The South County Spotlight - Opinion http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information Letters to editor - March 3 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126765995980245100 2010-03-03 15:45:59 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126765995980245100 en-us Proud of Scappoose wrestlers We had the privilege of attending the three-day State Wrestling Championship Tournament at the Coliseum. Not only are we proud of our individual Scappoose wrestlers, but are proud of the team as a whole. They exemplify the best in their sport and exhibited ... Officer Barrett will have to put in overtime to rebuild trust http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126765958041109400 2010-03-03 15:39:40 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126765958041109400 en-us Trust is a precarious relationship between people. Years and years of consistent, trustworthy behavior can establish a deep-down conviction that somebody – a parent, sibling, wife, husband, etc. – would not do anything intentional to harm that relationship. But allow only one ... Letters to editor - Feb. 24 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126704412494442400 2010-02-24 12:42:04 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126704412494442400 en-us Tourism is better than industry I’m proud of the people who stand up for “tourism” in St. Helens over industry. Most won’t. Probably because they don’t realize that the moment you travel to anywhere you become the tourist of that area. Tourism is not a bad word ... Scappoose school projects are moving forward in good trust http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126704387647879800 2010-02-24 12:37:56 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126704387647879800 en-us Scappoose School District planners have done a remarkable job pulling together the necessary elements to not only get the monumental $33.3 million bond levy passed last November, but to responsibly administer those dollars to ensure the best investment for taxpayers. Of all the elements at play, ... Reform spending, then the kicker http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126651409300674800 2010-02-18 09:28:13 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126651409300674800 en-us Gov. Ted Kulongoski earlier this month said he wants to reform the state’s kicker law to better protect vital public services – such as education – against future economic downturns. Kulongoski’s bid to take these rebates away from taxpayers and redirect them instead to ... Letters to editor - Feb. 17 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126651367481285000 2010-02-18 09:21:14 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126651367481285000 en-us Enabling employers should be ashamed of illegal hiring practices In the article “Massive Firings in Brewster and a Big Debate on Illegal Immigration,” (Feb. 13, Seattle Times) Dan Fazio, Director of Employment Services for the Washington State Farm Bureau, has it all wrong. He asks ... Sheriff missed the point on dogfighter’s prior convictions http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126651272585889000 2010-02-18 09:05:25 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126651272585889000 en-us Last week, the Spotlight ran a guest opinion from Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson in response to an earlier Spotlight editorial citing a lack of resources as a core reason why the Sheriff’s Office didn’t pursue a dogfighting investigation against Eduardo Ribaya. Ribaya, for ... Limited resources only part of the story http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126590472714416800 2010-02-11 08:12:07 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126590472714416800 en-us Upon, reading the editorial last week in the Spotlight (“Resource deficit is real villain in pit bull case”), one might conclude that the Sheriff's Office put forth no effort to investigate the occurrence of dogfighting in our county. The assumption might be that limited resources have ... Resource deficit is real villain in pit bull case http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126530554974365800 2010-02-04 00:00:00 http://www.spotlightnews.net/opinion/story.php?story_id=126530554974365800 en-us Few things are as abhorrent as are the inhumane breeding and training of animals for blood sport. In the recent case of Columbia County versus convicted dog fighter, Eduardo Ribaya, we were granted a window into the gritty shadow world of dog fighting that exists here in our own back yard. The ...