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The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Board of Trustees decision to strike the word “equity” from their work plan is another example of a current trend: Boards seeking an outright ban of the word.
Lately, my friends and I count fewer birds and more black, license-plate-free cars on our expeditions to the woods. While counting hawks, I'm often keeping an eye out for armed men, another eye on the news, and another tracking which of our communities ICE might be hunting in.
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By now, you’ve heard that the White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) has two important propositions on Washington’s Feb. 10 special election ballot: a 20-year, $77.8 million bond to create a unified, renovated campus as Whitson Elementary crumbles, plus the renewal of its levy through 2029.
Free commentary: I am pleased to have been made aware that the White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) actively engaged in planning for a much-needed capital improvements and re-structuring plan for the future.
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Immigration — it’s not an abstract topic or distant debate. It’s about people. It’s about families, hopes sacrifices, and the belief that tomorrow can be better than today. I care deeply about this subject because at it’s heart, immigration asks a simple and powerful question: how do we trea…
On Jan. 16, around 300 Hood River Valley High School students left second period, protesting the recent violence by federal immigration agents and detention of local residents, which have become more frequent since last November. Columbia High School (CHS) in White Salmon followed suit on Ja…
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Free commentary: Provision 8.2 of the Nurses Code of Ethics is clear: “Where there are human rights violations, nurses ought to and must stand up for those rights and demand accountability.” That is why we are speaking out.
Free commentary: On Feb. 10, Klickitat County voters will be asked to consider a modest levy increase for Klickitat County Cemetery District 1. We ask for your YES vote to help preserve this important community space.
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Free commentary: This new year, I want to say thank you to our readers far and wide. I also thank my reporters, freelancers and volunteers, who continue to put in extra effort week by week to cover important issues facing our community, work that is incredibly important.
Free commentary: There are many federal policies that are affecting us at the local level, as we often report. Those stories feel political because they are tied to the federal government. If it’s “liberal” to hold the current administration accountable, then I’m not sure what to tell you — that’s what journalists do, and have always done, beginning with the founding of this country.
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Free slideshow: Around 100 people turned out to protest recent ICE involved shootings on Jan. 9.
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