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Opinion

October 24, 2024

Vote to save Social Security this November

A recent analysis by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) shows that, although neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former…

October 17, 2024

Climate change on the ballot this year

Candidates running for Washington’s 17th Legislative District, Position 2 seat were recently asked by a League of Women Voters of Clark County moderator about their views on efforts…

October 17, 2024

We’re voting for a team this November

Voters need to keep in mind that when we head to the election booth on Nov. 5, we’re voting for a whole team, not just an individual. People who are frustrated, unhappy, or otherwise feel like the system isn’t working for them are likely to vote for the candidate who promises to shake things up, get rid of all the elitists, and bring back good times for everyone. I’d be tempted to vote for that candidate myself were it not for my understanding that he’s prone to erratic behavior and will not have anyone close to him to rein in his wildest impulses.

October 10, 2024

Cracking open gender’s role in electing presidents

Vice President Kamala Harris’s dramatic entry into the presidential race in July — including selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate — put a new twist on the already gendered nature of the election. A woman was now at the top of the ticket.

October 3, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 3, 2024

Local leaders voice support for Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez We support Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for reelection. She represents our communities well and, most importantly, she “shows up”…

October 3, 2024

Anti-immigrant agitation in a nation of immigrants

In recent days, Donald Trump and his Republican running mate, JD Vance, have doubled down on their false and defamatory claims about legally admitted Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, thus churning up widespread fears, bomb threats and school evacuations. Claiming that these migrants were destroying the American “way of life,” Trump promised that, if elected, he would order massive deportations. This statement echoed his astonishing promise, made during the 2024 campaign and previously, to seize and deport 15 to 20 million immigrants.

September 26, 2024
Dave Marston (right) and Jeff Miller repair a trail in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Colo., in August 2024. (Contributed photo by Matt Smith, courtesy of Writers on the Range)

Volunteers key to trail’s success

The Colorado Trail, an iconic 567-mile high-elevation trail that crosses the Rockies, owes its existence largely to Gudy Gaskill, a charismatic, six-foot-tall woman who could make tough things seem easy.