Last week we had a story about a male substitute teacher who showed up to work in capri pants. The story generated dozens of comments on our website, ranging from “Who cares?” to, and I quote, “How do they expect…

I swear this isn’t “find stuff on Tim Leavitt” week. It just keeps falling from the sky. Columbian publisher Scott Campbell gets kudos for this bit of detective work — someone working on a retrospective came across this little bit…

We have a story about how Councilor Pat Campbell has decided to endorse Bill Turlay over Anne McEnerny-Ogle in the race for his seat. That got us thinking about two other endorsements where it wasn’t so much who got endorsed,…

Well, we’d heard that Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt was in a charity fashion show last month for Second Step Housing, but we didn’t put much energy into tracking down photographs. As in, none. But then photographs were shared at the…

Commissioner Tom Mielke often uses his personal experiences as factors in making policy decisions. Today was no exception. The Clark County Commissioners, serving in their role as the board of health, discussed septic fees for the fourth time in as…

Election season continues, and you’re likely to see a new sign or two pop up around town starting today: Hopefully, this makes you laugh. I know I got a chuckle when this one popped up across the street from our…

While Washougal councilman Michael Delavar campaigns for reelection this fall, his wife Katja has dedicated herself to spreading the word about another political candidate. No, it’s not Michael Delavar’s challenger, Joyce Lindsay. Katja Delavar is the Washington state co-chair of…

Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard came to mind Friday morning as I read comments Washougal Mayor Sean Guard made underneath an article I wrote about the city’s upcoming council elections. More precisely, the name of a Kierkegaard book came to mind.…

It’s been nearly two years since former Washougal Mayor Stacee Sellers lost her bid for re-election and disappeared from Clark County. But like Elvis and Tupac, reported sightings continue to trickle in. The latest: Sellers is penning her first book.…

Battle Ground’s city government has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to celebrity look-alikes. As my colleague Andrea Damewood pointed out in this March 25 article, Mayor Mike Ciraulo resembles Mel Gibson and councilman Alex Reinhold resembles Alfred Molina.…