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Battle Ground's Culture War: What Should City Hall Do?
Battle Ground resident Silas Matson argues the city council's competing proclamations — from Pride to public prayer — reveal a civic category error. …
1 week, 6 days ago
When 'Inclusion' Mandates Exclusion in Sports
Vancouver's Jonathan Hines contrasts the York Revolution's forfeited game — players refusing mandatory Pride jerseys — with MLB's warning to Giants p…
1 week, 6 days ago
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Council Votes, Bridge Costs, and a Camas Football Surprise
Clark County's week covered a 3-2 council vote rejecting auditor expansion, Vancouver's unanimous median ban, and Rep. John Ley's criticism of the $7…
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Clark County Council Rejects Auditor Authority 3-2
The Clark County Council voted 3-2 against letting the county auditor prepare financial impact statements for ballot initiatives. Supporters said vot…
2 weeks ago
Columbia River Sockeye Season Cut as Returns Fall Short
Sockeye returns to Bonneville Dam are projected at less than half the pre-season forecast of 275,000 fish, prompting Oregon and Washington to close U…
2 weeks ago
WA Adds 10,600 Jobs in May, Unemployment Stays at 5.2%
Washington added 10,600 jobs in May — its strongest single month this year — but the unemployment rate stayed stuck at 5.2%, up from 4.5% a year ago.…
2 weeks ago
Hospital Price Transparency: Useful, But Not Enough
Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center argues that the Trump administration's hospital price-transparency enforcement is appropriate —…
2 weeks ago
Evergreen Schools, Teachers Union Agree to 5-Year Deal
Evergreen Public Schools and the Evergreen Education Association have agreed to a five-year collective bargaining agreement covering teachers and cer…
2 weeks ago
Vancouver Bans Pedestrians From Traffic Islands
After a pedestrian was struck and killed on a narrow lane divider at Vancouver Mall Drive and Fourth Plain Blvd in 2021, city staff spent years resea…
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125 SAR Volunteers Train for Real Backcountry Emergencies
Six Southwest Washington Search and Rescue teams brought 125 volunteers together for a large-scale mock mission built around a simulated aircraft cra…
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