Douglas Tweet of Camas argues IBR's own FSEIS data shows the recommended one-auxiliary-lane design fails to reduce congestion, while a two-auxiliary-lane design reduces northbound congestion by 31% and cuts travel time by 60%. He says the $15.2 billion project devotes half the bridge to modes used by just 2.3% of travelers. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-i-5-bridge-eliminate-light-rail-include-two-auxiliary-lanes-each-way-instead/ #I5Bridge #IBR #LightRail #Transportation #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #Camas #WashingtonState #Opinion #TrafficCongestion

American Legion Auxiliary Tum Tum Unit 168 President Andi Schwartz writes about the meaning of the red poppy — a symbol rooted in the battlefields of World War I — and invites North County residents to a National Poppy Day outreach at Yacolt Trading Post on May 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-remembering-the-fallen-through-the-symbol-of-the-red-poppy/ #MemorialDay #NationalPoppyDay #Veterans #AmericanLegion #YacoltWA #ClarkCounty #MilitaryFamilies #Remembrance

Brittany and Aric Clapp have fostered 42 children and turned that experience into Cloth and Foster, a Vancouver nonprofit that served an average of 28 caregivers a month last year — and 49 in March alone. Volunteers stock a warehouse with clothing, diapers, bedding, and more so foster families never have to scramble alone. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/spotlight-on-nonprofits-cloth-and-foster-serves-the-needs-for-the-foster-care-community/ #ClothAndFoster #FosterCare #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #SouthwestWashington #Nonprofit #CommunityNews

Twenty-two students in Mindy Williams Cleeland's AVID class at Skyview High School collected more than 300 items for Cloth and Foster, a Vancouver nonprofit serving foster children and caregivers. The drive began after a classmate shared their own foster care experience. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/skyviews-avid-students-make-donation-to-nonprofit-as-part-of-class-project/ #ClothAndFoster #SkyviewHighSchool #AVID #FosterCare #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #YouthLeadership #CommunityService #Education #Clark CountyToday

Clark County Council Chair Sue Marshall's State of the County Address covered public safety investments, housing affordability, the Comprehensive Growth Plan, new deputy hiring funded by a sales tax increase, and the Charter Review Commission. Now Clark County Today wants to know how residents feel about the county's overall direction. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-how-would-you-rate-the-overall-direction-of-clark-county-right-now/ #ClarkCounty #SueMarshall #StateOfTheCounty #ClarkCountyWA #LocalGovernment #PublicSafety #HousingAffordability #GrowthPlanning #WashingtonState #CommunityVoice

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Longview Public Schools Superintendent Karen Cloninger was arrested May 21 on felony witness tampering and other charges after detectives allege school leadership knew of sexual misconduct involving students at Mark Morris High School as early as Jan. 29, 2026, and directed staff to handle it internally. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/longview-police-provide-update-on-mark-morris-investigation/ #LongviewPolice #MarkMorrisHighSchool #KarenCloninger #StudentSafety #WashingtonState #PublicSafety #SchoolDistrict #SexualAssault #MandatoryReporting

Washington State transportation officials are weighing toll increases to $18 on SR 167 and I-405 after toll revenue fell $10 million short of projections — and the stakes extend to Southwest Washington drivers who could face future I-5 tolls. Rep. Andrew Barkis calls the timing poor with gas prices nearing $6 per gallon in parts of the state. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washingtonians-could-see-toll-rates-increase-to-18-along-sr-167-i-405-next-year/ #SR167 #I405 #TollRates #I5Bridge #WashingtonState #Transportation #ClarkCounty #WSDOT #Infrastructure #Politics

The U.S. House passed a 217-198 bill requiring parental consent before public elementary and middle schools can update a student's pronouns, gender markers, or preferred name on records — or risk losing federal funding. Eight Democrats, including Washington's Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, voted yes. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/us-house-passes-sweeping-gender-ideology-bill-aimed-at-trans-kids-in-schools/ #USHouse #TransKids #ParentalRights #GenderIdeology #FederalFunding #PublicSchools #LGBTQ #WashingtonState #ClarkCountyToday

Additional spring Chinook retention days are now open on the mainstem Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point to the Washington-Oregon border. The Technical Advisory Committee revised the upriver spring Chinook return estimate to 111,900 — down from a preseason forecast of 147,300 — but current catch levels still support added retention. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/sports/columbia-river-to-open-for-additional-spring-chinook-retention-days-2/ #ColumbiaRiver #SpringChinook #SalmonFishing #WashingtonFishing #WDFW #FishingRegulations #HatcheryChinook #ClarkCounty #WashingtonState #PacificNorthwest

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Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center argues Washington's compact-by-compact approach to occupational licensing leaves experienced, credentialed workers waiting too long to work. She makes the case for universal licensure recognition — already adopted by 28 states — as a broader fix. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-fix-licensing-expand-access-lower-costs-free-workers/ #OccupationalLicensing #WorkerRights #WashingtonState #PolicyBrief #WashingtonPolicyCenter #LicensureReform #ClarkCounty #Opinion