clark county
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 […]
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 […]
Madore asks for Facebook records, denies his own
David Madore and his attorney are seeking public records from a county employee’s Facebook page while refusing to hand over records connected to the Republican Clark County councilor’s own page. Deputy […]
The myth of kitten killing Madore
Not long ago, a fellow reporter approached me, giggling. She asked me if Connecting Clark County, the political action committee formed to take on Republican Councilor David Madore in District 3 […]
Green submits updated ethics complaint
Local government wonk Chuck Green issued a tome of material to Clark County Council Chair Marc Boldt on Tuesday, detailing alleged ethics violations by Clark County Councilor David Madore. The 117-page document is […]
Petition to investigate Madore reopened
A petition calling for an ethics investigation into Clark County Councilor David Madore’s behavior was reopened late last week in the wake of the release of Rebecca Dean’s investigation. Chris Prothero, […]
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 […]