Month: October 2012
Gathe says "no basis" for ethics investigation
Former Clark County resident, Robert Dean, filed an ethics complaint against Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt. Here's City Attorney Ted Gathe's response, which was emailed to Leavitt and city councilors on […]
“Fix the Debt” on Leavitt’s to-do list
This week, the Campaign to Fix the Debt launched statewide efforts to get policymakers to "address the impending 'fiscal cliff' and steer the national debt towards long-term sustainability," according to […]
"Fix the Debt" on Leavitt's to-do list
This week, the Campaign to Fix the Debt launched statewide efforts to get policymakers to "address the impending 'fiscal cliff' and steer the national debt towards long-term sustainability," according to […]
Truth in advertising
Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke ran a four-page insert in Thursday's newspaper, and it included photographs. Some were obviously dated -- a photo of one of his rigs from when […]
Fun with words
I think we can all agree one annoying side effect of election season is campaign signs. For months, every scrap of roadside greenspace is plastered with signs. Not only are the […]
Trading real traffic for web traffic
If you're not allowed to stand on the highway interchange to spread your message to cross-state commuters, maybe the Internet is the way to go. Our story on campaign signs masquerading […]
Grandpa Mielke
We’ve written a few times about Commissioner Tom Mielke’s fondness of cars, but we recently discovered another of Mielke’s treasures. Last week, he spoke about his love for his grandkids – […]
Getting to know La Center
Temple Lentz, who outed herself earlier this year as the brains behind The Daily Couve, had a very special guest last week in one of her videos. Making fun of the […]
Meet the new mavens
Maven (noun) -- an expert or connoisseur. Two new meeting mavens, Tyler Graf and Erik Hidle, started earlier this month. Now that they know that Ridgefield and Hockinson are not […]
Campaign financing
If you haven't spent time on the Public Disclosure Commission's website, I highly recommend it. How else would I know that commissioner candidate David Madore bought more TV advertising after […]