Author: Kaitlin Gillespie
Madore asks for Facebook records, denies his own
David Madore and his attorney are seeking public records from a county employee’s Facebook page while refusing to hand over records connected to the Republican Clark County councilor’s own page. Deputy […]
The myth of kitten killing Madore
Not long ago, a fellow reporter approached me, giggling. She asked me if Connecting Clark County, the political action committee formed to take on Republican Councilor David Madore in District 3 […]
Green submits updated ethics complaint
Local government wonk Chuck Green issued a tome of material to Clark County Council Chair Marc Boldt on Tuesday, detailing alleged ethics violations by Clark County Councilor David Madore. The 117-page document is […]
Reflector responds to apparent plagiarism
Something odd happened to me last week. One of my stories was apparently plagiarized. My story about Councilor Tom Mielke’s recall petition against three other councilors ran online on June 28, just […]
Petition to investigate Madore reopened
A petition calling for an ethics investigation into Clark County Councilor David Madore’s behavior was reopened late last week in the wake of the release of Rebecca Dean’s investigation. Chris Prothero, […]
Madore makes tragedy about himself
In the wake of the racial violence that wracked our country this week, a local politician responded by making it about himself. Republican Councilor David Madore had a hard week this […]
Olson don’t care. She just posts what she wants. (Slightly NSFW)
So here’s the problem with journalism in 2016. I spend most of my week poring over public documents, reading councilors’ emails, trying to make sense of horrible government jargon, then writing […]
Council addresses recall petition in heated board time
If you have five minutes and 19 seconds to spare this holiday weekend, spend it listening to Wednesday's short board time meeting. It was the first time the councilors had the opportunity to speak […]
Some changes to All Politics is Local
As The Columbian transitions through some changes in the wake of layoffs earlier this month, so, too, will All Politics is Local. Don’t worry, longtime readers. We’ll still be bringing you […]
Debate over money in politics arrives in Clark County
The debate over big money in politics has come to Clark County. Camas investor and philanthropist David Nierenberg’s announcement about Connecting Clark County, a political action committee focused on getting Republican Councilor […]