Opinion

Subscribe

Obama most incompetent recent president

A U-B item (“FBI: Suspects in Benghazi attack identified, but still at large” May 21) stated, U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year.

Support for Honour Project appreciated

With great honor and pride we, as veterans, wish to voice our appreciation of Mark and Kathleen Small and their family for the full support of the Honour Project.

Tax system should be fair for all

The letter to the editor on June 2 from Denny Sedam states the facts about the IRS incident in precise and accurate words!

Respect views of others

I feel compelled to respond to Robert Day’s letter praising another letter writer who accused Annie Capestany of “slapping the face of veterans” with her words, and also making the claim both were “defending veterans from Annie Capestany and others who believe we are as bad as those we are fighting.”

Science not done by majority vote

Whitman College student Austin Biehl begins his guest column (Do politics, economic interests control government?) with the statement, “scientists almost unanimously agree that our world is warming and that humans are the dominant cause.”

Column on breast-feeding unnecessarily alarming

I am writing with regard to the column by Frank Trapani printed on May 31 titled, “Breast-feeding baby gives the best start.”

Obama should resign

Richard Milhous Obama — why has he not resigned?

Where is respect for veterans?

Robert Day’s letter to the editor was right!

State can’t scrimp on early learning

The Washington state Legislature engages in a delusional false economy when it scrimps on money for early-learning programs.

Mandatory helmet laws save lives

Mandatory helmet laws for motorcycle riders work. Lives are saved.

It’s time for legislators to ask, ‘What Would Congress Do?’

OLYMPIA — Not a day goes by without someone stopping me and asking, “Why can’t the Washington state Legislature be more like Congress?”

Earth has cycled through warm periods, ice ages

The past 150 years provide a natural experiment that shows that the global temperature anomaly has not responded to our anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions

Any plan to redo Lincoln High must be a slam dunk

School officials have to be certain voters favor the plan before putting it on the ballot.

Walla Walla’s Lincoln High School is housed in a time-worn building that has to be gutted or replaced. The structure is a mess inside and out.

Bus facility is nice, but driver pay is not

This letter is in connection with our new school transportation facility. It has been a great thing for the bus drivers.

Care for cemeteries appreciated

It is time again to commend the grounds keepers of each local cemetery. They do such excellent work the year round. Memorial Day requires extra preparation and much clean up so that we, the public, can honor our loved ones in comfort and ease. The extended days to leave flowers, etc. on the graves is appreciated also.

Housing: Weak or Strong? Stormi Daze sunglasses line