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Just one stamp to mail in your ballot
One 47-cent stamp is enough postage to mail in your ballot in Clark County. That’s the message Cathie Garber, Clark County elections supervisor, wants to get across in response to Facebook […]
Rigged
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said Donald Trump’s claims the election is rigged undermines the confidence people have in election results. Or what some might call the cornerstone of democracy. “It may […]
McLaughlin’s ‘cautionary fable’ for conservatives
With less than three weeks until ballots are due, Steve McLaughlin, the Republican candidate for commissioner of public lands, has told a national monitor of extremist organizations that he “definitely […]
Auditor candidates on Troy Kelley
The state auditor candidates visited with The Columbian’s editorial board this week. Of course they couldn’t leave the meeting without addressing the controversial current Auditor Troy Kelley. Kelley, a Democrat from Tacoma, […]
President, not a Pope
As the fallout from the Trump tapes continued this week, at least one local GOP lawmaker made it clear the country should know the country is electing a “President, not […]
Effort to overturn council rules falls flat
Clark County council’s rules of procedure are here to stay. Cathie Garber, Clark County elections supervisor tells The Columbian that Clark County Republican Party State Committeeman Christian Berrigan failed to turn […]
Herrera Beutler, Moeller will only debate once
Not long after the primary, Jim Moeller, the Democratic candidate in the 3rd Congressional District, challenged U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler to debate him in every county throughout the district. Moeller’s […]
Gubernatorial candidates take on latest McCleary ruling
The Washington state Supreme court decided earlier this week to keep the $100,000-a-day Washington Legislature contempt sanctions intact, but didn’t dock the Legislature further for failing to fund state’s public school system. Instead, […]
Cowlitz judge dismisses Madore from suit
A Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge has dismissed Clark County Councilor David Madore from a public records gadfly’s lawsuit. A judge on Monday dismissed Olympia resident Arthur West’s suit against Madore, […]
Facebook uses its power to increase the number of young voters
The social-media powerhouse Facebook tapped into its market over the millenials last week and urged them to register to vote. And it worked. Last Friday, the state saw a record one-day voter […]