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October 26, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 26, 2023

Check facts on Crown Park pool, North Shore, PFAS in water; be wary of ‘promises tossed out to gain your votes’ The Crown Park pool was closed five…

October 19, 2023

More than one way to create safe, healthy city

Over the next few weeks, elected Camas city officials will tackle the issue of what to do in the face of an unexpected — but not altogether unimagined — revenue shortfall.

October 12, 2023

Beware misinformation this election season

With just a few weeks until the Nov. 7 election that will select mayors in both Camas and Washougal and could alter the makeup of the Camas City Council, our…

October 12, 2023
Goats like the ones seen here can answer the

Goats can be a forest’s best friend

Goats are particularly good at one thing: Eating. Unlike a horse or cow that leaves noxious weeds behind, goats eat the whole menu of pesky weeds, bushes and small trees. That means goats can be one of the answers to the growing problem of tinder-dry, highly flammable forests.

October 5, 2023

Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers

Dozens of TVs, refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and abandoned cars had either been gunshot, torched or both. This place of destruction was what some locals called “Carnage Canyon,” roughly 30 acres off Lefthand Canyon in Boulder County, Colorado.

September 28, 2023

Facing a shutdown showdown

“I’d shut down the government if they can’t make an appropriate deal, absolutely,” Donald Trump said Sept. 14, on Meet the Press.

September 7, 2023

One day for Labor Day is not enough

The state of labor this year is so fraught, so weighted with issues and problems, that a single day of homage and reflection doesn’t seem enough. It’s as if a year or more is needed to engage the issues, challenges, and possibilities facing American workers today. Consider the following: