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The series of articles and debates regarding the lowering of the speed limits on state Route 502 and state Route 503 is missing the opinion of the commuter, those who want to travel from the Battle …
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7/7/25
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I'm writing this letter on the morning of July 3. Except for the explosion at 7:30 a.m., it's relatively quiet now. But, like death and taxes, the chaos will for sure start in a few hours and last …
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7/7/25
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I am compelled to address the critical question of Woodland’s viability as a competitive city in Southwest Washington.
With its exceptional natural beauty, strong community spirit …
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6/30/25
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After reading a couple of letters to the editor, I have my own thoughts about the legality of fireworks in Battle Ground.
First, if you don’t want to hear or see fireworks, move …
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6/30/25
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I saw that a whole bunch of people, with their own T-shirts, blitzed the Clark County Council to argue in favor of fireworks.
Classic "squeaky wheel" politics.
They …
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6/16/25
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This is a message to those engaging in violent activities in Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and beyond.
Instead of resorting to chaos, destruction and aimless rebellion, consider stepping back …
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6/16/25
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I just read Rick Hauser’s critique of Clark County Council’s latest decision on fireworks.
I have lived in Battle Ground for 10 years, and the last eight years we left …
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6/16/25
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I saw that a whole bunch of people, with their own T-shirts, blitzed the Clark County Council to argue in favor of fireworks.
Classic "squeaky wheel" politics.
They …
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6/9/25
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On board Amtrak recently between Vancouver and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I reflected on the state of our deeply divided nation.
Our fellow travelers included quite a few fresh-faced …
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6/9/25
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Donald Trump’s first significant action after assuming the presidency in 2016 was to push through a tax cut for the top 1%, our billionaires and wealthy corporations.
This tax cut …
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6/9/25
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Newly elected Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law Senate Bill 5167, and other separate bills that increase the state’s tax burden onto its citizens by $4.3 billion over the next two years. As a …
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6/9/25
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It is almost a spiritual experience
Trust, like faith, is a wonderful thing. Those who have had religious or spiritual experiences know this all too well.
That “knowing” …
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5/26/25
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There is a lot of misinformation and outrage regarding the construction of the new Battle Ground Public Schools District facility by the high school, so some things need to be cleared up.
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5/26/25
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After reading former Mayor Phillip Johnson’s article, I cannot keep my fingers from the keyboard.
He is so “right on.”
We moved here five years ago to …
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5/26/25
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Last November, the C-Tran Board voted to abandon their policy related to the Interstate Bridge Replacement and protect Clark County taxpayers from paying for TriMet Operations and Maintenance …
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5/19/25
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Another Easter has come and gone.
Over 2,000 Good Fridays and Easter/Resurrection Sundays have been celebrated since God's Son gave His pure holy life paying our infinite debt of sin on a …
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5/19/25
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The white minority government in South Africa imposed a system of racial segregation and discrimination against non-white citizens from 1948 to the early 1990s.
The legacy of that barbaric …
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5/19/25
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I woke from a dream and realized the state Democrats have taxed Washington state citizens into bankruptcy.
The state has a spending problem, not a tax problem. It is very simple: if people …
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5/12/25
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I attended the La Center School Board meeting addressing the gender policy the Washington state Office of the Superintendent Public Instruction was trying to coerce Washington schools to …
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5/12/25
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In response to your “Battle Ground students plead to preserve programs” article, I really feel terrible for the kids. I have worked for over 30 years as a registered nurse and, in …
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5/12/25
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