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Opinion

February 17, 2022

Imagine a great river, flowing free

Some environmental groups and water honchos have sponsored a “Rewilding of Glen Canyon” contest, with the winner getting $4,000 “and counting.” The contest’s goal is to reconnect the Colorado River above and below a dismantled dam, to restore the beauty of a glorious place now submerged by Lake Powell — just 26 percent full.

February 10, 2022

Camas code changes could prove costly

Perhaps influenced by the ire of community members who consider themselves part of the Dorothy Fox Safety Alliance — a group that has spent the better part of a year demonizing recovering addicts in a quest to prevent a substance abuse treatment center from operating near Dorothy Fox Elementary in Camas’ Prune Hill neighborhood — Camas Planning Commission members have eagerly embraced changes to the city’s code that will severely limit where drug rehabs and sober living homes can operate inside city limits.

February 10, 2022

Family businesses survive tough times

We are only a couple of weeks into 2022 and it is already shaping up to be another challenging year for America’s 5.5 million family businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Rampant inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, and acute worker shortages continue.

February 3, 2022

‘More work to do’ as we celebrate Black History Month

Two months ago, a visiting basketball coach from Portland’s Benson Polytechnic High School — a former pastor, nonprofit leader, father and mentor to the members of his majority-BIPOC girls basketball team — asked Camas School District leaders to pay closer attention to racism and hostility within Camas schools.

February 3, 2022

When will Black history become part of American history?

It’s February — the month we celebrate the achievements and history of Black Americans. You can be sure we’ll hear about the brave souls that risked or even gave their lives to achieve rights guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence.

January 27, 2022

There is a good reason for sports, politics to intersect

Sporting events have been seen as virtually sacred by many. The roar of the crowd, the level of athleticism only few can achieve being expressed, the journeys taken by athletes and their teams, the fervid fan loyalty, and the countless traditions practiced add up to a unique sector of society.

January 20, 2022

Surprise group has outsized influence on public lands

This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep of Idaho’s and Wyoming’s Teton Range. Last fall it reached agreement after years of effort.