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Another committee for Herrera Beutler
Southwest Washington’s congresswoman joined another legislative committee this week. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, was appointed to the U.S. Joint Economic Committee for the 116th Congress. The committee is a […]
How have council candidates addressed police shootings?
At the Vancouver Neighborhood Alliance meeting last night, most of the discussion revolved around a recent string of police-involved shootings: four in five weeks, three of them fatal. Vancouver Police […]
With some Irish dancing, Auditor Greg Kimsey prepares for 2022
Didn’t we just have an election for county offices? It sure feels like we did. Yet somehow one of the first emails in my inbox that greeted me this morning contained […]
Brook Pell has had it with Washington and Liz Pike is recruiting candidates
The most recent newsletter for the Clark County Republican Women contained two items that stood out. Brook Pell, a Clark County Republican activist and recent contender for county council, is moving […]
Council swerves away from electric scooters
Could electric scooters be on their way to Vancouver? Not likely, if the city council's less-than-enthusiastic response to the idea during their annual goal-setting retreat on Friday was any indication. Vancouver […]
What Washougal’s city attorney said about ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary” cities
Although Initiative 1639 passed with nearly 60 percent of the vote last November, opponents of the gun control measure have turned to local jurisdictions in hopes of preventing it from […]
Why the Clark County GOP has to shut its office
Looking for money to pay off a court judgement, the Clark County Republican Party will close its office off of N.E. Covington Road. But Earl Bowerman, the party’s chair, said […]
A public school was the scheduled host for a Patriot Prayer event. How did that happen?
It appeared for a few hours this week that a Battle Ground Public Schools campus would be the next location to play host to right-wing protest group, Patriot Prayer. The Vancouver, […]
Will Herrera Beutler retire in 2020?
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee assembled a list of Republicans to watch, not for future congressional bids, but for retirement. Apparently, they think Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, is on […]
No, elections for the charter review commission aren’t this year
Residents of Clark County should just relax about county’s charter review commission — at least for a while. That’s the message contained in a press release sent out Thursday by Clark […]