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December 25, 2012
An unnecessary response
There are no words to accurately describe the horror of the recent shootings that took place in Clackamas, Ore., and Newtown, Conn. All told, 29 innocent people died in those two events alone.
There are no words to accurately describe the horror of the recent shootings that took place in Clackamas, Ore., and Newtown, Conn. All told, 29 innocent people died in those two events alone.
Following what ended up amounting to an extended hiring process, it appears as if Camas has finally found its new city administrator. Mayor Scott Higgins announced yesterday that the current city manager of Cloverdale, Calif., Nina Regor, had been offered the job pending the results of a site visit that will be conducted this week. Born in Clark County, Regor has also worked for the City of Gresham, Ore., and the City of Spokane Valley, where she was involved in the establishment of that municipality.
Every time Bob Moser entered a room, there was this automatic easing of tensions. Representatives of even the most disparate groups seemed to sense they were about to be steered toward collaboration and compromise.Our community lost more than just a powerful consensus builder with the passing of Moser on Sunday at age 82. We also lost an all-around good guy. And with contention rising in many of today's public arenas, this loss is felt by countless people who love Clark County as much as they loved Bob.
Port of Camas-Washougal leaders have been making many important, strategic and smart decisions during the past few years, and recently agencies beyond the borders of Camas and Washougal have taken notice. It was announced last week that the Port of C-W had been named "Port of the Year" by the Washington Public Ports Association, which consists of 76 port districts across the state.The award, voted on by the six-member WPPA executive committee, was presented during the organization's annual meeting in Seattle. It recognizes the C-W Port's strategic planning, acquisition and development milestones.
Most of us of us have seen the deluge of national commercials advertising "door buster sales," and heard catchy slogans designed to lure shoppers to buy, buy, buy. It's holiday shopping season, and the multi-million dollar companies are all competing for the money in our pockets.
Taking something old and making it new again. It's a mantra many Pacific Northwesterners have come to understand and appreciate as part of the area's "reduce, reuse, recycle" frame of mind.
A couple of weeks ago, elected officials from nearly every level of government, from local city council members and the mayor to representatives from Congress and the governor's office, descended on Highway 14 in Washougal to mark the completion of the $52 million safety improvement project. Construction work had been going on for 1.5 years, but the lobbying and planning for this endeavor started many years before.
18th District state senator The two candidates running for the 18th District senate seat -- Republican Ann Rivers of La Center and Democrat Ralph Schmidt of Camas -- provide voters with two very different options.
C-Tran's Proposition 1 has been one of the more contentious and debated issues to land on a General Election ballot in several years. Opinions about why it should be approved or rejected run across the board. On this measure that proposes to fund light rail in Clark County, the Post-Record is recommending a 'no' vote.
Voters have a clear choice in November about the direction they want Clark County to take, in hopes of pulling out of the worst recession in decades. In Marc Boldt, Joe Tanner David Madore and Tom Mielke, voters have four candidates, all with different ideas about how the county can prosper once again. But just two, incumbent Boldt in east county and challenger Tanner in north county, have the ability to mesh good ideas, a willingness to work across party lines and a proven track record in crafting solid plans of action, to achieve success.