Tom Mielke
Your typography lesson for the day
UPDATE: Do you have a favorite font you'd like to see "In God We Trust" in? Submit your examples to me at kaitlin.gillespie@columbian.com by next Friday and I'll blog my favorites. BREAKING NEWS: […]
Would you like some McCarthyism with your resolution?
This “In God We Trust” issue is my Groundhog Day. The Clark County council will revisit Councilor Tom Mielke’s proposal to post the national motto on Tuesday. I've written about this […]
Out-of-towners influence Clark County motto
Councilor Tom Mielke, the champion for posting "In God We Trust" in the Clark County hearing room, has made it clear how upset he is that the council has heard […]
Lessons on interior decorating
There were some strange moments during last Tuesday’s county council meeting and the board time that followed on Wednesday, to say the least. The proposal to post “In God We Trust” […]
A new motto for Clark County?
Well, the Clark County councilors certainly haven’t left me wanting for stories in my first few days on the job. On Tuesday, the council will discuss displaying "In God We Trust" in the […]
Clark County’s legal bill for C-Tran dispute
Clark County's ongoing dispute with C-Tran over the transit agency's board composition has raised a lot of questions. Will the county make good on its threat to sue C-Tran? Will county […]
Communication breakdown at C-Tran
If this week's C-Tran board meeting was a game of musical chairs, Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke was the first one eliminated. But just how did Mielke become the odd man […]
Ed Barnes unleashed
Ed Barnes has never been one to hold back in public comments, particularly when he's talking about one of his favorite subjects: transportation. This week's Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council meeting […]
So long, farewell
That’s right. I’m leaving The Columbian, date certain next Wednesday. And while I’m not keen on navel-gazing valedictions — the kind that come with sweeping pronouncements of lessons learned, wisdom […]
Tongue-lashed Lasher
Poor Doug Lasher. The guy is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Clark County politics. He's been the county's treasurer since the Ice Age and he still gets no respect. Case in […]