Author: Jake Thomas

Remember Chris Clifford? I don’t because I didn’t work here when he was around.  But he was the outspoken activist that Don Benton, the then controversial pick to head the county’s […]

In case you hadn’t heard, things aren’t going great for Clark County Citizens United. Last month, the rural property rights group saw virtually all of its appeals against the county’s […]

Don Benton, a former Washington state senator from Vancouver and early supporter of Donald Trump’s campaign for president, could soon be looking for a job, according to a report in […]

In case you missed it, I wrote an article for last Sunday’s paper about the state of agriculture in Clark County. Basically, agriculture has been in decline in the county […]

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission has fined Clark County Council Chair Marc Boldt $2,500 and required him to hire a professional treasurer to manage any future political campaigns. Responding to […]

During his last year working as the head of the Clark County Department of Environmental Services, Don Benton really didn’t want reporters emailing him about Donald Trump or really any […]

Clark County council doesn’t have any meetings this week — at least they better not. That’s because the entire five-member council is in Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Counties […]

In case you haven’t heard, Don Benton is “very excited.” The cause of his excitement was the confirmation of former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the new head of the […]

When it was Heather Burgess’ turn to speak before a panel for Western Washington for the Growth Management Hearings Board earlier this week, she noted that she had a brief […]

As you might’ve heard, retired state Sen. Don Benton has been hired by the Trump administration to supervise the transition of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The last public sector management […]