Politics
Mayoral race – the sporty edition
My story on the Vancouver mayoral race ran on Sunday's front page. Last week, metro editor Craig Brown and I selected some photos of Mayor Tim Leavitt and Councilor Bill Turlay […]
Last-minute birthday plans
Vancouver City Councilor Larry Smith turned 71 on Oct. 1, and boy, did he get a birthday surprise! Ninety minutes before the start of a meeting of the Southwest Washington Regional […]
But who do the firefighters support?
We all love firefighters. But the question is, Do they love you back? A campaign flier by Vancouver Vitality implies that if you support the Columbia River Crossing, then if your house burns […]
We’ve found the next level
I don't even know what color code we use for this discussion between Christian Berrigan, operations director of the Clark County Republican Party, and Clark County Commissioner David Madore: We members […]
Of Tyrants and Tears
Clark County commissioners were probably expecting a mad rush to this past Tuesday's evening public hearing. It was the first chance for public comment since the vote that set in […]
The hard-hitting question Turlay couldn’t answer
Wednesday's mayoral debate didn't include any memorable lines, or much debate, for that matter. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt and Councilor Bill Turlay each answered seven questions from moderator John McDonagh that had […]
Turlay, Leavitt ask for end to sign wars
(This post ran in Sunday's newspaper.) As sure as political signs go up every election season, some signs get torn down. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt and his challenger, city Councilor Bill Turlay, would like […]
Stuart explains his C-Tran vote
In a 5-4 decision, anyone in the majority could be considered the deciding vote. But after the C-Tran board last week approved a plan to operate and finance light rail […]
Update: threat advisory system fixed for Coast Guard decision
The U.S. Coast Guard has approved the permit for the CRC. In response, I have updated the threat advisory system to more accurately reflect the colors that will be needed for […]
We have achieved threat level red
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has been using a nice, simple image to announce county updates on Facebook over the past few months. They look like this: But Madore upped the […]