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City’s response to Kissinger about his festival concerns
Yesterday, I posted an email Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt sent to city officials after talking with Michael Kissinger of Bravo! Vancouver. The talk was about two weeks prior to Kissinger filing a […]
Madore challenges C-Tran board vote
A protest lodged by Clark County Commissioner David Madore aims to reverse a May 21 vote by the C-Tran Board of Directors related to the Columbia River Crossing. Facing a crossroads […]
Kissinger threatened to sue city over allowing other wine festival
Prior to filing a lawsuit against Vancouver Winefest for having a similar name -- changing the name to Vancouver Craft Winefest wasn't good enough -- Bravo! Vancouver's Michael Kissinger, artistic […]
Leavitt calls out Madore over claim about excessive city fees
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt exchanged emails with Clark County Commissioner David Madore this week, challenging Madore's assertion in a Q & A with the Vancouver Business Journal that the city wanted […]
Purrr-fect match for Clark County commissioners
While browsing the Humane Society for Southwest Washington's website in search of a potential newsroom cat that my editors have specifically told me I am not to bring in to […]
Another win for Chairman Ganley
The meeting mavens would like to offer up a resolution that Battle Ground City Councilor Bill Ganley be named chairman of every single board he serves on. Not only can the […]
One man’s plan is another man’s fist full of sand
Big hearing coming up June 11 to talk about Clark County Commissioner David Madore's plan to cut away at impact fees for new business developments in the county. The plan would […]
No. 2 at county announces retirement
Reporter Erik Hidle just wrote about how the commissioners may go about finding a replacement for Clark County Administrator Bill Barron, who will retire in September and not wait until his […]
The doctor is back
Dr. Mielke is back. If you’re not familiar with Dr. Mielke, let me bring you up to speed. During a board of health meeting in March 2011, Commissioner Tom Mielke – a […]
Gap-toothed Benton among those airbrushed at taxpayer expense
The Tacoma News Tribune had a story today about state lawmakers who are very particular about their official portraits, and state Sen. Don Benton was among them. The Tribune did […]