Month: August 2011

I've been wondering for a while whatever happened to the much-ballyhooed face-to-face town hall meetings Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt instituted after he took office. There were a handful, but none since […]

As we've reported twice, there is a neighborhood-association sponsored meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Clark County Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., on the baseball proposal. Topics, according to […]

Usually we leave it to our ace cops reporter John Branton to report scams -- but this one hits politically close to home. Vancouver City Council candidate Bill Turlay's campaign email […]

I always thought elementary school teachers were the only ones who cared about seating arrangements. This week’s Clark County Board of Health meeting proved me wrong. Typically at board of health meetings, […]

The Hoops on the River “celebrity” match between local public figures and members of the KPTV news crew ranked somewhere in the middle as far as entertainment value. More entertaining than […]

The Hoops on the River “celebrity” match between local public figures and members of the KPTV news crew ranked somewhere in the middle as far as entertainment value. More entertaining than […]

First, the good news. Two days after I revealed that Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart is behind on his office coffee dues, he paid up. Today, he paid office assistant Jennifer Clark […]

I must start this post by noting that I do not have a clause in my contract requiring me to "blog about Washougal political blogs" once per week. It only […]

When this blog was started in December, we promised it would be a place for readers to learn behind-the-scenes details about local government leaders. I've also decided it is a […]

A fun fight for a good cause Saturday at the Vancouver Farmers Market featured a special guest: Vancouver City Councilor Jeanne Harris. The "Clash in the 'Couve" was billed as a […]