Camas-Washougal Post-Record

September 30, 2021

September Cheers & Jeers

We’re happy to kick off this month’s Cheers & Jeers column with a bit of good news. CHEERS to the fact that the cooling rains have returned, bringing some much needed relief to the months-long drought in the Pacific Northwest — the worst in nearly 130 years according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources — and hopefully putting an end to the devastating 2021 wildfire season that saw more than 1 million acres in Oregon and Washington go up in flames by mid-August.

September 16, 2021

Support local farms to help community, environment

In early January 2020, about two months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us into an alternative reality, dozens of Camas-Washougal folks packed a room inside the Port of Camas-Washougal’s headquarters to speak to their state representatives.

September 9, 2021

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we need to talk about the new terror threat taking root in our own backyard

As we reflect this weekend on the 20th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 terror attacks and send a communal prayer of love and healing to the thousands of…

August 26, 2021

August Cheers & Jeers

We know it’s easy to get mired in bad news, especially when you’re trying to stay well-informed. There’s even a term for it. “Doomscrolling,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening or depressing.” In the face of so many things that might prompt someone to keep doomscrolling, we can completely lose sight of all the good stuff happening around us.

August 12, 2021

Lake cleanup will take time, money, policies to fight climate change

Camas lakes had a reprieve from toxic algae this summer, but the fact that the dangerous blooms have returned to Lacamas and Round lakes is not surprising.

August 5, 2021

Did voters care more about party than community?

There are still ballots left to count, but, so far, voter turnout in Camas and Washougal for this week’s primary election is pretty abysmal.

July 22, 2021

Washougal voters: recognize red flags to avoid another scandal

On the surface, the Washougal mayoral primary election may not seem like that big of a deal.

July 15, 2021

Washougal’s rush to ‘move past COVID’ is premature in face of highly contagious delta variant

It comes as no surprise that a few officials in the city of Washougal are pushing for people to “move on”’ from the COVID-19 pandemic even as news…

July 8, 2021

Camas should consider health of entire community, finally ban fireworks

A recent commenter on the city of Camas’ “Engage Camas” website succinctly summed up the annual “should they stay or should they go?” argument over personal fireworks.

July 1, 2021

Celebrate WA’s reopening, but know Delta still threatens more than half of our community

“Washington has come a long way since the first confirmed case of COVID in the country was found in our state in January 2020,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in May, just a few weeks before reopening the state and removing most COVID restrictions on Wednesday, June 30. “That is in no small part due to Washingtonians’ dedication and resilience in protecting themselves and their communities throughout the pandemic.”

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