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Columnist reviews Enumclaw candidate answers | Rich Elfers
What did you think about the answers to three questions in last week’s Courier-Herald from the City Council…
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Enumclaw City Council candidate debate – Part II
Editor’s Note: For the second week City Council candidates for positions one, three, five and seven responded to…
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Enumclaw City Council candidate debate Part I
Editor’s Note: City Council candidates for positions one, three, five and seven responded to three in-paper debate questions…
Opinion
City Council shift could come to Enumclaw | Rich Elfers
Have you seen all the signs for candidates and issues around town? Many deal with contestants running for…
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Rich Elfers | Enumclaw City Council Position No. 5 | Thomas Mann
My goal has been to better inform the voters. Democracy only works when voters have enough information to…
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Rich Elfers | Question and answers Enumclaw City Council Position No. 7 | Hoke Overland and Sean Krebs
This is my second column on Enumclaw City Council candidates: Position 7, Sean Krebs vs. Hoke Overland.
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Rich Elfers | Enumclaw City Council Position No. 3 | Shelby DeVol and Mike Sando
Serving on the City Council is an important job that deserves our best people. In order for you…
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The influence of geography on politics | Rich Elfers
Approximately 60 percent of the people who live within the city limits of Enumclaw vote Democratic while 40…
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Political landscape has a lot to do with geographic landscape | Politics in Focus
Every year, when I travel to visit my friends and family in eastern Washington and Montana, I’m shocked…
Opinion
The politics behind Mount Rainier National Park | Politics in Focus
What part did politics play in the creation of Mount Rainier National Park? To answer this question I…
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Can conservation and capitalism walk hand-in-hand? | Politics in Focus
Which is more important, saving the environment or creating new industries and jobs? This issue was one of…
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National parks spurred political debate| Rich Elfers
Which is more important, saving the environment or creating new industries and jobs? This issue was one of…
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Conflict needs healthy resolution | Rich Elfers
I bet I can predict how you deal with conflict. How can I do that? Because there are…