Author: Stephanie Rice
Leavitt calls out Madore over claim about excessive city fees
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt exchanged emails with Clark County Commissioner David Madore this week, challenging Madore's assertion in a Q & A with the Vancouver Business Journal that the city wanted […]
Another win for Chairman Ganley
The meeting mavens would like to offer up a resolution that Battle Ground City Councilor Bill Ganley be named chairman of every single board he serves on. Not only can the […]
No. 2 at county announces retirement
Reporter Erik Hidle just wrote about how the commissioners may go about finding a replacement for Clark County Administrator Bill Barron, who will retire in September and not wait until his […]
Gap-toothed Benton among those airbrushed at taxpayer expense
The Tacoma News Tribune had a story today about state lawmakers who are very particular about their official portraits, and state Sen. Don Benton was among them. The Tribune did […]
Magic Mayor
Oh no. Here we go again. Our topless mayor will be back in the spotlight along with other local single dudes, 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 13th at the Kiggins Theater […]
Vancouver takes it slow with Dubrovnik
The Vancouver City Council, after expressing concerns about being a Sister City to Dubrovnik, Croatia, agreed Monday to start a relationship. However, the council is taking it slow. In a change of plans, […]
City has one sister, not sure it can handle another
Of all the topics presented at Vancouver City Council workshops, a proposal to be a Sister City with Dubrovnik, Croatia, seemed like it would be fairly innocuous. I wrote about the proposal in […]
Benton backer: Audience packed with “Portland shills”
At Tuesday's marathon commissioner meeting, it was easy to track the five people who testified in favor of hiring Don Benton to be the county's director of environmental services. There was […]
Madore changes tune on public comments, revisiting decisions
Clark County Commissioner David Madore wants to move public comment to the end of meetings, saying Wednesday that he wants county business put first. But back when Madore was a regular citizen who routinely […]
State of the County
This ad for a survival conference was in the online newsletter for Clark County employees today. […]