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Letter: Plan is needed for sustainable salmon By Rick Krahn, Camas Share: Mark Swenson’s letter regarding declining fish stocks (“Overfishing is the issue,” Our Readers’ Views, May 22) raises an important point. History has shown us the consequences of overharvesting natural resources (see “Collapse” by Jared Diamond). And while there are many factors that are causing the decline and possible extinction of our native Pacific salmon species, Swenson is correct that uns...

In “Hamas aggression is the real story,” (Our Readers’ Views, May 21), Bob Hopper implies that if only Hamas stopped firing rockets at Israel, none of this would be happening.

Letter: Carbon fee, dividend is beneficial By Sharon Brown, Vancouver Share: While the writer of the letter “Reject Carbon Fee” (Our Readers’ Views, May 9) is correct that a carbon tax increases the cost of everything, the dividend portion of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307) returns all of those fees to consumers on an equal basis. In other words, families driving three gas-guzzling SUVs will see less benefit than those living in more modest means. ...

Letter: Biden has been a tragedy By Tom Nelson, Vancouver Share: I have been reading The Columbian since 1971. In 1971, I was a Democrat and did not notice the lack of logic; I evolved after President Reagan was elected. I listened to his speeches and realized that logic is important in politics. Emotions have taken over. The goal now is to destroy President Trump’s accomplishments, no matter how much destruction is necessary. After President Trump was elected, the goal of the ...

Letter: Offer help, not criticism of homeless By Stephen Schrag, Vancouver Share: Nela Nadeal’s recent letter calling the homeless lazy bums shows the mindset of the “haves versus the have-nots” (“Get a job, you lazy bums,” Our Readers’ Views, April 28). While I agree that homelessness is a major problem not only here but nationwide, my experiences volunteering at FISH of Vancouver enlightened me to a group very frustrated, sad, tired, cold and in many cases the ment...

Letter: We’re on road to recovery By John Van Son, Vancouver Published: April 29, 2021, 6:00am Share: I’m just wondering why The Columbian grants space to such nonsensical letters as the one from Robert Kerr in Tuesday’s paper (“Does Biden know what he is doing?,” Our Readers’ Views, April 27). About President Biden he states: “He always looks like a robot. Very obvious his puppet strings are controlled by the far left.” Is that the extent of the criticism you hav...

Letter: Gun violence is an embarrassment By Ellen Gentry, Camas Share: In a recent letter to the editor the writer argues that the Founding Fathers wanted a safeguard to prevent tyranny (“Second Amendment is a safeguard,” Our Readers’ Views, April 20). This was a real concern in 1791, the year the amendment was written as part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment talks about “a well-regulated militia” as necessary for defense against the federal government. When that ri...

Letter: Second Amendment is a safeguard By Joseph Hamann, Camas Share: In Carl Scheuffele’s letter “Revise Second Amendment” (Our Readers’ Views, April 19) he mentions hunting twice and implies that the reason for the adoption of the Second Amendment was the necessity of having a firearm to hunt with. This is an often-stated point by those who want to restrict or eliminate gun ownership. It is of course completely false. It is misdirection. The founders understood that a...

Letter: Letter ignores Trump actions By David Reed, Vancouver Share: Regarding Tana Aichele’s letter to the editor, “Executive order is a waste of energy” (Our Readers’ Views, April 14), I wonder where she was when former President Trump was tacitly building his legacy via a long list of executive orders? Did she have her head in the sand like the rest of (what was once known as) the Republican Party? We encourage readers to express their views about public issues. L...

Reply Kunkel also released a promotional video of people around the world reading his book. (Shutterstock) ROSEMOUNT, MN— An author from Rosemount was awarded Picture Book of the Year for his book "The World We Choose," Sun Thisweek reported. Kevin Kunkel was given the award by Reader Views, a book review company in Texas, Sun Thisweek reported. Kunkel recently released a promotional video of people from around the world reading his book, paired with music written by Lakeville native John Hil...