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Olson don’t care. She just posts what she wants. (Slightly NSFW)
So here’s the problem with journalism in 2016. I spend most of my week poring over public documents, reading councilors’ emails, trying to make sense of horrible government jargon, then writing […]
Council addresses recall petition in heated board time
If you have five minutes and 19 seconds to spare this holiday weekend, spend it listening to Wednesday's short board time meeting. It was the first time the councilors had the opportunity to speak […]
Sen. Don Benton seeks second county director gig
Don Benton applied to lead Clark County’s Human Resources Department, a move dripping with irony given how Councilors David Madore and Tom Mielke trod on county HR policies to hand […]
From iPad Wizard to ‘disrespectful and insubordinate’
Little more than an hour before the Clark County Council deliberated on granting County Manager Mark McCauley an 18-month contract, Councilor David Madore sent him a "letter of reprimand." "You made a […]
Jazz fundraiser prompts campaign complaints
Two people have filed complaints with the Public Disclosure Commission after last week’s dust-up over Clark County Council candidate Eileen Quiring’s “Jazz It Up” fundraiser. Quiring, a Republican running for Retiring […]
Berrigan turns petition over
Christian Berrigan’s efforts to overturn the Clark County Council’s rules of procedures are onto the next step: signature verification. Last week I wrote about Berrigan, who protested the county council’s decision […]
A jazzy mistake
Prairie High School Jazz Band members were put in an awkward spot Wednesday when they arrived at a gig and discovered it was a political fundraiser for Clark County Council […]
Madore lambastes Stewart for a vote she didn’t make
Clark County Council David Madore had to issue an apology to Councilor Jeanne Stewart Tuesday, after he accused her of voting to support light rail in Portland. The problem? She wasn't at […]
Madore relatively quiet in early weeks of election 2016
For many of you, the exasperation of another year of campaigning may already be underway as you pass the 4 x 8 campaign signs starting to dot our countryside. “It’s only […]
The skinny on that new attorney
A new attorney joined the table at the Clark County council’s workshop on the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan on Wednesday, a fact that appeared to come as a surprise to […]