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Madore has done good things for open government
At Wednesday's board time meeting of Clark County commissioners, the county's lead public information officer shared with the board her disappointment over a recent television news story that painted the […]
Crain creates commotion, claiming calumny
Shortly after Tuesday night's election stories began appearing online, freeholder candidate Carolyn Crain appeared in The Columbian comments section to make some bold claims. But the comments weren't about her recent […]
Madore backs tax delinquent for freeholder
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has been encouraging people to check out a list of Madore-approved freeholder candidates before filling out their ballots. For each of the 15 seats, candidates are identified "whose core […]
Leavitt, Turlay talk everything but politics
Local dudes Gary Bock and Jim Mains have two videos on their The Vancouver Side website, one featuring Mayor Tim Leavitt and one featuring mayoral candidate (and city councilor) Bill […]
When canvassing gets weird: Ridgefield edition
So this is the definition of awkward. As I reported today, Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow is no longer running unopposed for his council Position 1 seat. Tim Wilson, a Battle Ground […]
Attack ad against Turlay emphasizes Madore
Forward Vancouver, a political committee formed to support Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, has a cable television ad that lumps challenger Bill Turlay, a city councilor, with Clark County Commissioner David […]
No good deed goes unpunished
Last year, local dude Jim Mains did a nice gesture by attempting to remove Debbie Peterson's Oregon license plates. Peterson, who was running an unsuccessful campaign for state legislator, had Washington plates […]
Anti-Leavitt campaign takes profane twist
Yes. That's what had been missing from the Vancouver Farmers Market: dick jokes. […]
“You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Clark County Commissioners David Madore and Steve Stuart got into it again this week. I realize it's no longer news when these two get all peevish with one another. But, much […]
Name-calling continues with “The Madore Four”
Another day, another sign in downtown Vancouver. On Monday I wrote about this sign, which is against Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, Councilor Jack Burkman and candidates Alishia Topper and Anne McEnerny-Ogle: Now […]