Latest Opinion
The myth of ‘free college’
By Luanne Van Werven 42nd District State Representative The cost of a college education continues to be a concern for Washington students and families, and making college “free” ...
Keith Olson on running for Ferndale mayor
By Keith Olson Ferndale City Council Member I am running for Mayor of Ferndale because I believe there is a silent majority of Ferndale residents who are not happy with how our ...
Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2019
Responding to a letter This letter is in response to the vicious letter (May 1) by Naomi Murphy, of Ferndale, filled with untruths about Matt Shea, representative from the Spokane ...
Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2019
Reply to letter Forty-second District Sen. Doug Ericksen replies as follows to a letter printed May 1 regarding his Pac Rim Bridges LLC contract to be a representative of the ...
Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2019
On Ericksen’s connections with Cambodia Let’s talk about the Khmer Rouge commander, Hun Sen, who won the fake election in Cambodia last July. You know, the government that ...
State needs to pay ‘fair share’ of election costs
This is a column submitted relating to Tuesday evening adoption by the Whatcom County Council of a resolution supporting that the state pay its “fair share of funding for election ...
Letters to the Editor — April 24, 2019
On Ericksen’s contract with Cambodia I don’t doubt that it’s legal for Sen. Ericksen to sign a contract to be an agent for Cambodia. But it is what he does with it that ...
SB 5438 will cut off migrants from legal labor
This is a guest column from Pam Lewison, agriculture policy research director in the Tri-Cities office of the Washington Policy Center. Learn more at www.washingtonpolicy.org. ...
State House passes three budgets – operating, capital and transportation
On Friday, March 25, House Democrats in Olympia proposed an operating budget that passed on a party-line vote with Democrats voting Yes and Republicans voting No. It is important to ...
Mutchler running for reelection
By Jon Mutchler, Ferndale mayor Jon Mutchler is asking Ferndale voters to grant him a second term as mayor. “Ferndale was in great shape when I took over (from Mayor Jensen) ...
