The Reflector recently covered the closure of Grace Lodge, a women’s recovery home in Battle Ground, that is due to close on April 30. I am a small business owner, and an active community …
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3/20/23
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I would like to respond to Carley Meuchel’s letter to the editor in the Feb. 22 edition of The Reflector.
In that letter, Meuchel stated the COVID pandemic was all about control and taking …
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There are two back-to-back letters on Feb. 22 that created such a “miasma of misinformation,” specifically about COVID vaccines, that I felt the need to respond. I will limit myself and …
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Under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution we have “the right to bear arms.” This means we, as Americans, don’t have to explain why we use or own guns.
Some people find …
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The Third Congressional District is fortunate to have Marie Gluesenkamp Perez as our representative in Washington, D.C. Living in rural Skamania County, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez understands full well …
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At the recent State of the Union address, President Joe Biden stated, “Today COVID no longer controls our lives” and “we opened our country back up.”
Those statements are …
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Back when the pandemic first began, as Americans, we were willing to give everyone in D.C. the benefit of the doubt because the whole world didn’t know what we were dealing with yet.
As …
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2/20/23
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Republicans miss the mark by dismissing repeated police brutality against African Americans as evidence of a few bad apples. Only a wholesale transformation of policing in America will stem the tide …
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2/13/23
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Voters have the right to pick whatever candidate they darn well please and for whatever reason.
That being said, after watching developments in our local area, state and nation, an obvious …
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I was astounded to discover that the new congresswoman for district 3, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, voted against HR 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act on her first day in the new …
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I write in support of the most extraordinary and gifted policeman I have had the honor to meet, Rey Reynolds. He has risked all to protect others for decades, yet we’ve seen him weep while …
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TC Energy is proposing to increase the amount of methane through its GTN (Gas Transmission Northwest) Pipeline which carries Canadian fracked methane to Washington, Oregon and California.
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1/30/23
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Black History Month is an annual observance and celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their significant role in U.S. history. While there is much to celebrate, …
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1/30/23
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After watching 15 votes to elect Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, with near fights and obscenities flying, the “clown car” crashed.
Apparently, Jan. 6 is the date the Republicans …
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My question concerning the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program: Why haven’t all possible transit alternatives been reviewed by the IBR staff? Just one mile away from the I-5 Bridge, railroad …
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1/23/23
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In a 1951 science fiction film, and subsequent 2008 remake, Klaatu comes to Earth to warn its people to stop their violent tendencies or face serious consequences. As a child, I was pretty sure the …
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