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They’re more what you’d call guidelines than actual rules
Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke noted during Wednesday's board time meeting that commissioners will likely need to make changes to their rules of practice because legal staff has told them […]
“Proud Past, Frightening Future”
Former Clark County Human Resources Director Steve Foster, who left the job in 2001, wrote a mock job posting on Clark County Citizens for Good Governance, a Facebook group. The post […]
The Jeannes condemn the fact Burkman, not Leavitt, signed a letter
Vancouver City Councilor Jeanne Stewart questioned why Councilor Jack Burkman was allowed to sign a letter to U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on behalf of the Vancouver City […]
Brain drain at Clark County
At last night's rowdy meeting of Clark County commissioners, a former county employee told the triumvirate of David Madore, Tom Mielke and Steve Stuart what their staff thinks of the […]
APIL Presents: MasterPuppet Theater
Welcome to a very special post on All Politics is Local, in which we explore the just-asked-by-us questions: "What would happen if we had sock puppets stand in for public […]
Mielke believes there’s a chance, a hope
While talking this past week on how to get public commenters to stop talking all mean about people, the Clark County triumvirate of David Madore, Tom Mielke and Steve Stuart […]
“You’ve got to know when you have your votes”
Sometimes it's best to quit while you're ahead. Clark County Commissioner David Madore appeared to have majority support for a transit-related resolution during this week's C-Tran board meeting, only to see […]
“Cool, Demure Mayor”? No, that isn’t right
During a Nov. 8 fundraising event, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt was featured in a video that would have been a little awkward had the Nov. 5 election results turned out […]
The enemy of my enemy …
... is my friend. That's the saying that came to mind when I saw this photo of Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt and former Mayor Royce Pollard, who was defeated by […]
Short & sweet
When I wrote Thursday's story about Bill Turlay conceding the mayoral race, I didn't have a copy of his email and Mayor Tim Leavitt hadn't yet received it. But if you […]