Politics
Bring some quarters for your comments
You can now park for free at all of Clark County's parks and boat launches. The county won't be making the same concession for those looking to park in the garage […]
Story hits close to home for Holmes
As we've previously bragged, a team of meeting mavens -- myself, Marissa Harshman and Eric Florip -- won an inaugural Word War last month. As we imbibed, we crafted a […]
UFP – Unidentified Flexing Pecs
I know readers love stories about reported UFO sightings, because of the hits we get every time we do a story. So I'm going to gauge interest in an acronym […]
Councilor Harris gets CAPSY about CRC
I'm back at work after a weeklong vacation and I'm catching up on my latest batch of city council emails. Someone needs to tell Vancouver City Councilor Jeanne Harris that there's […]
Madore seeking mayor…er…council candidates
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has a casting call out for folks considering running for city council positions this year. Yes, it could be you. Now, I could write a whole bunch […]
It’s good to be Greg
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey may be the most beloved man in local politics. It just seems impossible for him to find enemies. At Tuesday night's meeting of Clark County commissioners, Kimsey […]
Battle Ground is no rented mule
Let it be known: Battle Ground City Councilor Philip Johnson is not a rented mule. As such, he does not want to be ridden like one. But tell that to the city […]
Hey Carolyn, here’s your proof
During Monday's Vancouver City Council meeting, failed legislative candidate Carolyn Crain ripped into Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt for saying that signature gatherers were paid for their work on the anti […]
Word War Winners!
We know this blog is meant to be about local politicians, but we are going to write about ourselves today because we triumped in the inaugural Word War on Saturday. […]
Playing politics at C-Tran
When the official minutes of this week's C-Tran board meeting are finalized, you'll see this phrase: "Tom Mielke motioned, Tim Leavitt seconded, and motion carried..." A new political alliance? Well, probably not. Understand, […]