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    Opinion
    Rich Elfers, “In Focus”
    The danger of deconstruction | In Focus
    By Richard Elfers • June 22, 2023 12:40 pm

    After taking something apart — remember to put it back together.

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    Carlie Hendrickson and Payton Tabert, “Simply At Home”
    How much is my house worth? | Simply...
    June 20, 2023 4:45 pm

    Here are four guidelines to follow to get a pretty good idea.

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    Rich Elfers, “In Focus”
    The origins of polarized political divisions in the...
    By Richard Elfers • June 20, 2023 4:40 pm

    How our modern era of disagreement began

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    LtE bug
    Letter to the Editor: Look at the Bible...
    June 20, 2023 4:30 pm

    Reader Larry Benson calls for a critical eye toward humanity’s best-selling book

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    Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.
    Cash for empty bottles would make sense in...
    By Don C. Brunell • June 16, 2023 11:40 am

    When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the state’s beaches,…

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    Sara Sutterfield, "The Wilkeson Weigh"
    Local gamer clan AFK while Wilkeson players cheese...
    June 13, 2023 12:20 pm

    Wilkeson has always been resistant to development, but additional infrastructure can benefit the whole community.

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    Kristiana De Leon, Black Diamond City Councilmember
    Therapeutic courts work — county leaders should embrace...
    By Kristiana De Leon, Black Diamond City Councilmember • June 9, 2023 11:00 am

    Simply throwing someone in jail and hoping for the best is clearly not working.

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    Kevin Keane, “A Yankee in Wonderland”
    Washington’s culture is an amalgamation of three colonial...
    June 8, 2023 9:30 am

    Enumclaw, with Midlander roots, Left Coast neighbors, and just a touch of Far West, is my new home.

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    Rich Elfers, “In Focus”
    Chaos then, chaos now, and the lessons we...
    By Richard Elfers • June 7, 2023 12:30 pm

    Will we endure the chaos of the present? Yes, eventually, but it won’t be easy

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    LtE bug
    Letter to the Editor: Empathy is the answer...
    June 2, 2023 9:00 am

    Reader Trudy D’Armond comments on ageism and the “Golden Rule”.

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    LtE bug
    Letter to the Editor: ‘The pill’ didn’t lead...
    June 1, 2023 9:00 am

    Contributor John Locatelli weighs in on a recent column.

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    Ray Miller-Still, “The Ginger Journalist”
    All the news we can’t fit in print...
    By Ray Miller-Still • May 31, 2023 11:00 am

    There’s always so much news on the Plateau to cover.

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    Rich Elfers, "In Focus"
    The dangerous game of debt ceiling roulette |...
    By Richard Elfers • May 31, 2023 10:00 am

    Questions and answers regarding the debt ceiling fight in Congress.

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