Author: Calley Hair
Congresswoman receives bipartisanship award
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican from Battle Ground, was one of 30 lawmakers this week to earn an award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognizing bipartisanship. This year marked […]
Letters, endorsements and confusing branding
A spokesperson for Carolyn Long, a Democrat running for Congress in southwest Washington, has apologized after the campaign released a statement that inaccurately implied the candidate had been endorsed by […]
Downtown drag racing draws ire
Bothered by car noise downtown? You’re not alone, if recent email correspondence between the Vancouver City Council is any indication. The Columbian maintains an ongoing records request, and recieves the emails […]
County passes 2010’s census self-response rate
Well, at least we’re doing something useful with all this time at home. Clark County residents have surpassed a noteworthy milestone in their response to the United States Census. On Thursday, […]
3 Democrats, 1 independent gain IGV endorsement
The local progressive organization Indivisible Greater Vancouver announced endorsements for candidates seeking county and state offices this week. The group will support four candidates challenging incumbents on the Aug. 4 primary […]
Diversity delayed for Vancouver City Council
Vancouver’s push toward creating a more diverse city council has fizzled, at least for now. Like so many other long-term projects, the suspension of the city’s Community Task Force on Council […]
Atencio drops out, leaving two-person race for WA-3
Rudy Atencio -- at turns a Whig, a Democrat, and eventually a self-proclaimed “gay, liberal Republican” -- has dropped out of the race for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. His decision leaves […]
Have you filled out your census? Your neighbor probably has.
Not too shabby, Clark County. According to the United States Census Bureau, our corner of southwest Washington has one of the best self-response rates to the decennial census in the state. […]
Want to participate in the next city council meeting?
The Vancouver city council meeting on Monday looked very different from the norm. Only one person was sitting in the council chambers at City Hall, to start. The rest of the […]
Yes, the Vancouver Farmers Market is reopening. Here’s what that means.
On Friday, Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes issued an emergency declaration that reopened the Vancouver Famers Market. Shortly afterward, my email inbox blew up with readers wanting to know how that […]