Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Should I-5 Stay Toll-Free? One Advocate Says Yes
Sharon Nasset of Economic Transportation Alliance/Third Bridge Now argues that tolling the I-5 mainline would divert billions from transportation fun…
5 months, 1 week ago
Camas Letter: Keep the Strong Mayor, Reject Insiders
Gary Perman calls out Camas Mayor Steve Hogan's Form of Government Citizen Committee, stacked with former officials who championed a $78 million bond…
5 months, 1 week ago
Mount St. Helens at 46: Trails, History and Recovery
Forty-six years after the May 18, 1980 eruption killed 57 people and flattened 150 square miles of forest, Mount St. Helens remains one of Washington…
5 months, 1 week ago
Washington's Income Tax Is Pushing Entrepreneurs Out
Venice.ai founder Jesse Proudman says Washington's new income tax is the final blow — and he's not alone. An April 2026 AWB survey found 24% of emplo…
5 months, 1 week ago
WA Gets $538M in Long-Delayed FEMA COVID Payments
FEMA is reimbursing Washington state $538 million in COVID-era costs — money that sat delayed for years while hospitals absorbed billions in losses. …
5 months, 1 week ago
Gregoire's Warning: Washington Has a Spending Problem
Former Gov. Christine Gregoire told the Association of Washington Business that Washington's budget grew from $33 billion to nearly $80 billion — and…
5 months, 1 week ago
Rethinking the I-5 Bridge: A Simpler, Cheaper Path
Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila says light rail on the I-5 Bridge doubles construction costs unnecessarily — and proposes moving it to the existin…
5 months, 1 week ago
Gas Prices, War Propaganda & Who's Really to Blame
Camas resident Tony Teso responds to Jonathan Hines's letter, arguing that blaming Iran, Obama, and Biden for Washington's gas prices is political mi…
5 months, 1 week ago
Compassion Without Accountability Is Not a Plan
Sarah Mittelman, a medical provider and downtown Vancouver resident, argues that Clark County's homelessness response too often measures activity ins…
5 months, 1 week ago
Vancouver Fire Knocks Down Commercial Truck Fire on 8th St.
A commercial truck caught fire at 1200 W. 8th St. in Vancouver Thursday night, with flames visible from the engine and cab. An automatic sprinkler sy…
5 months, 1 week ago