Month: February 2011
It’s T-shirt time!
On "Jersey Shore," -- not that the meeting mavens watch that trash -- the call to male housemates, "It's T-shirt time," means it's time to put on your finest clubbin' […]
It's T-shirt time!
On "Jersey Shore," -- not that the meeting mavens watch that trash -- the call to male housemates, "It's T-shirt time," means it's time to put on your finest clubbin' […]
Clark County residents like their SUVs
City and county elected officials, planners, engineers and other employees joined Commissioner Marc Boldt for breakfast and a discussion Friday morning. The reason for the 7:30 a.m. chow and chat was […]
Golik sends trapper on his way
Awhile ago, the meeting mavens were comparing the lapel flair favored by our local elected officials and asked: Which pin is better? The Clark County pin, which features a trapper paddling […]
Tim in a tank top
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt delivered his second State of the City address Wednesday. Part of the nearly hour-long speech included a video of five "Hometown Heroes" - folks that have […]
Rockin out with Larry Smith and Jeanne Stewart
They convene meetings. They draft policy. They wage political battles. And yes, they also have real lives. To wit: I was chatting with Vancouver Councilor Larry Smith recently, and he brought […]
Meeting minutes from the cutting room floor
As dry as a two-hour Congressional hearing about transportation and infrastructure projects sounds, the event in Vancouver Monday morning did include some lighter moments. During his testimony, David Madore, owner […]
Mother of all meetings
The Columbian was out in full force Monday morning reporting on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in Vancouver. All three meeting mavens were on the scene blogging and tweeting […]
David who?
This item is courtesy of guest blogger (and Columbian reporter) Laura McVicker. Political conservative David Hedrick ran for U.S. Congress. He wrote a children's book that was featured in a Time […]
Update: Madore accepts Stuart’s apology
Update: Here is an e-mail David Madore sent to Steve Stuart on Sunday in response to Stuart's apology. As for Madore's comment about the press making the most of people […]