September 26, 2019
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 26, 2019
Community center costs competes with tax priorities
Community center costs competes with tax priorities
Traditionally, media coverage of the Paris Air Show focuses on the battle between Boeing and Airbus over market share for newer large commercial jets. However, this year Mitsubishi shared the spotlight with its state-of-the-art “SpaceJet.”
Washougal seems to have attracted four very strong candidates in its hunt for the city’s next chief of police.
When we first reported the creation of the Washougal Arts Commission in May 2018, the idea seemed like a no-brainer: the group had $5,000 in seed money, a thriving network of local artists and Joyce Lindsay, a strong arts advocate and member of the Washougal City Council and the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance, had thrown her weight behind the new commission.
A few years ago on Labor Day, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee presented a compelling commentary on the need for employers and employees to set aside their differences and partner. That very same message should be heeded by our elected officials today.
We know numbers have a way of dulling the message, but when it comes to the number 80, Camas folks should take note.
Camas pools bond is too expensive
Lacamas Lake can be a dangerous place for swimmers, children
If you know any newspaper reporters, you probably know our minds are usually thinking one to two weeks ahead of the calendar date and our short-term memory can be iffy. That’s why writing the monthly Cheers & Jeers editorial requires us to flip through every story we’ve published that month to find the issues that deserve a thumbs up — and those that deserve to be called out in a “jeers.”
Fire chief appreciates voters’ support
