Month: July 2011
Don’t steal, eh?
Marc Boldt may be the quietest of the three county commissioners during meetings, but count on him to ask the good questions, the ones for which there are no easy […]
Don't steal, eh?
Marc Boldt may be the quietest of the three county commissioners during meetings, but count on him to ask the good questions, the ones for which there are no easy […]
Former big leaguers step up to the plate
Since I've blogged about people who don't support charging a countywide admissions tax to bring the Yakima Bears to Vancouver, I'll give equal time to those who do. Mike Bomar, executive […]
Mielke wants to make one thing clear about baseball
A day after I blogged about the fact that opponents of a proposal to bring baseball to Vancouver seem very sensitive about making it clear they luvvvv baseball but just […]
Royceosaurus
Yesterday was The Columbian's editorial board meeting interviewing the three candidates for August's primary for Vancouver City Council Position No. 6: Councilor Pat Campbell, Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Bill Turlay. The conversation […]
Baseball, motherhood and apple pie
After listening to people talk about why they oppose a proposal to bring minor league baseball to Vancouver, I feel the need to share something that might be unpopular: I don't […]
Who has Bieber fever?
By now, Battle Ground Deputy Mayor Phil Haberthur's affinity for pop music has become common knowledge. We've devoted two blog posts to it: One about Haberthur attending a Britney Spears […]
Which month of the calendar is this?
The excellent Fire in the Park fundraiser event is this Saturday, and we all know Vancouver City Councilor Bart Hansen loves public safety. He loves public safety enough to pose, […]
No contest
We received a press release today from the city of Vancouver that the city is looking for a cover photo for the next "Cycling the Cities" bicycle map. The full press […]
A good motto is hard to find
Andrea's observation today that the Oregon state motto, "She Flies With Her Own Wings," is pretty awesome got us looking up the state mottos. And wondering what Clark County's motto […]