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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna recently penned an op-ed piece for Huffington Post that calls out the Lifetime Television channel’s hit television show “The Client List” for glorifying prostitution. “This portrayal […]

Today’s members of Congress speak, on average, at about a 10th-grade reading level, according to a recent study that matches the Flesch-Kincaid readability test to what Congress says according to […]

A shift of power fueled in part by the Tea Party movement placed 87 new Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2010 elections. This month, Club for […]

As several entries of Saturday's Parade of Bands donned wigs and colorful outfits and rode on elaborate floats, we at The Columbian were curious what the two gubernatorial candidates would […]

Of more than three dozen local candidates who have filed for office this week, only state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, thought to send out a press release that included a […]

What do U.S. Rep. John Boehner, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and outgoing state Sen. Lisa Brown have in common? No, this isn’t the beginning of a bad joke. They are some […]

Vancouver purchasing agent Mike Appel announced on Monday evening that he will no longer seek election to the 17th Legislative District seat held by Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver. Appel, who describes […]

Here’s how Washington members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 11. (A little background about why I’m re-posting this can be found here.) House MILITARY SPENDING INCREASE: […]

During the days leading up to candidate filing week, several Southwest Washington candidates are playing up recent endorsements. Filing week is May 14-18. The Washington State Labor Council made several endorsements […]