Tom Mielke

Mielke’s senate write-in campaign raises $10,000

Remember last month, when we reported that Tom Mielke was eyeing a run for state senate? Well, in a shocking twist, Tom Mielke is running for state senate.  The Republican launched a […]

Mielke pitches a write-in senate campaign in LD-18

A former GOP state representative and Clark County Councilor appears to be weighing a write-in campaign against an incumbent Republican state senator. During a remote meeting on Saturday, the Clark County […]

Media wars

I was bemused Thursday night to see the long expected announcement of Clark County Councilor David Madore’s newest project: his own news website. Madore, with the help of former Reflector editor […]

Silliman note highlights community skepticism

Policy analyst Peter Silliman is not a subtle man. In the midst of a conversation about Christian Berrigan’s referendum petition to overturn the comprehensive plan at last week’s board time, Silliman […]

Council addresses recall petition in heated board time

If you have five minutes and 19 seconds to spare this holiday weekend, spend it listening to Wednesday's short board time meeting. It was the first time the councilors had the opportunity to speak […]

Sen. Don Benton seeks second county director gig

Don Benton applied to lead Clark County’s Human Resources Department, a move dripping with irony given how Councilors David Madore and Tom Mielke trod on county HR policies to hand […]

Revising the history of the Benton hire

Councilor David Madore has spent a great deal of time in recent weeks at attempting to revise the history surrounding the now infamous hiring of Don Benton to lead the […]

Be prepared for Clark County meetings with ‘fill-in-the-blank’ story

A proposed charter amendment introduced by Councilor David Madore, despite apparent disinterest from a majority of councilors, appears doomed to suffer a slow, drawn-out death. Late last year, Madore, supported by […]

News to disappoint Nan Fans: Henriksen not running

Sorry, Nan Fans: Nan Henriksen has decided not to run for Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke’s seat after all. Late last year, Henriksen, 74, briefly flirted with the idea of running […]

Will third time be a charm for Mielke?

It appears Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke will run for reelection after all. Mielke told The Reflector and Camas-Washougal Post Record that he is, indeed, running to keep his seat in […]

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