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The world's most popular whine

We respect local pundit Larry Patella's hardy skepticism of local leadership. We also believe in turning a questioning eye to elected officials. But we also check our facts before putting it […]

The world’s most popular whine

We respect local pundit Larry Patella's hardy skepticism of local leadership. We also believe in turning a questioning eye to elected officials. But we also check our facts before putting it […]

Small cities, little influence

And now a special post from transportation reporter Eric Florip, who had to spend Valentine's Day with the C-Tran Board of Directors: It's tough being the little guy. In the ongoing debate […]

Schedule set in Cowlitz lawsuit

A judge signed a scheduling order last week in Clark County, Washington, et. al, v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., otherwise known as the Cowlitz lawsuit. Now that […]

Man is not his own island

A criminal complaint filed by a Vancouver man who didn't want to pay his traffic tickets was dismissed last Friday. Jon Dessert filed the complaint in a Tacoma federal court on […]

Future mavens?

Members of the Junior Joy Team met up with Mayor Tim Leavitt and also delivered little bundles of joy to city workers on Monday. A highlight, we're sure, was for them […]

Everyone welcome to serve on commissions

To an untrained ear, a sentence spoken at a Clark County commissioner work session would sound like this: "What's deeb think?" That would be DEAB, as in the Development and Engineering […]

Our own Li'l Sebastian!

Regular readers of this blog may have picked up on our love for NBC's "Parks and Recreation," the best show ever set in local government. (Sorry, "Spin City.") "Parks and Rec" […]

Our own Li’l Sebastian!

Regular readers of this blog may have picked up on our love for NBC's "Parks and Recreation," the best show ever set in local government. (Sorry, "Spin City.") "Parks and Rec" […]

Mayors declare love in advance of Valentine's

No chocolates, cards, or bottles of wine were exchanged between Camas Mayor Scott Higgins and Washougal Mayor Sean Guard when they met with local reporters Thursday. Yet, I exited Washougal's council […]

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