On “Jersey Shore,” — not that the meeting mavens watch that trash — the call to male housemates, “It’s T-shirt time,” means it’s time to put on your finest clubbin’ shirt and head out for the night. Pauly D’s words…

City and county elected officials, planners, engineers and other employees joined Commissioner Marc Boldt for breakfast and a discussion Friday morning. The reason for the 7:30 a.m. chow and chat was to explore how community design can benefit health and…

Awhile ago, the meeting mavens were comparing the lapel flair favored by our local elected officials and asked: Which pin is better? The Clark County pin, which features a trapper paddling away in a canoe, finished last. When Clark County…

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt delivered his second State of the City address Wednesday. Part of the nearly hour-long speech included a video of five “Hometown Heroes” – folks that have grown up in Vancouver, and, gosh darn it, made good.…

They convene meetings. They draft policy. They wage political battles. And yes, they also have real lives. To wit: I was chatting with Vancouver Councilor Larry Smith recently, and he brought up how much he digs country band Lady Antebellum,…

As dry as a two-hour Congressional hearing about transportation and infrastructure projects sounds, the event in Vancouver Monday morning did include some lighter moments. During his testimony, David Madore, owner of US Digital and founder of NoTolls.com, testified during the…

The Columbian was out in full force Monday morning reporting on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in Vancouver. All three meeting mavens were on the scene blogging and tweeting about the event. Political reporter Kathie Durbin will have…

This item is courtesy of guest blogger (and Columbian reporter) Laura McVicker. Political conservative David Hedrick ran for U.S. Congress. He wrote a children’s book that was featured in a Time magazine article. And his attack of former U.S. Rep.…

Update: Here is an e-mail David Madore sent to Steve Stuart on Sunday in response to Stuart’s apology. As for Madore’s comment about the press making the most of people at their worst, I should add that it was his…

So this is the third blog item to describe a Rural Lands Task Force idea that didn’t go over well with commissioners, and I apologize. But, hey. They are making it too easy. The task force suggested expanding the “right…