All Politics is Local
Dump Trump/Herrera Rally
Taking a page from Democrats’ playbook, congressional candidate and state Rep. Jim Moeller, of Vancouver, is pressing U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, to either disavow or endorse Donald Trump. Moeller […]
Wilson wins primary by 50 votes
A few days after the primary, Rep. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, took the lead over Democratic challenger Tim Probst and kept it. This week’s certified votes showed Wilson won by 50 votes. So, […]
Nierenberg endorses Clinton on national stage
A local face joined the national discourse over this year’s objectively bizarre presidential race this morning. David Nierenberg, a Camas investor and former finance chair for Mitt Romney, appeared on CNBC […]
You, me and the TPP
There is nothing simple about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade deal causing a political stir from the top of the ballot to the bottom. Yet local opponents recently had […]
Do politics and beer mix?
How important is a business owner’s political leaning to you? It’s an interesting question that was raised to me this week by Suzanne Kendall, who runs an organization called Right 2B […]
Congressional candidates to debate
It’s on. U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, announced Tuesday that she would take on State Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, in two debates in the race for the 3rd Congressional District. In […]
Silliman note highlights community skepticism
Policy analyst Peter Silliman is not a subtle man. In the midst of a conversation about Christian Berrigan’s referendum petition to overturn the comprehensive plan at last week’s board time, Silliman […]
Thomas Hackett’s thinking cap
On Wednesday night, former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard told a member of the salary review commission he was “ashamed” of him. And it wasn’t because Commissioner Thomas Hackett approved doubling the […]
Looking ahead to county coverage post-Madore
In the hours since Clark County Councilor David Madore lost the Primary Election, I’ve been peppered with a predictable question over and over again. “What are you going to write about […]
What did I just see
I've sat through scores of public meetings in my young career, watching city councilors or port commissioners get yelled at by the public and occasionally bicker among themselves. Tuesday's Clark County […]