Opinion

Watch Republicans who voted against the infrastructure bill, such as our local House representatives, crow about the money they'll now be getting. It's the GOP usual. However, there's one thing neither party in this area is discussing: light rail.

Much appreciated Shawn Vestal's story Sunday, recognizing a few of our area's COVID-19 victims as people, not just numbers. One had wanted not to be just another statistic. Will putting faces on our lost friends and neighbors wake up our COVID deniers? Maybe a few.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers has shown us over and over that she does not care for her constituents in Eastern Washington. She appears to totally support millionaires and billionaires; she doesn’t care if they pay their fair share of taxes or not.

Disappointing but not surprising is today's vote by our representative, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, not to censure representative Paul Gosar. This was her opportunity to demonstrate independent thinking, but once again representative Cathy struck out - took the easy path, following the directives of partisan politics.

It’s like something out of middle school.

A lot of talk on why our congresswoman, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, voted against the $1.2 trillion bill to fix our decaying infrastructure. Long overdue by decades.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers voted against the extremely popular and bipartisan 2021 Infrastructure bill that President Biden voted into law on Monday. The bill will invest in Washington state roads, bridges, waterways and broadband connectivity in areas all across the state.

Prompted by Sue Lani Madsen’s less than insightful criticism of electric vehicles ("WIDE USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES? WE AREN'T THERE YET," Nov. 11) and Andrew Biviano’s insightful letter to the editor regarding real-life positive info about EVs ("We're ready for EVs," Nov. 14), I offer additional insight.

One of the most common questions we’re asked is, “How long does the immune response from a vaccine last?”

Meeting (last) week to determine new guidelines for distribution of communion (Eucharist) among its members the U.S. Conference of Bishops is demonstrating yet again how it has become a hindrance to the renewal of faith in the Catholic Church in America rather than an asset.

In the decades since JFK was assassinated, a lesson has emerged: The danger to democracy is when irrational, baseless innuendos metastasize into paranoid accusations.