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It’s a gamble

Things are looking up, though everything can still go wrong for the proposed Cowlitz casino — a federal appeals court rescinds the tribe's reservation, the county council somehow overcomes tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction, financing […]

Cities demand county show its work

[caption id="attachment_5872" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Aerial photo of homes in a rural area of Clark County photographed April 10. (Kaitlin Gillespie/The Columbian)[/caption] The problem with tight deadlines — Thursday's Clark County Planning […]

One incentive for voter turnout

Let's face it, this year's election turnout was abysmal. Less than 35 percent of you Clark County registered voters bothered to do that fill-in-the-boxes-and-send-that-paper-thingy-in dance. To move those numbers up in […]

A quick guide to campaign signs

[caption id="attachment_5609" align="alignright" width="304"] Tah-dah![/caption] So how long before those campaign signs all over Clark County have to come down? The answer’s not so simple. It depends on the municipality in which […]

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 […]

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