Month: November 2016
What Marc Boldt thinks a Trump presidency will mean for Clark County
In case you missed it, I made my first appearance on Clark County Focus, a program on CVTV that focuses on Clark County. I joined Nick Shanmac, the editor-in-chief of […]
Vancouver is a welcoming city, not a sanctuary
The term sanctuary city is being used a lot recently to describe places - such as Portland and Seattle - that plan to protect undocumented immigrants living within their boundaries […]
Trump wins Clark County Kids Vote 2016
It appears Clark County could move even farther right as its younger generation grows up. Clark County’s students who participated in Kids Vote 2016 voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump and Mike […]
Election night suicide hotline calls reference results
Calls to crisis and suicide prevention lines surged nationwide following the election of Donald Trump, as stress and fear set in for many Americans who worry what his presidency could […]
Offended
The Washington State Department of Corrections said it would no longer use the word “offender” and declared inmates should be called “individuals” or if they are in class “students," The […]
Benton and Roach
Can you picture the Washington state Senate without Republicans Sens. Don Benton and Pam Roach? When Benton, R-Vancouver, announced he was retiring this spring, Roach, R-Sumner, took the Senate floor and […]
Do county council candidates vote? We investigate
For months candidates running for Clark County council have been beckoning you to fill out your ballot and turn it in. So, it’s worth asking: Do the candidates themselves actually […]
Who votes in your area? Mailers upsetting residents
An Arlington, Va., nonprofit sent postcards to encourage Clark County residents to vote, but for some angry recipients it’s having the opposite effect. “These are just horrible, an invasion of privacy,” […]
Republicans renew call for resignation in battle over Probst ad
Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler and House Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen are renewing their calling for the head of the state's Public Disclosure Commission to resign. At the minimum, the Republicans […]
Cash reward for anyone with information about Trump signs
One more week and the 2016 election will be over. I suppose it would be unrealistic in this election cycle to expect we could ease into the final week. Instead, the FBI […]