Politics
Boger beefs with Battle Ground councilors
An op-ed column by two Battle Ground city councilors didn't sit well with Washougal Councilman Brent Boger. The column, written by councilors Adrian Cortes and Mike Ciraulo, says Washougal won't […]
The written history of Clark County treasurers grows ever more incredible
Did you know the written history of Clark County treasurers is incredible? Well, it is and you should take a look at it. Current Clark County Treasurer Doug Lasher called me […]
Mission accomplished, Bill
Former Clark County Administrator Bill Barron's final day on the job was Tuesday. We already ran a final story on Barron, but there's still one thing left to say about […]
This is why we can’t have nice things
Last month the Clark County commissioners hit a turning point. It appeared the bickering, the snide comments, the filibustering and the yelling had come to an end. It appeared they […]
Larson and Leavitt, Part II
This morning, conservative talk show host Lars Larson emailed Vancouver Mayor (and civil engineer) Tim Leavitt, as he's done before when he notices something in the city he doesn't like. […]
City putting premium on new parks director?
Nah. Just a mistake on the city's website. Still, such an amusing error should not go unnoticed. Check out the listed salary for the new parks and rec director! I posted this […]
He’s back behind the wheel
Hey, look who Editor Lou Brancaccio ran into Friday outside of The Columbian, where a crew from Nutter Corp. has been working on roads as part of the city's waterfront […]
Stewart returns campaign donation from Herman’s wife
At the Aug. 12 meeting of the Vancouver City Council, regular attendee and Columbia River Crossing critic Steve Herman took the unusual step of asking the council to dismiss a […]
The Dude Abides – and so does Burkman
With today's announcement from the feds that they don't care if Washington goes ahead, rolls Initiative 502 and lights up, I tweeted that the Vancouver City Council needs to actually […]
Clark County’s drug map will make you feel like you’re on drugs
The federal government today said it really doesn't care if you smoke marijuana in a state where voters have approved smoking marijuana. Knowing the feds don't plan to raid the farm […]