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Oregon still wants to replace the I-5 bridge, but not for a while
It looks like Oregon hasn’t completely forgotten about replacing the Interstate 5 bridge after all, but isn’t in a rush to do anything about it. As first reported by Willamette Week, […]
Cantwell to Senate Committee: respect local marijuana rules
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., joined the bipartisan likes of Senators Rand Paul, R-Ky. and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and fellow Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon to urge the Senate Committee […]
Why Eileen Quiring doesn’t want me interviewing her on CVTV
If you’re a fan of CVTV (basically the C-SPAN of Clark County) there’s a good chance you’ve seen glimpses of me at county council meetings slouching in my chair and […]
Western Values calls out Herrera Beutler once again
Western Values Project Action is at it again. In December, the Whitefish, Mont.-based group spent $1 million to push ads calling on Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, to protect […]
Silliman won’t run for county council after all
For months, rumors have been circulating that Peter Silliman, a former county policy analyst, was planning to challenge Julie Olson for her seat on the Clark County Council. But Silliman […]
Herrera Beutler doesn’t read the comments
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, doesn’t want to “feed the beast.” The beast to which she refers is social media. Herrera Beutler stopped by the Columbian office last week and […]
Stephanie Turlay: Hispanic English-learning students put “undue burden” on tax payers
There was a point at The Columbian’s Editorial Board meeting with Evergreen Public Schools this week that felt like the punchline of a joke – one longtime readers of this […]
City Manager opts for appointment process to fill CFO job
Last week the city of Vancouver announced Natasha Ramras would fill the chief financial officer role permanently. Ramras has been serving as interim since October when then-CFO Lloyd Tyler died […]
Are the apple-throwers back?
A strange chronicle continues for Sen. Patty Murray supporters. For the last several years, mysterious letters have been left on doors either alluding to picking up litter and wanting to […]
Olson gets an unexpected appointment
Last week, we received an unexpected announcement from Gov. Jay Inslee. The news release included a list of appointments to various state boards and councils. Included in the appointments was Clark […]