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And if I am elected president I will...
On a drizzly, dark day this past Sunday with a rare couple of hours to kill, I decided to take in coverage of the race for the Republican primary in Florida on CNN. While watching clips of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich speaking and glad handling their way through the crowds, I just had to roll my eyes and shake my head at the sheer absurdity of some of the proposals they were making.
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- by By Mike Gallagher Post-Record Publisher
- January 31, 2012
Stand behind governor’s budget decisions
A recent newspaper article prompted me to sit down and express my feelings about how difficult it must have been for Gov. Chris Gregoire to explain to students at the Clark County Skills Center why the state is facing more deep cuts to education.
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- by By Al Bauer Guest columnist
- January 24, 2012
Post-Record new look coming next week
OK, I’m going to level with you up front, dear reader. This column may not contain the most fascinating news you’ve read in your Post-Record for a while.
No, it's not going to rank up there with the stories about the great success the Washougal and Camas girls' sports programs had this past weekend, or this week's Hometown front page story. Heck, even a City Council story will probably seem fascinating ...
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- by By Mike Gallagher
- January 17, 2012
The electric chickens have come home to roost
For years, energy experts warned us that regulations and policies that reduce the supply of affordable conventional energy would result in higher prices for American families.
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- by Don C. Brunell, Guest Columnist
- January 3, 2012
The reality of world competition for America’s factory owners
In today’s dog-eat-dog world, change is constant and accelerating. Other countries are stealing our factories and jobs and are hungry for more. That is the new reality.
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- by Don Brunell, Guest Columnist
- December 27, 2011
Legislators should provide equal reductions for districts
We acknowledge that in these complicated economic times, school districts are not exempt from taking their fair share of funding cuts. We recognize that difficult decisions are being discussed surrounding the state’s constitutional obligation to fund education first.
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- by By Mike Nerland and Dawn Tarzian
- December 22, 2011
Americans should get their heads out of the clouds
Americans live in an idealistic world where, no matter what happens, we’ll still be able to go home at night and switch on the lights or pull into a filling station and gas up the family SUV.
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- by Don C. Brunell, Guest Columnist
- December 13, 2011
Are we nearing the tipping point on minimum wage?
In January, Washington’s minimum wage will crack the $9 mark and we will once again be No. 1 — the state with the nation’s highest minimum wage.
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- by By Don C. Brunell, Guest Columnist
- December 6, 2011
Council should ignore strategic planning survey
Why should the Washougal City Council ignore the conclusions of the Strategic Planning Team? Much of the work done so far has been based on a precariously unscientific survey. The Strategic Planning Team’s survey results demonstrate the danger of relying upon data that may not be meaningful.
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- by Michael Delavar, Guest Columnist
- November 22, 2011
FAA funding proponent ignores important facts
Bob Elliott’s Aug. 23 Post-Record guest column offered a “different perspective on FAA funding” for the Port of Camas-Washougal’s Grove Field. Unfortunately, Bob’s perspective seems to be from the rather narrow viewpoint of many Grove Field airport users.
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- by By Richard Hamby, Guest Columnist
- September 27, 2011
Councilman needs to verify information, accurately
I read with both interest and disappointment Councilman Dave Shoemaker’s editorial of Aug. 30. Interest that some of our council are working to communicate with the public, but disappointment that Councilman Shoemaker’s information was incorrect and misleading.
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- by Sean Guard, Guest Columnist
- September 6, 2011
Elected officials must earn citizens’ trust
Lately Washougal City Council members have been urged to trust various local leaders on issues ranging from granting a half million dollar economic development contract to the management of financial reserves. Among those proffering the advice have been other elected officials, our local newspaper publisher, and individual citizens.
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- by By Dave Shoemaker, Guest columnist
- August 30, 2011
A different perspective on FAA funding
I believe it would be in the community’s best interest to hear another perspective on the issues used by the Port of Camas/Washougal to not accept Federal grant funds to improve Grove Field.
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- by By Bob Elliott, Guest Columnist
- August 23, 2011
FAA funding would have been risky for Port
The Port of Camas-Washougal is committed to transparency in its dealings and, to that end, the commissioners wish to share the thought process that helped them reach the decision made on July 19 not to accept FAA funding for Grove Field which would have obligated the Port for an infinite period of time.
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- August 2, 2011
Lawmakers should tread carefully on health exchange
Later this month, state legislators will begin discussions about designing and implementing a health-care exchange. If experience is a guide — and it is — Washington lawmakers should tread very carefully because recent events have shown how perilous such efforts can be.
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- by By Don C. Brunell, Guest columnist
- July 5, 2011
