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 | This graphic to the right doesn’t make one proud to be a Washingtonian. And a big part of the reason is Washington, like Florida, has no state income tax. So the sales taxes, the property taxes and all the other “taxes” just keep climbing on the poor while the rich get richer. Oregon needs a sales tax and they need to use some [...] without a second stimulus: NEAR MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. — Interstate 84 heading east into the Columbia River Gorge was going to be closed six to eight hours as crews worked to clean a massive spill after a truck tipped, according to state officials. The truck tipped over about seven miles east of Multnomah Falls, closing all lanes heading east, ODOT said. … The truck [...] Remember the primary debacle this past spring? Remember all the times that qualified, worthy candidates were shut out of an election because they stood outside the major political parties? Remember your frustration after Florida in 2000 or Ohio in 2004? With our current electoral system, voters often must choose [...] Local activist Celia Louderback has praise for our local paper in today’s reader opinion section for spreading George McGovern’s article about impeachment: Spread McGovern’s insight Every citizen who read George McGovern’s Jan. 13 opinion, “Time is ripe for impeachment,” owes The Columbian a huge debt of gratitude for publishing it. The newspaper dared to print the truth about overwhelming crimes at a time when [...] Go out and buy a car this year and save $600 on your taxes. That is the message being touted by Senator Cantwell and Representative Baird at Vancouver Ford yesterday as spewed by our local newspaper’s article, “Residents Reminded of Sales Tax Break”. Here are a few facts our residents were not reminded about the sales tax break being “sold” by our politicians. According [...] It looks like we may get a victory for direct democracy – and schools – here in Washington: More than a week after Election Day, the vote on a constitutional amendment to allow passage of school levies by a simple majority has swung into the yes column. A tally posted Tuesday evening on the state secretary of state’s Web site showed HJR4204 passing for [...] |      | ||||
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