Month: February 2012

Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke answered questions Tuesday from me and Ken Vance, editor of The Reflector, for CVTV's "Clark County Focus." Here's a link to the show. Some highlights: Mielke doesn't think […]

The nine members of the C-Tran Board of Directors are expected to vote in April on who gets to vote this fall on operations and maintenance funding of light rail […]

The Vancouver City Council is set to renew the contracts of its hearings examiners. And it's even re-giving the job to Sharon Rice, an attorney from Shoreline who smacked down the […]

You may not know this, but be aware next time you're downtown: City Hall can see you. When government moved into its new digs at Sixth and Esther streets, they mounted […]

First-half property tax statements have been mailed, and homeowners with septic systems may have noticed a $16.50 fee. The flat fee replaces a tipping fee and a reporting fee that […]

Our blog entry Monday about a misfired rumor regarding Vancouver City Council comments and CVTV got us thinking: Who watches CVTV anyway? Well, there's no Nielsen ratings for public access, but […]

We respect local pundit Larry Patella's hardy skepticism of local leadership. We also believe in turning a questioning eye to elected officials. But we also check our facts before putting it […]

We respect local pundit Larry Patella's hardy skepticism of local leadership. We also believe in turning a questioning eye to elected officials. But we also check our facts before putting it […]

And now a special post from transportation reporter Eric Florip, who had to spend Valentine's Day with the C-Tran Board of Directors: It's tough being the little guy. In the ongoing debate […]

A judge signed a scheduling order last week in Clark County, Washington, et. al, v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., otherwise known as the Cowlitz lawsuit. Now that […]