March 19, 2020
COVID-19 is not ‘just a flu,’ and we must help protect each other
And just like that, life as we knew it has completely shifted.
And just like that, life as we knew it has completely shifted.
A group of over 450 public health experts signed a public letter on March 2, warning that widespread transmission of the Covid-19 coronavirus within the United States is “inevitable.” Their letter urges government decision-makers to enact policies that will have the best chance of minimizing the effects of the virus: those based strictly on the best available scientific information, and those that are imposed in a fair and equitable fashion.
Visitor shares love for downtown Camas
Considering the fact that the national Humane Society estimates there are more than 3,500 brick-and-mortar animal shelters in this country and about 10,000 other animal rescue groups and sanctuaries, it’s pretty impressive that Washougal’s West Columbia Gorge Humane Society is one of 55 animal shelters selected to take part in a project spearheaded by Jackson Galaxy, star of the Animal Planet show “My Cat from Hell.”
When news broke in April 2019 that Washougal residents Wes and Diane Hickey had donated a prime piece of downtown Washougal real estate to the future Washougal library, local library lovers rejoiced.
Washington and Oregon lawmakers want to end their legislative sessions; however, accounting for the costs of carbon emissions is a major roadblock.
For the shortest month of the year, February certainly was packed with an extraordinary number of highly charged Camas-Washougal news.
Black History Month is meant to be a celebration of the achievements of Black Americans, in spite of our country’s history of blatant, intentional racism. Despite that intention, the American narrative surrounding the enslaving of Black Americans has always attempted to rewrite our past, generating a kinder, gentler image of slavery.
After any big election — and especially after one in which a public bond measure failed as spectacularly as the Camas community-aquatics center did when 90 percent of voters shot it down in the November 2019 election — it’s natural for people to play the “I told you so” game and want to rewrite history a little bit.
Pressure on Camas principal sends wrong message to students
