Month: March 2012
Light rail plans scrapped
Photo illustration by Linda Lutes/The Columbian At a meeting Friday attended by the same 10 people who attend every meeting on such matters, Columbia River Crossing Director Nancy Boyd shocked attendees […]
Facebook Friday
Since all Facebook pages had to switch to the timeline format today, we thought we'd use this opportunity to shamelessly plug our pages. The big dilemma: What banner photo should stretch […]
The burden of Vancouver residents who live outside city limits
My dear fellow residents of unincorporated Clark County within the Vancouver Urban Growth Area, I apologize for taking so long to write, but I have some news I think you should […]
Guns yes, beer no
As an amended code established last year, it's legal to carry your gun in a park. Beer, however, remains a no-no. Clark County commissioners on Wednesday reviewed proposed park code changes […]
Putting it all in perspective
The kiddos keep giving us the best blog fodder. Our latest laugh came courtesy Keagan Potter, who visited the Vancouver City Council's citizen's forum Monday night. He tagged along with his dad, […]
We need to plan for the plan to implement the plan
"Dilbert" came to mind Wednesday during a county commissioner work session with the Development and Engineering Advisory Board, a group put together to give technical advice on the Retooling Our […]
Hey everyone (anyone?), come out and plan!
We don't make it to many planning commission meetings, but they seem like a pretty friendly bunch. So we were surprised to learn Monday that while they've put the latest open […]
“Just Back off Bart”
Who knew that the innocuous-sounding workshop topic of "Title 11 Update Project: Use of Public Rights-of-Way" would be the start of some of the more spirited Vancouver City Council talk […]
"Just Back off Bart"
Who knew that the innocuous-sounding workshop topic of "Title 11 Update Project: Use of Public Rights-of-Way" would be the start of some of the more spirited Vancouver City Council talk […]
Guess who’s invited to the ‘STUD PARTY’
OK. You don't have to guess. It's me!!! My boss unknowingly handed me the invite Wednesday morning. It arrived in a plain-looking envelope. However, when I flipped it over, the significance of […]