As a rule, The Columbian tries to stay out of the political sign theft/vandalism reporting racket. It happens every year to candidates on both sides of the aisle — but no matter what, every season, one side thinks they’re getting…

You’d expect someone like Brent Boger to cover his bases before making a leap. So when we asked him last week if his role as assistant Vancouver city attorney would butt heads with his new job as Washougal City Councilor,…

… or Mitt Romney, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Rob McKenna, Tom Mielke, Debbie Peterson, Julie Olson, Paul Harris, Liz Pike, Ed Orcutt, Eileen Qutub and Carolyn Crain. But only one Republican can hold the title of “World’s Best.”

When it comes to the “Summer’s Best Party,” Commissioner Marc Boldt is among the top partiers. Fellow maven Stephanie Rice wrote about Boldt’s affinity for the Clark County Fair last year. So with the fair kicking off next week, it…

Starting Aug. 1, Clark County employees will have reasons to suggest ideas that could save taxpayers money. Make that reason$. The pilot Employee Suggestion Program is part of the county’s reconfiguration efforts to ensure a balanced budget, when expenses are…

Local dudes Jim Mains and Gary Bock are back at it again — and this time they’ve convinced an actual real, live politician (who isn’t Tim Leavitt) to look ridiculous. In the latest edition of their online video series, The…

Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke had a recent ad in The Reflector and a few county employees have pointed out the strange wording. Read the orange print: “Has never been heard before”? Isn’t that an odd claim for an incumbent?…

If we get one more of these photos, then it’s a trend, yeah? This morning, former Vancouver City Council candidate Josephine Wentzel tweeted this photo to me (@col_cityhall): She wrote: This shirtless picture of @davidmadore beats @timothyleavitt topless pic by…

I can see the commercial now: Narrator: Camas Mayor Scott Higgins, you just selected your city administrator after sifting through 51 applicants this month. Where are you going to celebrate? Higgins: To sleep. Commercial director: You’re supposed to say, “Disneyland.”…

According to the Public Disclosure Commission, the two biggest war chests in the state (among candidates for local positions) belong to David Madore and Joe Tanner. As of Wednesday, Madore had $99,692, mostly ($90,000) his own money. The total figure…