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Letter: Mental illness not cause of shootings By Don Lawry, Vancouver Share: I am writing in response to the letter posted in The Columbian (“Mental illness requires treatment,” Our Readers’ Views, March 20), as it contains a commonly held societal misconception about the role mental illness plays in mass shootings. I agree with the writer that services for the seriously mentally ill are sadly lacking, but I must disagree with her statement “in most cases, there is no mot...

Letter: Rakes, brooms get the job done By Kim Lee, Vancouver Share: Thank you, Mark Muenster, for your letter about two-cycle gas-powered leaf blowers (“Ban two-cycle leaf blowers,” Our Readers’ Views, March 28). I’ve been listening to them blow through my neighborhood every week for years and have had many of the same thoughts. They are not only extremely noisy and emit large amounts of pollution, but they also negatively affect our air quality as they keep dust, pollen,...

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Letter: Nothing peaceful about Trump By Philip S. Parker, Vancouver Published: February 9, 2021, 6:00am Share: I must wonder what planet Roy Schimelpfenig lives on. He says in “Nation is left with hatred” (Our Readers’ Views, Feb. 6) that Donald Trump was “the most peaceful president in decades.” From day one of his campaign to become president, he was the most aggressive president I’ve seen in my 83 years on Earth. He attacked anyone that disagreed with him and fired...

Letter: Fight COVID-19, not each other By Sharon J. Kenoski, Vancouver Published: January 15, 2021, 6:00am Share: I thank our Clark County Councilors Julie Olson and Temple Lentz for their letter condemning the violence in our nation’s Capitol and the need for all elected officials to protect our democracy (“Councilors condemn violence,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan 12). I call on all Americans to put aside our differences and work in a collaborative way to improve the lives e...

Letter: Support our humanity Share: Kathleen Doyle’s response to Ann Donnelly’s opinion about Kevin Peterson Jr.’s death is about as spot-on as it gets (“More questions need to be asked,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan 5). Focusing on Kevin or his parents’ responsibilities detracts from the bigger issues that our democracy keeps failing on: the availability of guns, the creation of “demand for illegal benzodiazepine sales” (and other drugs) and our disempowered youth for which addict...

Letter: Gains from losses Published: December 30, 2020, 6:00am Share: Gary Zacny’s letter (“Americans hate to lose,” Our Readers’ Views, Dec. 24) was blind to much of history of the U.S. For example, when Zacny uses the phrases “tamed the wilderness,” “civilized a continent,” and “delivered democracy to the common man,” is he referring to the slavery, land theft, genocide, ethnic cleansing, exploitation of the poor and racism that “made America great?” However, there is ...

In response to C. Hickeys letter

Letter: Show intelligence, wear a mask By Jordis Jensen, Vancouver Share: I would like to thank letter writer, Dick Lee, (“Be smart about masks,” Our Readers’ Views, Dec. 9) for putting the message so succinctly: “wearing a mask during a pandemic is not a political statement. It is an IQ test.” This should be a headline in every newspaper in the country. We encourage readers to express their views about public issues. Letters to the editor are subject to editing fo...

Letter: Libraries still providing services By Terry Vetter, Kalama Share: I just read Janet Easley’s letter imploring everyone to “Question Authority!” because she claims the library system is not free and open during the pandemic (“Keep libraries open,” Our Readers’ Views, Dec. 9). She alleges unnamed “authorities” are keeping the Fort Vancouver Regional Library system closed because it is not essential, wasting our tax monies. I suggest we question Janet Easley,...