May 2011 An Imperial Longview City Council Earlier in the week of the 23 May we saw a flurry of activity regarding red light camera...

February 2011 Red light cameras Red light cameras, a hot local topic, are another government activity performed for your own good. Yet...

December 2010 Earmarks Congressional earmarks have earned a bad reputation with the voting public; we need only to think of a bridge to...

March 2010 We are not a Democracy Many are familiar with the Alexander Tyler quote about Democracies being short lived because folks...

March 2010 The ACA In the Thursday paper (18th), Dr. Cavens presented yet another plea for passage of the current health care bill. She...

January 2010 USDA jobs forum in Longview On Tuesday January 26, at the Cowlitz County Convention Center I attended a forum on jobs and...

December 2009 Will of the People What do you call it when your leaders ignore the fundamental law of the land (US Constitution) and the...

December 2009 Being Counted It seems that our elected politicians believe that they are our rulers. Whether you are for or against the...

August 2009 Special Interests A cornerstone of the American psyche is a sense of fairness. Yet we have an ever growing set of laws that...

July 2009 Better than the Department of Energy Looking to the government to solve problems is fruitless. We may grant the government an...