Author: Kaitlin Gillespie
Sen. Don Benton seeks second county director gig
Don Benton applied to lead Clark County’s Human Resources Department, a move dripping with irony given how Councilors David Madore and Tom Mielke trod on county HR policies to hand […]
From iPad Wizard to ‘disrespectful and insubordinate’
Little more than an hour before the Clark County Council deliberated on granting County Manager Mark McCauley an 18-month contract, Councilor David Madore sent him a "letter of reprimand." "You made a […]
Anti-Madore PAC launches
There’s a new political action committee in town, and its sole mission? Seeing Republican Councilor David Madore lose. Vancouver man Chris Prothero is behind two Facebook groups: “David Madore Social Media Archive […]
Jazz fundraiser prompts campaign complaints
Two people have filed complaints with the Public Disclosure Commission after last week’s dust-up over Clark County Council candidate Eileen Quiring’s “Jazz It Up” fundraiser. Quiring, a Republican running for Retiring […]
Berrigan turns petition over
Christian Berrigan’s efforts to overturn the Clark County Council’s rules of procedures are onto the next step: signature verification. Last week I wrote about Berrigan, who protested the county council’s decision […]
A jazzy mistake
Prairie High School Jazz Band members were put in an awkward spot Wednesday when they arrived at a gig and discovered it was a political fundraiser for Clark County Council […]
Madore lambastes Stewart for a vote she didn’t make
Clark County Council David Madore had to issue an apology to Councilor Jeanne Stewart Tuesday, after he accused her of voting to support light rail in Portland. The problem? She wasn't at […]
Berrigan calls for point of order
After months of work, the Clark County Council on Tuesday approved its rules of procedures, banal guidelines for how the councilors should conduct their meetings and themselves. I know, you’re already […]
Olson goes honey badger on Madore
Councilor Julie Olson has developed a habit of going full-on honey badger to Councilor David Madore in recent weeks, and Wednesday was no exception. Prior to the council’s board time meeting, […]
Madore relatively quiet in early weeks of election 2016
For many of you, the exasperation of another year of campaigning may already be underway as you pass the 4 x 8 campaign signs starting to dot our countryside. “It’s only […]