Month: August 2012
Interstate Bridge will be built
Ha. Got your attention yet? For a while now, I've had this picture of the July 14, 1914 Vancouver Daily Columbian tacked to my corkboard. What a trip huh? Looks like Multnomah […]
Carolyn Crain needs a history lesson
As the attendees of countless public meetings, we mavens consider ourselves the peanut gallery of the peanut gallery. After three years of sitting through Vancouver City Council meetings, I can say […]
Police HQ — historic monument?
Oh bureaucracy. The things we do in the name of satisfying your weird quirks. Case in point: As of Monday night, the circa 1978 Vancouver Police Headquarters at 605 Evergreen Blvd. […]
Yacolt asks to be excused
I kind of want to give the Town of Yacolt a hug. I'm covering for fellow maven Stephanie Rice while she's off in Idaho or some place. That includes making sure […]
The PIO is obscene
We daily newspaper reporters, of all people, are forgiving of those who make errors when working on a short timeline. But, sometimes the press releases we get from local law enforcement […]
Mielke staying neutral in Boldt-Madore race
Here are the last two sentences of David Madore's statement in the Clark County Voters Guide: Vote to elect David Madore for Commissioner and re-elect Commissioner Tom Mielke. Let’s get Clark […]
Voting gets better with age
While talking yesterday to Auditor Greg Kimsey about why Clark County had the lowest voter turnout in the state in the Aug. 7 primary, he suggested one possible reason turnout […]
We’re No. 39!
The Secretary of State's office posted vote tallies from all 39 counties, and Clark County ranked last in terms of registered voters who bothered to read about candidates, open a […]
We're No. 39!
The Secretary of State's office posted vote tallies from all 39 counties, and Clark County ranked last in terms of registered voters who bothered to read about candidates, open a […]
SHE’S BAAAAAAACCCCKKKK!
Temple Lentz and the Daily 'Couve couldn't stay out of this for long. After outing herself as the author of the local politics and news satire site in March, Lentz […]