This holiday season is a good time to reflect on all we are thankful for. I am grateful to have been selected to lead Washougal School District as its superintendent and am thankful for the generous spirit of giving I am witnessing in our school and community.
When our military is viewed as an employer, it has the same problem as the private sector; attracting qualified people to fill jobs.
We are now moving past “mere” voter suppression and voter intimidation. We have arrived at voter assassination.
I thought for a long time about how to describe East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) for this column. I’ve been a part of our fire district for 21 years, and many others have served for close to that. People come to ECFR in our unique part of Clark County and make careers here, and raise their families. When we do leave, it’s to develop additional skills to save lives and property, which we then bring home to better serve our community.
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a professional performing arts and cultural center at the Washougal Waterfront Park.
We have amazing teachers in Camas. There’s no question that our teachers were amazing, dedicated, and passionate before the McCleary legislation passed for school funding, and they will continue to be just as amazing in the aftermath of this legislation.
To the families of the Camas community:
The plight of a grieving orca who continues to carry her dead calf for weeks is reported by the Seattle Times. The Spokane Spokesman-Review lets people know for the first time the Legislature is forming a task force to exempt lawmakers from portions of the Public Records Act. The Columbia Basin Herald in Moses Lake warns that air quality for the county fair may be unhealthy because of wildfire smoke pollution. The Omak County Chronicle reports that Wally Richards is this year’s Omak Stampede grand marshal. The Nisqually Valley News in Yelm tells its readers where ballot drop boxes will be located so they can participate in the primary election. In the Port Townsend Leader, we learn about firefighter Reece Chambers and ways the community can support his family following his heart transplant.
An open letter to the Camas and Washougal communities,
Here’s a switch: Rather than closing another pulp and paper mill, a new one is under construction right here in Washington.
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