As someone who grew up attending Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church and obviously attending the Sausage Fest every year, I get a little annoyed with the jokes about the name of the Fest. I mean, c’mon, my daughters were…
As someone who grew up attending Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church and obviously attending the Sausage Fest every year, I get a little annoyed with the jokes about the name of the Fest. I mean, c’mon, my daughters were…
Typically during public comment at the Board of Clark County Commissioners meetings, a person introduces himself and says either his address or the city or area of unincorporated Clark County where he lives. On Tuesday, one gentleman spoke in broader…
The mavens may have found someone who enjoys talking about septic systems more than Commissioner Tom Mielke: environmental public health program manager Aaron Henderson. Henderson gave a presentation titled “On-Site Septic Operations & Maintenance Program Report” to the county commissioners…
With apologies to the late Waylon Jennings, in honor of the county commissioners getting their butts kicked Tuesday by the Court of Appeals, a theme song is in order for our own Bo, Luke and Uncle Jessie Duke. Just the…
Veterans and dogs were repeatedly mentioned Monday at the Vancouver City Council meeting as the people and pets most bothered by fireworks. Since Monday wasn’t even the actual public hearing on a proposal to limit personal fireworks use to just…
Clark County Commissioner Marc Boldt mentioned today at the end of the commissioners’ meeting that a record crowd turned out Saturday for Harvest Fun Day at 78th Street Heritage Farm. Of the approximately 3,800 people who attended, one of them…
As the mother of two young girls, I’d already been planning on attending a performance of the Metropolitan Performing Arts Academy’s production of “Annie” next month. But now I will even get a blog post out of it. Clark County…
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will have three debates. Gubernatorial candidates Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee have had two debates, and will have two more next month. Not wanting to be outdone by national and statewide candidates, David Madore…
Last weekend’s “Dancing with the Local Stars,” sadly, did not include any local elected officials. Why didn’t 2010 winner Vancouver City Councilor Larry Smith step up to try and win the title again? What about Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, who…
Last Thursday was a busy day for Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, as Columbian reporters spotted him at three events. He went to Frito-Lay to celebrate 40 years of chip making, a public memorial for Clark College’s Skeet O’Connell and a…
