clark county council
Conservative blog alleges Mary Benton misused campaign funds
Update: Mary Benton got back to me very late last night, and I updated this blog post at 1:18 p.m. to reflect that. Reality Clark County, a conservative-leaning blog focusing on […]
Benton’s response to transportation questions
After two months of silence, I finally heard back from Mary Benton, Clark County council District 2 candidate. Benton responded to a request for comment on this week’s election stories at […]
Déjà vu all over again with Madore’s endorsements
Update: I checked Councilor David Madore's endorsement page shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday. All individuals mentioned below have been removed. I’m not entirely sure how Councilor David Madore is choosing to list […]
Mrs. Benton nowhere to be found
Where in the world is Mary Benton? Benton, wife to Environmental Services Director Don Benton, claims on her website to be running a “no-negativity” campaign for Clark County council District 2, […]
Environmental Services will see a new face
Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about the new code enforcement officer for quarries falling to the Department of Environmental Services? Turns out it will be in DES. Last we […]
Councilor Tom Mielke stands up for the press
Councilor Tom Mielke did something I’ve never heard him do before: he encouraged better communication with the press. Wait. Stop the presses. Mielke, who so rarely returns my phone calls and […]
Why is Mielke opposed to a quarry enforcement officer?
Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke is the only councilor opposed to the hiring a code enforcement officer specifically to police the county's quarries. His reasoning seems sound, and it may be. […]
Councilor David Madore scraping at the bottom of the litter box
Clark County Councilor David Madore compared the work of Regional Transportation Council Chair Melissa Smith to a cat that doesn’t know how to cover her own feces. Literally. Local gadfly Lee Jensen—who could really […]
Fact-checking Marc Boldt
Let’s round out the week of campaign silliness with a kick-off email from Marc Boldt. Boldt, the incumbent who lost the commissioner race to Councilor David Madore during the 2012 election, […]
Will David Madore run for top council seat?
Is Councilor David Madore running for Clark County council chairman? Honestly, I have no idea, so don't ask me. I’ve heard the rumor, but filing week is still a month off […]