Month: August 2016
Yes, pot moratoriums are legal
In the latest chapter of Sticky’s Pot Shop’s ongoing legal battle against Clark County, a Superior Court Judge decided that the store must close its doors. Owner John Larson under state […]
Dump Trump/Herrera Rally
Taking a page from Democrats’ playbook, congressional candidate and state Rep. Jim Moeller, of Vancouver, is pressing U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, to either disavow or endorse Donald Trump. Moeller […]
Wilson wins primary by 50 votes
A few days after the primary, Rep. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, took the lead over Democratic challenger Tim Probst and kept it. This week’s certified votes showed Wilson won by 50 votes. So, […]
Nierenberg endorses Clinton on national stage
A local face joined the national discourse over this year’s objectively bizarre presidential race this morning. David Nierenberg, a Camas investor and former finance chair for Mitt Romney, appeared on CNBC […]
You, me and the TPP
There is nothing simple about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade deal causing a political stir from the top of the ballot to the bottom. Yet local opponents recently had […]
Do politics and beer mix?
How important is a business owner’s political leaning to you? It’s an interesting question that was raised to me this week by Suzanne Kendall, who runs an organization called Right 2B […]
Congressional candidates to debate
It’s on. U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, announced Tuesday that she would take on State Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, in two debates in the race for the 3rd Congressional District. In […]
Silliman note highlights community skepticism
Policy analyst Peter Silliman is not a subtle man. In the midst of a conversation about Christian Berrigan’s referendum petition to overturn the comprehensive plan at last week’s board time, Silliman […]
Thomas Hackett’s thinking cap
On Wednesday night, former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard told a member of the salary review commission he was “ashamed” of him. And it wasn’t because Commissioner Thomas Hackett approved doubling the […]
Looking ahead to county coverage post-Madore
In the hours since Clark County Councilor David Madore lost the Primary Election, I’ve been peppered with a predictable question over and over again. “What are you going to write about […]