Editorials

From the editor’s desk

A brief Sunday morning walk with my dog through our Ilwaco neighborhood included: Brilliant sunshine, a tiny caterpillar…

Letters

Letter: Fox ‘News’ mixes fact and fiction

Through the 19th century, many U.S. newspapers were controlled by political parties. Journalism was low quality when news…

Columns

Guest column: Behavioral health issues and the legal system: 5 fixes

Countless people as well as our local communities experience adverse impacts related to behavioral health and homelessness. The…

Editorials

Editorial: Gillnet ban harms rural people without helping salmon

Gov. Jay Inslee is trying to pick rural Southwest Washington’s pocket. At his request, the state Senate is…

Letters

Letter: Consider running for Ocean Beach school board

The Ocean Beach School Board consists of five members. I want to make peninsula residents aware that three…

Letters

Letter: Widen the pool of prosecutor candidates

In an issue with parallels in Pacific County, in 2021 Skamania County taxpayers paid our Prosecuting Attorney Adam…

Letters

Letter: Mandatory voting equals ‘Big Brother’

I’m writing in response to the article, ‘Legislator proposes mandatory voting’ which was printed in the Observer of…

Columns

Coast Chronicles: All around the town

Clobbered Just when we thought spring might be around the corner — have you seen those enthusiastic daffodil…

Editorials

From the editor’s desk

In a wide-ranging conversation last week, retired KING-5 General Manager Sturges Dorrance (a peninsula resident) and I reflected…

Letters

Letter of Thanks: OBH ER team came through for patient

I would like to thank Dr. Bruce of the Ocean Beach Hospital Emergency Room. My husband Dennis was…

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