March 28, 2024
The ugly origins of Trump’s ‘America First’ policy
People’s choice of words can be revealing. That’s certainly the case with respect to one of Donald Trump’s favorite slogans: “America First.”
People’s choice of words can be revealing. That’s certainly the case with respect to one of Donald Trump’s favorite slogans: “America First.”
In January 2024, we experienced an unprecedented period of windy, freezing weather that left many without power and unable to drive on icy roads. Many residents reached out to each other with offers of assistance. East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) was busy on calls for residents with house fires, medical emergencies, trees blocking roads, broken water pipes and traffic accidents. Our firefighters worked diligently to keep people safe during that time, as they do every day.
What was it like for 10 captured Oregon wolves when Colorado Parks and Wildlife opened their crates on a December day last year? The wolves had been chased by helicopter, drugged, blindfolded and collared, then moved to remote public land in central Colorado. One of those animals might have had this experience.
“Elections, when done right, are tens of millions of tiny healing moments.”
Healthcare crisis looming in Southwest Washington
A local teenager speaking out against a proposed gas station complex asked Camas officials a tough question earlier this month. After…
ECFR firefighters grateful for levy ‘lid lift’ consideration
Our world lost a giant of peace research this month. Johan Galtung, the author of more than 100 books and 1,000 scholarly articles known as the “father of peace studies,” died Feb. 17, at age 93.
When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead. I’d seen grizzlies before — from the car. But this experience was on a whole other level. I felt vulnerable, nervous. I also felt fully alive.
Let’s stop pretending there are no consequences to continued burning of carbon-based fuels
