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…
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…
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,…
Pop quiz: Anyone recognize this? Ron Onslow does. That’s an old token for the Interstate 5 Bridge (back when it was called the Vancouver-Portland Toll Bridge), and the Ridgefield mayor was among those toll-paying drivers in the 1960s. Onslow gave…
I’m back at work after a weeklong vacation and I’m catching up on my latest batch of city council emails. Someone needs to tell Vancouver City Councilor Jeanne Harris that there’s never a need to turn on caps lock, just as there’s…
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…
As a reporter, it’s a little disheartening when you can sum up the results of a seven-hour meeting you just sat through with three words. To be continued.
And now, an inspirational message from local dudes Jim Mains and Gary Bock of The Vancouver Side. Enjoy:
When a group of anti-light rail petitioners trekked to Kelso this week, it’s a safe bet that no one was wearing one of these:
