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Former acting SecDef issues early endorsement for Congress
A former acting defense secretary under Donald Trump’s administration endorsed Republican Joe Kent’s bid for Congress this week. Christopher Miller, who served as Trump’s acting secretary of defense for the last […]
Clark County eyes Fair Housing Month declaration
The Clark County Council will consider a resolution later this month to declare Fair Housing Month. The council unanimously agreed during a council time meeting Wednesday to place the item for […]
State of the County offers strange reminder
When Clark County’s 2021 State of the County address begins next week, it’ll be a reminder — one of several of late — of a particularly strange few days. County Council […]
Lawmakers ask for end to ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order
State GOP lawmakers sent a letter to top legislators this week asking for their help to get Gov. Jay Inslee to cool it with the State of Emergency. Washington’s been under […]
Stimulus could help county’s long-term needs
The most recent federal stimulus package appears to offer Clark County more financial wiggle room than it previously had in its response to COVID-19, and it might offer more than […]
Sen. Rivers uses R-word slur in public hearing
Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, used a slur that denigrates people with mental disabilities during a public hearing in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday. “There’s no […]
Clark County Council to weigh in on housing study
The Clark County Council will soon begin its contribution to an ongoing study of housing needs in the county’s largest urban area. The study is examining needs in the Vancouver Urban […]
Congressional candidate weighs in on Dr. Seuss, pancake mix and Hitler
On Wednesday, congressional candidate Heidi St. John posted a video to her Facebook page captioned “The WOKE crisis...” in which she asked her followers if they’d watched the Grammy Awards […]
Clark County’s strangest Friday the 13th
Clark County might have experienced the wildest Friday the 13th in its history last year. On March 13, 2020, the county council declared its first emergency proclamation due to COVID-19. Clark […]
Herrera Beutler called ‘undaunted’ in New York Times profile
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler was profiled by The New York Times on Friday in a piece that described the Republican congresswoman from Battle Ground as “undaunted” in its headline. The article […]