As a boy who grew up on skates in Minnesota with my Dad as hockey coach, I vividly recall that he frequently echoed the old adage, “The best defense is a good offense.” Someone evidently told that to Donald Trump too, and we see it play out constantly.
Washougal leaders may not have realized it, but with one simple vote — to reduce speed limits on the city’s downtown Main Street to 20 mph — they joined a growing global movement to make urban areas safer, healthier and greener.
Reader responds to Post-Record editorial
We don’t know about you, but May has flown by at The Post-Record. That may be due to the fact that this has been a news-filled month with barely enough room in the paper to accommodate all the stories our reporters are running down. That also means there’s a lot to choose from for our monthly Cheers & Jeers editorial.
Reader supports Washougal teachers’ push for higher pay
Carolyn Long, the Washington State University Vancouver political science professor turned congressional candidate who hopes to unseat Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the Nov. 6, 2018 General Election, said last week that she truly believes voters are ready to move past the polarizing politics that defined the 2016 presidential election.
Childhood sexual abuse — it’s not a topic that most people bring up at the dinner table, but it should be.
Ask congresswoman to oppose bill that would harm mothers, children
It’s been 16 years since I celebrated my first Mother’s Day as a mom. My daughter had been born — in our living room, across from the Pacific Ocean on the central Oregon coast — just two days prior.
With western wildfires growing in size and destroying more homes, farms and businesses, there is a need for new tools and approaches. The infernos are spreading so fast they are outstripping our ability to fight them in traditional ways.
