Author: Stephanie Rice
Crain has short memory
Wow, were the elections really just in November? Somebody should remind failed state legislative candidate Carolyn Crain. Oh wait, nevermind. State Rep. Jim Moeller, who picked up his sixth term […]
From playgrounds to battlegrounds
Much like the word "retreat" has been ruined for me by covering local government -- turning it into a word with a positive connotation to one that fills me with […]
Vansterdam? Portland’s Tijuana?
Well, I guess Identity Clark County can close up and go home, because Clark County has found an identity, thanks to this map that has been making the rounds on […]
Leavitt’s letter to Inslee (that was signed by 43 other mayors)
As reported online yesterday, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, who will be announcing plans to seek a second term this afternoon, was part of a "Mayor's Transportation Forum" that sent a […]
Hug it out
The Vancouver City Council had a "retreat" Monday before its regular council meeting. (Can we please come up with another name to describe a long meeting at City Hall that […]
Leavitt stays clothed on the catwalk
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt will formally announce Thursday whether he'll seek a second four-year term. Has there ever been any doubt he will? But the most convincing evidence for me was […]
Gathe: Council would have violated public notice requirements
Following Monday's Clash That Wasn't, an attorney for petitioners announced that since the Vancouver City Council didn't follow orders to put the light-rail initiative on the ballot, the group would […]
Larson and Leavitt
Happy Friday. Not much to say on this post, except what's the point of having access to public officials' emails if you can't print exchanges like this one between radio […]
Puppies, babies and the Columbia River Crossing
Before Monday's Clash That Wasn't, the Vancouver City Council received an annual update on the Columbia River Crossing from director Nancy Boyd. Most of the information was covered in Eric […]
The Treasurer Strikes Back
Clark County Treasurer Doug Lasher read my open letter to him about what Clark County Commissioner David Madore said about him on Jan. 23, and how Commissioner Tom Mielke felt […]