Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, June 9, 2010,
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 Camas and Washougal beef up as well. New cell phone-driving law takes effect June 10
The Washington State Patrol says there will be no
grace period when troopers start enforcing the new ban on texting or talking on
cell phones while driving.
The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
The
Washington State Patrol says there will be no grace period when troopers start
enforcing the new ban on texting or talking on cell phones while driving.
Chief
John Batiste says it will be fully enforced "fr... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, May 29, 2010,
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Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, May 25, 2010,
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 By Associated Press
OLYMPIA - A Republican official said Monday that Dino Rossi plans to enter the Washington state race against Democratic Sen. Patty Murray this week.
The official said that Rossi — a two-time candidate for governor — is hiring staff and is preparing to make his widely anticipated campaign official on Wednesday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private campaign plans. Republicans had been courting Rossi and national Democrats have been criticizing...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, April 22, 2010,
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Several tax changes will take effect as early as May 1, assuming Gov.
Chris Gregoire signs into law the tax package sent to her by the Legislature.
Bill 2ESSB 6143 temporarily increases the business and occupation tax rate on
services beginning May 1.
Another bill, ESHB 2493, increases cigarette and most
other tobacco taxes May 1. The legislation also extends the sales tax to candy
and bottled water beginning June 1, increases the beer tax starting June 1, and
imposes a carbonated bev... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, April 16, 2010,
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Why I am supporting David
Castillo for US Congress
David Castillo is a successful
businessman who lives in Olympia with his wife and four year old son. His
resume is impressive including work with the Department of Homeland Security,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the US Department of Labor. He is a
Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments. As a successful businessman,
David Castillo understands the needs of small business and big commerce, and
the importance of... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, April 9, 2010,
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A timber company owned by the Confederate
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation has filed suit against the Hambleton
Lumber Co. of Washougal,
Wash., The Hermiston Herald reported
today. In a legal complaint filed March 15, the company claims it delivered
about 185 loads of logs to Hambleton Lumber between September and November of
2009 but the sawmill has not paid for the product. Warm Springs
Forest Products
Industries is seeking $230,000 in compensation for the logs, plus interest and
ot... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, March 22, 2010,
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After a harrowing day that saw a bloc of pro-life Democrats agree to compromise on abortion language, House Democrats cemented a victory for President Obama with a 219-212 vote for the Senate's massive health insurance overhaul.
Thirty-four Democrats voted against the bill. Obama will likely sign it on Tuesday.
The House had yet to vote on a "reconciliation" bill aimed to "fix" provisions in the Senate bill that House Democrats opposed but viewed as better than nothing.
House leaders on both sid... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, March 16, 2010,
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Youth from the Camas and
Washougal area are invited to attend a Summer Aviation Camp at Grove
Field. The first camp for children ages 10 to 14 will be held from 9:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22nd through Saturday, June 26. The second
camp is for ages 15 and older on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, June 29, July
1 and July 3 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Grove Field is located 1 mile
northeast of Camas.
Both age group camps are
designed for the aspiring young aviator who wants to l... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, February 26, 2010,
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In an audio call
from the “less than professional” David Castillo campaign, the audio recordings
begin by spewing his slime attacks against Jaime Herrera. Pitching himself as a
man of integrity, experience and leadership, he came out of the gate showing
his character flaws today.
According
to his last FEC report Castillo has taken special interest money for his
campaign, yet attacks Herrera for raising money from special interest groups.
Castillo is not from Clark County he is from O... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, February 25, 2010,
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This has been an unfortunate week for the taxpayers of this state.
Yesterday, the governor signed Senate
Bill 6130 into law. This suspends the Taxpayer Protection Act of
2007 (I-960).
I fought against this legislation and joined my Republican colleagues and
moderate Democrats in voting against it. With the will of the voters pushed
aside, Democrats are now free to raise your taxes.
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats shared their 2010 supplemental operating budget
and it included $918 million in n... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, February 23, 2010,
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 WASHOUGAL- Jon Russell, Republican Candidate in Washington's 3rd
Congressional District is announcing his departure from that race. In doing so,
he is giving his endorsement for that race to State Representative Jaime
Herrera. He will be formally announcing his candidacy for Washington State's
18th Legislative District on March 8th in his hometown of Washougal.
In making this anno...
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Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, February 17, 2010,
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 Thank you to those of you who contacted Senate leaders to tell
them not to gut Initiative
960, the initiative that protects taxpayers by requiring a
two-thirds vote of the Legislature to raise taxes. Now, we in the House have
received this legislation -- Senate
Bill 6130. And we will not do so quietly.
I just
came out of a meeting with Speaker Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) and Minority Leader
Richard DeBolt (R-Chehalis), along with my fellow Republican Floor Leader
Charles Ross (R-Naches).... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, February 5, 2010,
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Majority
party in Olympia sets the stage for tax increases
Dear Friends
and Neighbors of Camas - Washougal,
The Washington State Senate has introduced a bill that affects voter-approved Initiative 960. The legislation, Senate Bill 6843, was just introduced
today and is already scheduled for a public hearing in
the Senate Ways and Means Committee this afternoon at 1:30 p.m
The voters approved Initiative 960 in 2007. The Initiative requires any tax
increase to be approved by either a 2/3 v... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, January 22, 2010,
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A great opportunity is available through the Southwest Washington Workforce
Development Council for all sophomores, juniors and seniors. The SW Opportunity
Internship Program is a 90 hour internship for those students that have a desire
to work in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and or Math
(STEM). One of the key requirements to qualify for the
internship is that the student must qualify for free or reduced lunch. This
grant is on a first come basis and as there are a li... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, January 18, 2010,
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Senate Bill 6396 before the Washington legislation would bring California-style gun-control to the Northwest and
ultimately ban many semi-automatic firearms commonly owned by
Washingtonians.
In fact, SB 6396 is more far-reaching than it appears on the surface and will
absolutely impact a gigantic swath of Washington
firearm owners, including concealed pistol license holders, hunt... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, January 16, 2010,
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 The Port
of Camas- Washougal Commissioners will
meet with leaders from the City of Washougal,
City of Camas
and Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) on January 19th at 7:00 p.m.
in the Second Floor Meeting Room of the Camas Library, located at 625 NE 4th Avenue,
Camas.
This is a rare meeting which
citizen have not witnessed in many many ye... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, January 11, 2010,
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Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
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 One of
the things I loathe about watching sports on TV - especially Trailblazer Basketball that interrupts
regular programming, is the 30 minute show following the game – giving you play
by play “recaps” of what you just spent watching for the last three hours. So it
is with newspapers and TV programs this week - focusing on 2009. In case you
missed it, you lived through the ...
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Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, December 21, 2009,
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 Elizabeth
Bernstein wrote a memorial article recently in the Wall Street Journal. The
article isn't memorable as a potential Pulitzer, but because it brought back a
few memories of my 25 years of wedded bliss.
"Last
year, Lindsay Demma Gibson was thrilled to find a stocking and, under the tree,
several carefully wrapped gifts from her husband Christmas morning.
That is,
until s... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, December 16, 2009,
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18th Legislative District State Representative Jaime Herrera
announced her candidacy to succeed Brian Baird in Congress from Washington’s
Third District.
Herrera, 31, Camas, was
appointed to the legislature by local Democrat and Republican county
commissioners to fill a vacant seat in the legislature in 2007. Last year she
was elected with 60% of the vote from her district which includes parts of Clark
and Cowlitz Counties. Her legislative committees include Health Care,
Transport... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 10, 2009,
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VANCOUVER- 3rd District Republican Candidate for U.S.
Congress, Jon Russell, applauds Brian Baird's decision to not seek another term
to Congress.
"When Baird was first elected to Congress the Federal Government had
budget surpluses. After Baird's12 years in Congress, we are now running over
1.7 trillion dollar deficits, thanks in-part to Brian Baird's voting. His
resignation unde... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
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With the worldwide economy still mired in a semi-historic slump, some savvy cyber-attackers are departing from the usual raft of Santa Claus e-cards and reindeer-in-the-living-room themed multimedia codec attacks in favor of threats engineered to suck in those people desperate for a few extra bucks to add to their holiday budgets.  More people than ever are likely to be wondering how they're going to shell out for holiday cheer this year and predictably attackers ... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, November 23, 2009,
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My Thanksgiving Holiday Rant:
This weekend, five days
before Thanksgiving, I stopped at the store to pick up some last minute
groceries for the big day of overindulgence of food and family.
As I walked up to the front
doors of the store, what do I hear? The ringing sound of those annoying
Salvation Army bells!
Instantly, my pleasant
attitude changed from friendly to annoyed. I t... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, November 21, 2009,
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The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance will soon reach 1
million, according to a report today from state Insurance Commissioner Mike
Kreidler. Kreidler also predicts that the cost of uncompensated medical care in
the state will reach $1 billion annually by 2011. In seven years, the cost of
uncompensated care including uncollected medical debts and charity care by
hospitals and other health providers, has increased by over 80 percent from $457
million in 2002 to a projecte... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, November 18, 2009,
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I kept thinking that I would get over my disappointment and anger with
Congressman Brian Baird. As a moderate Democrat I have tried to understand his
lack of support for progressive issues and President Obama, but I don’t.
Right now, at this time in history he has turned to the
right in a Congressional District that overwhelming voted Democratic. It is time for him to go. Joyce
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Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, November 3, 2009,
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Election returns
For November 4th
WASHOUGAL MAYOR
Sean Guard, Challenger (N) 72%
Stacee S. Sellers,
Incumbent (R) 26%
CAMAS-WASHOUGAL PORT DISTRICT, Position 1
Gary Perman (R) 48%
Mark Lampton (D)
51%
CAMAS-WASHOUGAL PORT DISTRICT, Position 3
Alan Hargrave, Incumbent (R) 43%
Bill Macrae-Smith, Challenger (N) 55%
WASHOUGAL COUNCIL POSITION 4
Mich... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, October 17, 2009,
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Community
 After reading the good reviews about Gringos here on the blog, I finally had a chance to check it out for myself. WOW….As I walked through the parking lot, flashbacks of the old Chinese restaurant haunted me, then there was one time when I visited several years ago and I was severely disappointed in their “mexican” cuisine, smoke filled rooms and that smell of OLD…you know what I mean. Jeff and I walked in to a very clean, professional looking restaurant. No pool table in the middle of... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, October 16, 2009,
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Protect Marriage Washington is sponsoring a Rally which will be held this
Saturday, October 17th on the corner of Mill Plain and Chekalov Drive, Vancouver
Washington beginning at noon till dusk. Rally signs and literature will be
provided. The Washington State Republican Party recently unanimously
voted to endorse a NO vote on R-71.Why a NO vote on R-71?
A no vote will turn back the "everything but the name marriage" Senate
Bill 5688 passed by the Democrat controlled Senate and signed i... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, October 13, 2009,
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CWWatch readers: now is your time to get out and meet the candidates. Love em or hate em....Tuesday night, you can have a chance to meet with them one on one. This event is sponsored by the CW Rotary, CW Chamber and the League of Women Voters. Tuesday October 13th 6:30 - 8:30 PM Washougal High School Commons 1201 39th St. Washougal The order of candidates will follow that listed in the Sample Ballot, which is: 15th State Legislative District Representative Camas City Council Washougal Mayor & City Counc... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, October 6, 2009,
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 Our country was founded by dissenters. People left England and other European countries to escape persecution and prosecution. Some came to follow a promise of free land and others in pursuit of happiness and other is pursuit to worship their God freely. One of my ancestors, Thomas Dewey, came to America in 1640 from Englund. His offspring birthed politicians, educators, an Admiral, thinkers, farmers, and even a presidential candidate. The common denominator among many of my ancestor - many st... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, October 3, 2009,
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Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, September 24, 2009,
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At a public forum this evening held at the Port of CW Community room, Port commissioner candidates were invited to give their opinions on a variety of subjects ranging from Grove field issues, marina issues, Riverwalk and the industrial park. Lampton and Smith were noticably absent from the forum as candidates hargrave and perman discussed issues and fielded questions to a packed crowd. Audience members were visably upset and vocal about the two no-shows - many unaware of the candidates outspoke... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, September 18, 2009,
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A local restaurateur contacted us to ask you so questions about Camas Washougal, restaurants, food menu. A former Camas Washougal Restaurateur is coming back to our area to take an existing restaurant and turn it around. He is currently working on menus as well as remodeling and renaming the restaurant. “We will certainly do breakfast beginning the weekend of the 26th, it seems there's a need - we Love doing it and the crazy 18 hour days that it brings. I'm leaning towards a straight forward n... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, September 17, 2009,
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