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No assault on 2nd Amendment

Trump says that the "eight year assault on the Second Amendment is over." The NRA crowd cheers. Looking back at that eight-year assault, the only thing that happened was that Obama signed a bill that allowed guns to be carried into the national parks. The universal background check bill died in Congress. Handgun bans in Chicago and Washington D.C. were invalidated by the Supreme Court.
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Thank you, Rep. Volz

This week Gov. Inslee signed two county treasurer bills - Engrossed House Bill 1648 and House Bill 1283 - into law. As Clark County treasurer, I would like to especially thank Rep. Mike Volz for his support and help in the passage of these two bills. I really appreciate Rep. Volz's efforts making county government more efficient, flexible and cost effective for the taxpayers.
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Work to improve health care

In her April 29 column, Sue Lani Madsen asserted that "... Nancy Pelosi pushed the original ACA through on the last day of a lame duck session." The calendar and the ACA's legislative history would disagree: following the November 2008 election and a lame duck congressional session, Obama took office in January 2009; the House passed its bill in November; and ACA enactment occurred after House and Senate agreement in March 2010. The next lame duck session wasn't until after the November 2010 elections.
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Davenport revives city’s soul

Thoroughly enjoyed the article in the April 27 S-R about the Davenport. Nice melding of the old and new pictures; it took me a few minutes to figure it out.
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Film incentives worth it

I grew up in Spokane. I've been an active member of this community most of my life and I love to see it thrive. I also work in the arts. It wasn't until our state adopted a film incentive program that I finally started earning a living wage and collecting benefits, instead of having to work four to five jobs to make ends meet. It changed my life.
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Right thing to do

I agree with others that universal medical insurance is not a constitutional right and that we are obligated to pay for those who can't afford it. Actually, that's fundamental communist doctrine: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
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What is Trump hiding?

So, for folks who don't understand why some citizens demand to see The Donald's tax returns, or what impact it would potentially have, I'll spitball a couple of ideas.
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Clients should come first

If you follow the financial news, you know that Wall Street is fighting new financial regulations that require a broker, or whatever they call themselves, to put the clients interest above their own. Much of the public doesn't follow the financial news or they would be shocked to know that their broker can do what is best for him or her - not me or you.
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House, governor have answers

It's hard to believe that Washington state schools are underfunded by billions of dollars and that the Supreme Court ruled that Washington state is violating its constitution by under-funding K-12 schools. This problem is the focus of the budget debate right now in our state Legislature.
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True causes, not a wall

I'm frustrated by the lack of honest and meaningful dialogue regarding the border wall. It will have little to no effect on drugs coming into the U.S. or crime rates within. It will only be an expensive eyesore and an item of friction between us and Mexico.
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A nation of haters

After reading the latest letters to the editor, I find myself beginning to wonder if we are becoming a nation of haters: we hate the president; we hate those who voted for him; we hate those are in his Cabinet; and we hate the new Supreme Court associate justice. Locally, we hate those associated with the bluff incident; we love the trees but hate the people involved.
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Let Coulter speak

As a longtime liberal and a person who despises everything Ms. Ann Coulter stands for, the kids at Berkeley and elsewhere are flat wrong and are going against the very backbone of liberalism. Being able to speak our concerns and beliefs is one of the most sacred aspects of freedom. As many before me have said, "even if it makes your blood boil" everyone has a right to speak.
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Streets are a joke

Last week we saw a man in a motorized wheelchair crossing Division at Cozza Drive. He was trying to get from the street back onto the curb at the northeast corner of the intersection but was fighting the maze of potholes at that corner. Watching his wheelchair bounce back and forth through the potholes was concerning as it appeared as the chair could tip over. Fortunately, he made it through.
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Leave the IMAX

Regarding the IMAX, it's a beautiful building and as iconic to the park as the Pavilion and the Clocktower. Because of its proximity to the river, the spot cannot be built on so why not just leave it be a monument to Expo '74? Use the roof for an observation deck or let it be an Expo 74 museum; tearing it down serves no purpose.
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Repeal leads to tax breaks

Remember the advertisement that showed grandma being pushed over a cliff in a wheelchair? Well, President Trump and the Republican Party have already tried to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which would have resulted in the ultimate removal of 24 million people from the health care rolls. Now they are talking of trying to do it again.
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Responsibility in democracy

Major religions just celebrated important spiritual "rebirth" holidays. Contemplating our democracy's spiritual direction, I'm alarmed. I once thought that our undivested president would only bankrupt us financially, as with four of his companies, and morally, reversing our social and environmental progress.
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Audience loved symphony

The symphony audience loved Clair Huangci's performance of the beautiful Chopin Piano Concerto last weekend. This despite our lack of sophistication and inability to grasp the fine nuances of "tone color, legato and rubato", about which your music critic Larry Lapidus felt obliged to lecture us Monday morning.
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Complete health care reform

Cathy McMorris Rodgers recently stated that "the United States has one of the most noncompetitive taxation systems in the developed world." We also have one of the least efficient and most expensive health care systems in the developed world. The single-payer plan would provide health care for everyone at a much lower cost. Check out HB 1026 in Washington state and HR 676 in Congress. They would do away with the inefficiencies of health insurance companies and relieve employers from the responsibility and cost of searching for the best program for their employees.
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Land of the Free?

So much of what is said today, whether in print or on radio and television, is not designed to encourage an open exchange of ideas but to control or limit discussion through labels and name-calling. Take this word: fascism. That's used a lot. (Are you a fascist? "Certainly not, but he/she is!") Look up the synonyms: totalitarianism, dictatorship, repression, oppression, tyranny.
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Abandonment mind-boggling

I actually had to read "Teen mom who left her baby in trash sentenced" (April 24) three times to make my mind accept what I was reading; A 19-year-old girl had a baby in the shower and decided to put the boy in a trash compactor. Only by the grace of God did an apartment employee hear the baby cry before the bin compacted (I know what a household compacter can do, I can only imagine what an industrial unit can do), now she is sentenced to six months in jail and will have supervisory visits with the child and may gain custody because she has made "amazing" progress.
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