Author: Tyler Graf
Mielke’s Wyoming walkabout
The week of Sept. 8, Commissioner Tom Mielke took a trip to Wyoming to visit coal facilities at the invitation of Gov. Matt Meade. Not much was said of the trip […]
What’s a few thousand characters among friends?
About a week ago, APIL documented a concern from Sydney Reisbeck, who told commissioners how disappointed she was that an online form the county uses to gather feedback from citizens […]
Mielke was for the charter before he was against it
Flip-flopping, or the appearance of it, is nothing new in politics. The term allegedly dates as far back as 1890, when a New York City district attorney candidate, John W. […]
Wanna leave a comment, write a Haiku
If you were thinking of leaving comments on Clark County's website regarding its comprehensive plan update, you'd have better luck dashing off a series of tweets. That's because the county placed […]
Mielke wants more car money, less training
The Board of Clark County Commissioners is at its rawest during “board time,” the weekly Kaffee Klatsch-esque meetings where a triumvirate of men resembling castoffs from a repertory theater production […]
Forget a ‘meaningful life’; what about a ‘quality person?’
It’s been a little over a year, and Commissioner David Madore is still talking about what kind of a salary it takes to live a “meaningful” life. But now we […]
County’s economic outlook improves, still inconsistent
Clark County's economic indicators appear to be on the rise, tracking similar state and national trends, according to the county's second-quarter report. The report is filled with ups and downs, as […]
Deus ex machina east county bridge
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has a shiny new website dedicated to his east county bridge idea. Too bad there are parts of it that nobody can read. Unless, that is, […]
‘Favoritism, cronyism and pressure to conform’ are evident to county employees
Despite being generally satisfied with their jobs, Clark County employees say they view the county as "an increasingly political organization where favoritism, cronyism and pressure to conform appear to influence how policies and […]
‘Sieg Heil’ man returns
Regular readers of APIL may recall that a C-Tran Board meeting earlier this month took an uncomfortable turn when a man launched into an impassioned denouncement of an impressive array […]