Author: Stephanie Rice
Golden arches in Uptown? Residents not McLovin it
As reported, a Kirkland man wants to build a McDonald's restaurant at the northeast corner of Fourth Plain Boulevard and Main Street just north of Uptown Village. The news was not well-received […]
Turlay’s concerns about the voter-approved “plague”
Vancouver City Councilor Bill Turlay's views on the legalization of recreational marijuana would fit better with the Clark County Commissioners, but as it stands he's the 1 in the council's […]
Forget a “meaningful” life, Madore wonders how one survives on $50k a year
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has said he doesn't understand how someone can live a "meaningful" life on $50,000 a year. Well, now he's dropped the "meaningful" and says people can't "make […]
Swings lowered at John Ball Park — but Teenage Mutant Turtles to invade Aug. 1
After I posted a video illustrating a frustration of parents in the Hough neighborhood, the city moved (relatively) quickly to fix the problem. The kid swings in John Ball Park, […]
Who are these swings for, anyway?
I know the city of Vancouver prides itself on its parks, but since I live in unincorporated Clark County I don't take my daughters to many city parks. Are all of […]
Demystifying “Big Stu”
At Thursday's farewell reception for Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart, a few speakers, including Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, referenced Stuart's APIL nickname, "Big Stu." (Until we started calling him that, […]
Topper: Oil terminal process a marathon, not a sprint
Vancouver City Councilor Alishia Topper was a Division 1 collegiate runner ... ... and I wasn't surprised to read a running analogy in one of her emails to Councilor Larry Smith. Topper, […]
Toilets, windmills among Stephanie Turlay’s complaints to council
Stephanie Turlay, the would-be First Lady of Vancouver, was among the speakers Monday at the Vancouver City Council. She first criticized the "premature action by some on this council," referring to […]
Songer still strives to be Sheriff
Welcome to a special Klickitat County (pop. 20,700) edition of All Politics is Local, as we salute Bob Songer, former Clark County undersheriff who is still pursuing his dream of […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one …
Monday's Vancouver City Council workshop about a proposed arts district in downtown sounded familiar even before it began. I had to think wayyy back and search our archives for stories […]