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Audio and video stories from Southwest Washington. no Audio and video stories from Southwest Washington. http://couv.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://couv.com http://couv.com/community/life-after-jail http://couv.com/community/life-after-jail#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:56:04 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=31951 http://couv.com/community/life-after-jail/feed 15 http://couv.com/featured/herrera-beutler-no-politics http://couv.com/featured/herrera-beutler-no-politics#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 23:43:45 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=31536 http://couv.com/featured/herrera-beutler-no-politics/feed 13 http://couv.com/featured/child-sex-trafficking-van-pdx http://couv.com/featured/child-sex-trafficking-van-pdx#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:46:37 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=29375 http://couv.com/featured/child-sex-trafficking-van-pdx/feed 0 http://couv.com/community/miracle-league http://couv.com/community/miracle-league#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:29 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=28932 http://couv.com/community/miracle-league/feed 0 http://couv.com/community/iphone-how-to http://couv.com/community/iphone-how-to#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:45:44 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=19657 http://couv.com/community/iphone-how-to/feed 0 http://couv.com/community/election-recap http://couv.com/community/election-recap#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:55:09 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=9168 http://couv.com/community/election-recap/feed 0 candidate interviews,couv.com,fort vancouver television,fvtv11,start-ups,video COUV.COM, an issue-based, community storyteller tumbled through its first eight months of business and leapt full force into the 2011 Clark County election coverage. As a newbie to the marketplace, it created some innovative concepts, COUV.COM, an issue-based, community storyteller tumbled through its first eight months of business and leapt full force into the 2011 Clark County election coverage. As a newbie to the marketplace, it created some innovative concepts, grabbed at the brass ring, and surprisingly, in the final four weeks before the election, secured 22 candidates seeking local and state office to come into the studio to be interviewed. Candidates were questioned, recorded, formatted, edited, and their video interviews announced and posted on the site. Next, DVD’s of all the interviews were hand carried to FVTV11 to be shared on public access television. The team crafted community videos, including one to encourage people to vote, attended meetings, read documents like the FEIS, and chased people for quotes. In between those pursuits, COUV.COM sponsored an event that brought in national transportation experts and local professionals who shared information about building a bridge. The first 100 attendees received a button that read, “More bridges, COUV.COM.” An astounding feat for the small staff that you can count on one hand, plus a thumb, and a message we want to carry forward. We’d like to build bridges of information, bridges of communication, and bridges that bring the community together for a lively debate. The results of yesterday’s election shows that COUV.COM’s efforts to bring in candidates and give them unrestricted time to share their thoughts may or may not have made a difference in the races around the county and the state, but the ensuing debate was animated, at times passionate, and for a moment or two it was also silent. The bridge from here to tomorrow stands before us. Or rather, the bridges, because there are many directions we could head. The next steps we take will be based on the connections made, the lessons learned, the opportunities gained.   At the start of the campaign season I made one prediction. It was simple and I think I got it right. I said, “It will not be boring.” I think the same could be said for COUV.COM’s future.     For more coverage on the election and results, go to http://couv.com/issues/elections. Audio and video stories from Southwest Washington. no 1:06 http://couv.com/issues/candidates1 http://couv.com/issues/candidates1#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:58:52 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=5595 http://couv.com/issues/candidates1/feed 0 http://couv.com/community/couv-com-focus-on-community http://couv.com/community/couv-com-focus-on-community#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:00:39 +0000 COUV.COM staff http://couv.com/?p=4029 http://couv.com/community/couv-com-focus-on-community/feed 0 http://couv.com/community/welcome http://couv.com/community/welcome#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:11:12 +0000 David Madore http://couv.com/?p=7 http://couv.com/community/welcome/feed 18 couv.com,david madore,Launch Listen to audio of this story by clicking the above black arrow or the download link.   - This site is brand new and in the process of being invented. Think of it as a new community bridge under construction. It's rough. Listen to audio of this story by clicking the above black arrow or the download link.   This site is brand new and in the process of being invented. Think of it as a new community bridge under construction. It's rough. It doesn't look like a bridge yet. Traffic moves slowly. It doesn't look pretty. But something new and significant is happening here. You are welcome to watch and participate in the construction and even drive on it as it takes shape and develops into a great community resource. If we are simply a group of people living in a region who neglect to connect, we are vulnerable to losing our freedoms. We are susceptible to being wounded or hurt. We are fragile and unprotected. But if we connect, establish relationships and form a community, our synergy bestows us with strength to safeguard our freedoms, become invincible, unbeatable, unconquerable, protected. We can prosper and gain health to accomplish what would otherwise be futile. So Clark County, if we are to become a community, let’s connect. Let’s talk and work together for our common good. - David Madore Audio and video stories from Southwest Washington. no 1:03