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No clapping in Mr. Ganley’s class

It’s been a good month for public comment in Clark County. First, there was the marathon Clark County commissioners meeting on May 7, where a lengthy public hearing and outrage over the hiring of state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, pushed

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One of these things is not like the others

There have been a fair amount of illogical arguments raised in our always polite and never verbally abusive comment sections regarding the county’s Don Benton appointment. I’d like to quickly address one that claims the hiring of Axel Swanson is

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Disclaimer: Clark County not responsible for bad information

Last week, Clark County commissioners decided to put a link on the county website to the “other side” of opinions on the Columbia River Crossing. Apparently the county has linked to the official Columbia River Crossing website for some time,

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Bring some quarters for your comments

You can now park for free at all of Clark County’s parks and boat launches. The county won’t be making the same concession for those looking to park in the garage at the Public Service Center. But the amount of

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Prayer on the agenda

The prayer time before public hearings that Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke has been pursuing will be discussed this coming Tuesday, and will very likely go to a vote. The resolution for the prayer is available here. This right here

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Straight from Stuart’s mouth

Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart did the bulk of the speaking at the State of the County address, and he wants to make sure one part of his talk isn’t taken out of context. I won’t make comment on this

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So close, but no bingo at State of the County address

Okay, I didn’t have the card in front of me, but here are the results from what I can remember.

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State of the County bingo

All three Clark County commissioners are set to deliver a “State of the County” address at 4:30 p.m. on March 14 at Prairie High School, 11500 NE 117th St. Topics will include the county, and its state, I assume. In

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The $75,000 vote

Perhaps you’ve been waiting with bated breath for the much discussed and somewhat ballyhooed Columbia River Crossing vote that Clark County Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke have been working to bring to the people. Or maybe you are indifferent

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Mielke looking for help from on high

Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke wants to get a prayer in before he conducts county business. Mielke said earlier this week that he’s interested in introducing a brief invocation period before each Tuesday’s board hearings. When Commissioner Steve Stuart asked

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