In his 2006 report for the United Nations Development Fund for Women, then Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan said violence against women and girls was “a problem of pandemic proportions” with at least one out of every three women having been “beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime” by someone she knew.
During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood what they were going through. Since then, similar statements of empathy have become a staple for politicians. But it doesn’t always ring true for every constituent.
We’ve been so caught up in covering “graduation season,” we nearly forgot that it’s also “farmers market season.”
The old bumper sticker “Keep Your Laws Off of My Body” isn’t old and isn’t a bumper sticker. It’s a chilling reality for women today. And Father’s Day is a perfect time for men to wake up to women’s reality — to stand up and speak out on behalf of women’s reproductive health and rights.
Gas station helpers reaffirm belief in good people
This issue of the Post-Record includes our annual “Grad Tab,” a tribute to the seniors at Camas and Washougal high schools who are preparing to graduate over the next two weeks.
More work to be done for children in poverty
Last January, Boeing was poised for another record year. The company’s order book burst at the seams. Things seem to be going Boeing’s way.
On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew 11 million visitors, turned a profit and left the Northwest with a wonderful Seattle Center.
Congresswoman’s bipartisan bill helps families, children
