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Vancouver City Councilor Larry Smith must have been happy he had a cell phone (and an open fire station) handy Monday, when he was called to dialing duty in a […]

Clark County commissioners listened to a presentation Wednesday by Dick Andrews, president of Synergistic Teaming Concepts. First question: What is synergistic teaming and why is the Clark County Public Works […]

Clark County commissioners listened to a presentation Wednesday by Dick Andrews, president of Synergistic Teaming Concepts. First question: What is synergistic teaming and why is the Clark County Public Works […]

When I started at The Columbian in 1996, there was really only one coffee house in downtown Vancouver: Java House, 210 W. Evergreen. I've stayed loyal to Java House, and […]

We recently revealed the entirely biohazard-esque state of Commissioner Steve Stuart's coffee mug, which sports a logo from compadre Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt's day job, PBS Engineering + Environmental. Ewww. Well, Leavitt […]

I've been wondering for a while whatever happened to the much-ballyhooed face-to-face town hall meetings Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt instituted after he took office. There were a handful, but none since […]

As we've reported twice, there is a neighborhood-association sponsored meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Clark County Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., on the baseball proposal. Topics, according to […]

Usually we leave it to our ace cops reporter John Branton to report scams -- but this one hits politically close to home. Vancouver City Council candidate Bill Turlay's campaign email […]

I always thought elementary school teachers were the only ones who cared about seating arrangements. This week’s Clark County Board of Health meeting proved me wrong. Typically at board of health meetings, […]

The Hoops on the River “celebrity” match between local public figures and members of the KPTV news crew ranked somewhere in the middle as far as entertainment value. More entertaining than […]