Month: August 2011

Andrea Damewood went to a Metro meeting today on the Columbia River Crossing. The meeting lasted six hours. SIX HOURS. The Metro folks even took a dinner break, leaving everyone else […]

You know what the All Politics Is Local blog needs right now? No, the answer is not more question ledes. The answer: Podcasts! And shameless self-promotion! Columbian government reporter Kathie Durbin […]

Here's a bit of news from Washougal or #ShougWa, as I affectionately call it on Twitter: Washougal councilman Jon Russell told me Wednesday he would not seek reelection when his term […]

No show: I taped my CVTV interview with Vancouver City Council candidates Larry Smith and newcomer Cory Barnes on Tuesday, it'll be on air soon. I was also scheduled to also […]

The Vancouver City Council talked about stricter rules on dangerous dogs Monday night, but part of the discussion also moved to dangerous exotic animals. County Animal Control and city attorney staff […]

Anyone else surprised to learn that the county's code regarding mobile homes was so restrictive it was in violation of state and federal law? Perhaps my perspective is skewed as […]

Should a deadly strain of influenza ever descend on Vancouver, we're thinking Clark County Public Health Director John Wiesman would be MIA. Wiesman was recently named president-elect of the National Association […]

To the list of great rivalries -- Yankees vs. Red Sox, Ohio St. vs. Michigan, McEnroe vs. Connors -- let me add one. Clark County Commissioners Chairman Tom Mielke vs. Clark […]

No, this didn't happen in Vancouver. But we wish it did, because it's one sweet story and video. The mayor of Vilinus, the capital of Lithuania, got fed up with fancy […]

Another supporter of a public-private proposal to bring baseball to Vancouver has come forward. Eric Walters, general manager of the public-private Hilton Vancouver Washington, sent this letter to members of […]