Politics

Where am I?

It's come to our attention that many people have no idea where they are. Or more specifically, where their home is located. You see, you can have a "Vancouver, WA" address, […]

Pissing Match

As the county government reporter, it's not unusual that I get anonymous emails from county employees. But this morning I opened up an email that I will rate as one […]

Highest rate, average taxes

Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart couldn't keep quiet Tuesday after his fellow commissioner, Tom Mielke, said during a public meeting that the county has the highest property taxes in the […]

Public officials for auction

Now, as someone who has to attend government meetings and hang out with elected officials for a living, I can barely fathom how someone would PAY (rather than be paid) […]

Drinking, toking and the CRC

Earlier this month I taped a segment of "Clark County Focus" for CVTV with Commissioner Steve Stuart. You can watch the show here. We started by talking about the decision to limit […]

Four-faced Tim

Everybody's fav bffs are at it again. Anti-Columbia River Crossing crusader David Madore's website posted about Mayor Tim Leavitt and included this photo: Source: couv.com Leavitt, complete with scales and lizard eyes. Not long […]

(Not) Preaching to the Choir

Vancouver City Councilor Bill Turlay, a new face on the Metro Policy Advisory Committee, created quite the splash during a meeting last week. During the April 11 meeting, he told members […]

Wastewater power plays

As reported in January, the Columbia River Economic Development Council's latest study showed a serious lack of large, shovel-ready spaces for businesses. The article, "Few places to build jobs," included a […]

Why Mielke voted no

We all know Commissioner Tom Mielke loves the word "no." Or maybe I should write it like he did in an email regarding the baseball proposal: NO. Capital N, capital […]

On the trail

Ridgefield resident Joe Tanner, who said last month he'll run for the Board of Clark County Commissioners, said he had a terrific kick-off event on Tuesday. In the August primary, Tanner […]

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