All Politics is Local
Leavitt extends less-than-sincere invitation to critic
Regular readers of APIL know we are fluent in sarcasm. With that in mind, we should make Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt an honorary meeting maven for his comments Monday evening […]
Madore wrong about parks’ director salary, but likely to win fight over parking fees
Clark County Commissioner David Madore looks like he'll keep his campaign pledge to eliminate parking fees at regional parks, which he wrote about in Sunday's newspaper. Before we get to why […]
Local officials and handguns
What better way to spend a Saturday night than at an event with Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke, State Sen. Don Benton and a Wall of Guns. I infiltrated the Friends […]
Boy Scout Bart won’t follow Leavitt’s lead, but what about Johnston’s?
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt has done "Dancing With The Local Stars," and Councilor Larry Smith has taken his turn on the dance floor for the annual event, which raises money for […]
The $75,000 vote
Perhaps you've been waiting with bated breath for the much discussed and somewhat ballyhooed Columbia River Crossing vote that Clark County Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke have been working […]
‘Inappropriate’ comment derails light rail discussion
John Idsinga says he’s sorry. The former Battle Ground mayor and current Battle Ground school board president didn’t mean to make anyone uncomfortable. He certainly didn’t mean to make a statement that […]
Extra! Extra! Clark County government incompetent, diseased!
Anyone who has looked at the front page of The Columbian today may have picked up on a theme regarding Clark County government. Let's see, we've got my story about how […]
C-Tran workshop yields … another workshop
As a reporter, it's a little disheartening when you can sum up the results of a seven-hour meeting you just sat through with three words. To be continued. Turns out, the C-Tran […]
Republican Alert! Very Important!
Regular visitors to The Columbian's website know there's a weekly poll, put up by Editor Lou. Last week the question was about the Vancouver City Council, and this week's question […]
Flashback Friday
Let’s kick off the weekend – and the start of a new month – with a Flashback Friday. Today, Battle Ground City Councilor Mike Ciraulo and his wife, Gilda, celebrate their […]