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Letters to the Editor for July 31, 2012
Vote Mielke and Madore
Clark County would be blessed to have Dave Madore and Tom Mielke elected as County Commissioners. Mielke is an experienced public servant and also a U.S. Army veteran with strong qualities.
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- August 3, 2012
Letters to the Editor for July 24, 2012
Chamber needs to support local businesses For the last six years Kidz with Ice has been applying to get into Camas Days. The reasons are always different as to why the Camas-Washogual Chamber of Commerce and Brent Erickson, its executive director, do not support this small local business.
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- August 3, 2012
Letters to the Editor for July 17, 2012
No to Camas tax hike
Camas residents should reject the Excess Levy Camas proposes to boost Emergency Medical Services taxes significantly from 35 cents per $1,000 of property value for homes and businesses to 46 cents per $1,000 of value. This is estimated to boost Camas EMS funds from about $888,825 to $1,182,775 in the first year and grow for six years.
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- July 17, 2012
Letters to the Editor for Jan. 10, 2012
Step up for democracy
I hear a lot of complaints about corporations that are pouring unlimited and unidentified dollars into the our elections.
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- January 10, 2012
Letters to the Editor for Dec. 20, 2011
I am not a long term resident and citizen of Washougal — only four years and counting. But in that time I could see a community in transition.
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- December 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 29, 2011
Delavar contributes to government’s dysfunction
In his Nov. 22 Post-Record guest column, Washougal City Councilman Michael Delavar says he thinks Washougal’s City Council should “ignore the conclusions of the strategic planning team” because “much of the work done so far has been based on a precariously unscientific survey.” This is his response to the strategic planning team’s second progress report at the Nov. 14 council workshop.
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- November 29, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 22, 2011
Entire County should vote on C-Tran tax increases
There is no reason to be puzzled by the fact that voters approved the C-Tran Proposition 1 while favoring Initiative 1125 to limit tolling. If all voters where allowed to participate in the C-Tran vote, it’s likely Proposition 1 would have failed. A successful C-Tran vote was made possible through a cynical gerrymander.
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- November 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 15, 2011
Are school buses always needed?
I did not walk 10 miles in 5 feet of snow to get to school, but I did walk a mile through the stubble of a newly cut buckwheat field, and I did walk a mile to high school. With a 10-subject curriculum, I carried lots of books, heavy books.
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- November 15, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 8, 2011
Message from a soldier
I am a Washougal resident and local middle school history teacher who enlisted in the Army in 2008. Today, I said goodbye to my family to join my team in deploying to Afghanistan for a year. Since so many people in the media and in politics so often love to speak on the behalf of soldiers, I wanted to write you and share with you why I’m doing this, in ...
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- November 8, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 1, 2011
What are Steve Bang’s motives?
I wasn’t going to write a letter to the editor, but after seeing the “Write-in” signs for Steve Bang pop up in the last couple of days, I decided I should.
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- November 1, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Oct. 25, 2011
Turk is a strong addition to Camas Council
To be an effective elected representative I think it requires a focus on process, information gathering (through listening, reading, and participation), fact-checking, balancing big-picture with the details, then consensus building and/or compromising to reach a decision.
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- October 25, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Oct. 18, 2011
Turk will be an effective voice
We are privileged to have Shannon Turk running for the Ward 3 position of the Camas City Council.
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- October 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Oct. 11, 2011
McDaniel considers all sides
I have known Jennifer McDaniel for many years, and I believe she is an effective, dedicated member of our City Council. Not only does she do her own research when faced with tough issues, she considers all sides, and ultimately puts Washougal first when making her decisions.
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- October 11, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Oct. 4, 2011
ECFR incumbents are effective
The majority of the East County Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners is up for re-election this year. Collectively, Gary Larson, John Clancy and Jack Hoober have over 52 years of experience. As a 17-year resident, and a past fire commissioner for ECFR, I witnessed firsthand the exceptional performance of these individuals.
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- October 4, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 27, 2011
City Council made well thought out decision
Watching our City Council deal with the Farrell House unclassified use permit after receiving a recommended approval by our Planning Commission was most rewarding. They did their homework and were well prepared to deliberate the pros and cons of this permit. Their focus was on maintaining the quality of living of our residential neighborhood, not how to make a business fit among well-established family homes.
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- September 27, 2011
