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Assessor’s News: Income limits raised for property tax exemptions

The income limits for persons to qualify for the Senior Citizen/Disabled property tax have been raised for the…

Letters

Letter: Enough with the endangered species scams

I see where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to eliminate 400,000 barred owls to help save…

Letters

Letter: State should pay school costs

The usual suspects are already pouring on the upcoming school levies. They neglect to inform the taxpayers that…

Columns

School Corner: Does the state fully fund education? The short answer — not even close

I was asked one time, “The state says they fully fund education. Are they lying?” My answer was…

Columns

Lower Columbia Currents: All of us should read, or re-read Dickens’ Christmas classic

During the holiday season, newspapers traditionally reprint Christmas stories and messages, both to celebrate the season and to…

Letters

Letter: Safeguard Ilwaco’s useful airport

So, here we go again. I’ve let you know the reaction of the City of Ilwaco’s elected officials…

Letters

Letter: Bonds are for buildings, levies are for learning

I will be honest, my husband and I did not support the school bond in the last election,…

Letters

Editor’s note: Racial slurs have no place anywhere

In response to a reader’s note about a racial slur in a recent 911 dispatch report: I personally…

Letters

Letter: A terse interaction at port

I would like to respond to the letter from Randall Lofstrom on the port shenanigans. We have not…

Letters

Letter: Barred owls and people get along

I really enjoyed Dr. Kalbach’s recent article discussing barred owls, which happen to be my favorite bird. I…

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