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Dear editor,
I have known Don Benton for many years. He is the kind of person who cannot stand by and watch someone be mistreated. Whether the entity doing the mistreating is another person or a …
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10/3/22
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Why the need for an elected official vacancy article in the charter? There is no article or section in the current Clark County Charter that describes when a non-partisan elected office becomes …
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10/3/22
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Battle Ground is a pretty great little town.
They say you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. That is definitely true.
I went to high school here and then …
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10/3/22
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Dear editor,
Recent letters from Bob Baur and Ed Wickersham to the editor complaining about Don Benton’s claims of victory in the primary election show their complete ignorance of the …
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10/3/22
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Greg Kimsey does not honor his word. He agreed to debate his opponent in the coming November election, Brett Simpson, at the Clark County Republican Women’s Sept. 9 dinner. He backed out. I …
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Never before has our country declared our own citizens to be an enemy. There are people who believe this is true. If you are one, there is nothing I can do. Maybe reconsider the source of your …
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10/3/22
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Every generation owes it to the next seven generations to protect the environment.
At the rate populations are growing and the climate is changing, it’s getting harder and harder to be …
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By Ed Johnstone
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10/3/22
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The oath office members of Congress take begins as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Marie …
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Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene of Georgia claimed the 2018 Parkland Florida school shooting never happened, then followed and taunted David Hogg, a young survivor, when he used his …
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I laughed out loud when I first saw her standing there at the fair in those ridiculous overalls. I slowly began to realize it wasn’t funny at all. She was actually playing a role that could be …
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9/26/22
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Tiffany Smiley is running against Sen. Patty Murray who has been in office for three decades. Murray is the assistant Senate Majority Leader, a so-called proven fighter for progressive policies, …
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I am writing to you because I am a 58-year-old lifelong resident of the lower Columbia River — a continental river drainage that happens to be in a temperate rainforest — and concerned …
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9/26/22
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Jan. 6 was an embarrassment and a stain on the process of freedom to be sure, but in no way does it compare to where Joe Biden and the Democrats have taken our nation. Case in point: The Sept. 1, …
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9/26/22
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Ridgefield has been in the news recently. School teachers went on strike and parents have recently become aware of crowding and portables in schools. Well, Clark County better be prepared for more …
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9/26/22
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Recently, Columbian writer Ann Donnelly claimed that I, Rey Reynolds, Clark County sheriff candidate, am leaning toward a “constitutional sheriff movement.” It’s disturbing that Ms. …
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9/26/22
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We’re taught about a “safe following distance” in driver’s education because bad things can happen when you ride the bumper of the car ahead of you.
In 2005, Democratic …
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Clark County is now selecting talent to make our country great again and we need your vote. At 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 is the closing of the polls. Don’t miss the chance to join our nation’s …
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9/19/22
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I have been a member of a task force that has been working toward getting a pool and exercise facility in Battle Ground for 10 years. Back then, we had a spate of teen suicides and a group that met …
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9/19/22
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Does anyone even consider that a balanced budget is good for the dollar anymore?
The White House’s $10,000 of student loan forgiveness for people making up to $125,000 could help some …
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9/19/22
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Well there you go, the past trying to repeat itself. I am referring to Mr. Don Benton running again for a political office. I wonder how many remember his previous apathetic approaches to politics? …
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