Washougal City Council member Michael Delavar walked out of a City Council meeting on April 4 with fellow council member Jon Russell. The two walked out to prevent a vote from occurring with two other council members out due to prearranged absences.
Listen to an audio podcast of this video here: On April 25, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced their plan to break ground on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project* in 2013. 14:00 Kitzhaber: “I appreciate very much the concerns about financing expressed by my ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this video here: One-time 3rd Congressional District candidate David Hedrick shares his perspective on being acquitted of domestic violence allegations and his story of a 2010 incident that resulted in his initial court appearance. Hedrick’s wife, Megan, sent the following e-mail to David Madore ...
David Madore interviews Chris Girard, CEO of Plaid Pantry, who funded a financial analysis of the CRC project that is commonly called The Cortright Report. Video one timeline: 00:00 Chris Girard discusses his background that includes having a degree in aerospace engineering, being in the Navy for seven years and ...
On April 7, Navy veteran Larry Patella came to US Digital for an interview with David Madore. Video one timeline: 00:00 Patella introduces himself and tells about how his 31-year career in the Navy began, his schooling, ranking progression and assignments. 08:38 Patella recounts his experience engaging the enemy on ...
On April 7, Sam Adams impersonator Tom Niewulis came to US Digital for an interview with David Madore. Video one timeline: 00:00 Niewulis (pronounced New-vall-us) explains that Samuel Adams’ character gives him the motivation behind impersonating the historical figure. Niewulis says Samuel Adams was an interesting character, a devout Christian, ...
On April 6, Washougal City Council Member Jon Russell came to US Digital for an interview with David Madore. Russell and fellow City Council Member Michael Delavar walked out of a council meeting on April 4 when a vote was held with two council members absent. Russell invites anyone to ...
Clark County elections are just around the corner and more than 90 local positions will be on the ballot. Stay tuned to COUV.COM for election information, candidate interviews and information. For now, check out offices open for filing in 2011 and more election information at the Clark County Elections webpage. ...
On March 31, state Rep. Paul Harris visited US Digital to have a video interview with David Madore. Click here to view the interview if it doesn’t appear above. See our continuing coverage of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project. Do you have information to share on the CRC? ...
COUV.COM’S Naylene Frunk recently sat down with Pat Johnson to talk about an upcoming seminar that will help nonprofits set up policies and procedures The seminar will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the training room at US Digital, 1400 N.E. 136th Ave., Vancouver. To register or ...
Japan has experienced 803 earthquakes since the 9.0 magnitude hit on March 11. See an animation of the quakes at Japanquakemaps.com. Bryan Thompson, a missionary who has lived in Japan for 19 years with his family, updated his earthquake blog on Sunday. Thompson’s niece and nephew live in Vancouver. To ...
The Camas/Washougal High School FIRST Robotics team was seeing more 1s than 0s at the Oregon Memorial Coliseum over the weekend. The team came in first place at the Oregon FIRST Robotics competition on Saturday, just a week after securing first place at the Washington State tournament in Seattle.
Recent events in Japan have a lot of people thinking about the safety of nuclear power. Fortunately for those of us in the Pacific Northwest, nuclear power plants are in short supply. The closest nuclear power plant to Vancouver – and the only commercially operated one still running in the ...
Bryan and Janet Thompson continue to update friends and family on their activities helping with the relief effort in Japan. In the past week they say they have seen a few “blessings in the midst of tragedy” including: the arrival of a 747 cargo plane with 93 tons of relief ...
Trace levels of radiation from Japan were detected in Washington on Monday, but health officials say levels are too low to be a health concern. The Washington State Department of Health published a news release saying the small amounts of radioactive material are “millions of times lower than levels that ...
US Digital VP of sales and marketing Jim Stevens and account manager Joshua Barton were caught in Japan on the last stop of a sales trip when the 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck on March 11. After an eventful day, a five-mile cab ride that took them two hours, a packed ...
Bryan Thompson spent the last 19 years in Japan with his wife and three children doing missionary work for Overseas Missionary Fellowship International. After an 8.9 magnitude quake hit the country, Thompson started a blog to keep in touch with friends and family, including his daughter Lauren who recently moved from ...