned that it wasn't so.
Rain, shine or stormy weather, it's not uncommon to see the white "Offender Work Crew" van parked at a variety of locations around Camas and Washougal on an almost daily basis. The participants are "doing time" clearing blackberry vines from walkways, cleaning up downed branches after storms, picking up litter, and maintaining area trails, in addition to a variety of other tasks.
Washougal council members need to be held responsible I attended the Washougal City Council meeting on Monday, April 4. Events that ensued during the course of the meeting strongly compelled me to write this editorial. Although not everybody might have the complete background on issues presented, I hope to generate more public interest in attending meetings and holding council members responsible for their actions.
After a search that yielded a handful of top candidates from Oregon and Washington, on Friday the Washougal School Board announced that it had selected veteran Oregon administrator Dawn Tarzian as its newest school district leader. Tarzian, who will replace the retiring Teresa Baldwin, currently serves as the superintendent for the Corvallis [Ore.] School District, and has worked in administrative positions in other school districts in Oregon during her long career as well.
After a search that yielded a handful of top candidates from Oregon and Washington, on Friday the Washougal School Board announced that it had selected veteran Oregon administrator Dawn Tarzian as its newest school district leader.
Vote on light rail in 2011 On Sept. 14, 2010, C-TRAN passed a motion to put a ballot measure on the Nov. 8, 2011, general election with two questions: 1) A two-tenths percent sales tax hike to fund bus and para-transit. 2) A one-tenth percent sales tax hike to fund operations of light rail as part of the Columbia River Crossing Project and the Capital and Operations cost of Fourth Plain Bus Rapid Transit.
