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Port of Vancouver commissioner candidate Don Orange, left, listens to candidate Kris Greene at The Columbian in September.

Emails: Greene had role in challenge of Orange’s voter registration

Port of Vancouver commissioner candidate Don Orange, left, listens to candidate Kris Greene at The Columbian in September.

October 17, 2017, 8:32pm Clark County News

In July, Port of Vancouver commissioner candidate Kris Greene told The Columbian that he wouldn’t be involved with an effort to challenge the eligibility of his rival, Don Orange. Read story

Kris Greene, a candidate for Port of Vancouver commissioner, Dist. 1, speaks to members of the editorial board at The Columbian on Sept. 29.

Port candidate seeks protection order against ex-campaign worker

Kris Greene, a candidate for Port of Vancouver commissioner, Dist. 1, speaks to members of the editorial board at The Columbian on Sept. 29.

October 13, 2017, 7:03pm Clark County News

Port of Vancouver District 1 candidate Kris Greene has filed a petition for an order of protection from harassment against his former campaign strategist, Robert Sabo. Read story

Campaign signs for Port of Vancouver District 1 commission candidates Kris Greene and Don Orange sit at the intersection of Northwest 78th Street and Northwest Lakeshore Avenue. Greene’s former campaign strategist claims energy industry insiders wield a heavy influence in the contentious race.

Eyeing ‘Big Oil’s’ influence on Greene’s port campaign

Campaign signs for Port of Vancouver District 1 commission candidates Kris Greene and Don Orange sit at the intersection of Northwest 78th Street and Northwest Lakeshore Avenue. Greene’s former campaign strategist claims energy industry insiders wield a heavy influence in the contentious race.

October 12, 2017, 2:56pm Business

The fossil fuel industry’s influence in the Port of Vancouver Commission District 1 election didn’t end when Vancouver Energy contributed a quarter-million dollars to the campaign fund of candidate Kris Greene. Read story

Former state Sen. Al Bauer stands at the intersection of Northeast 29th Avenue and Northeast 139th Street. Bauer proposes extending Northeast 139th Street to connect to Northeast Salmon Creek Avenue.

Congestion vexes Salmon Creek seniors

Former state Sen. Al Bauer stands at the intersection of Northeast 29th Avenue and Northeast 139th Street. Bauer proposes extending Northeast 139th Street to connect to Northeast Salmon Creek Avenue.

October 11, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Former Washington state Sen. Al Bauer and his neighbors have a front-row seat to the heavy traffic that builds up on Salmon Creek Avenue after classes are finished at Washington State University Vancouver and the evening commute begins. Read story

Traffic from Southeast 164th Avenue merges onto westbound state Highway 14 last Wednesday morning. Traffic congestion between 164th and the Interstate 205 can get especially bad during peak hours. Now WSDOT is looking to expand the roadway in the corridor.

Highway 14 congestion worsens, frustrates commuters

Traffic from Southeast 164th Avenue merges onto westbound state Highway 14 last Wednesday morning. Traffic congestion between 164th and the Interstate 205 can get especially bad during peak hours. Now WSDOT is looking to expand the roadway in the corridor.

October 9, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

Any other time of day, it takes Diane Hassett about two minutes to drive the two miles between Southeast 164th Avenue and the Interstate 205 interchanges on state Highway 14; but during her morning commute, it’s 20 minutes — and that’s if everything goes right. Read story

A C-Tran bus drives along the shoulder of state Highway 14 on Wednesday afternoon. An upcoming pilot project will allow buses to drive on the highway shoulder between Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue during periods of high congestion.

C-Tran tests bus bypass where buses drive on shoulder

A C-Tran bus drives along the shoulder of state Highway 14 on Wednesday afternoon. An upcoming pilot project will allow buses to drive on the highway shoulder between Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue during periods of high congestion.

October 4, 2017, 8:17pm Clark County News

As a driver crawling through bumper-to-bumper traffic, it’s easy to stare at the empty highway shoulder and imagine driving up it and leaving all the congestion in the rearview mirror. Read story

Volunteers, including members of Boy Scout Pack 424, took advantage of Lacamas Lake’s lowered water level to pull trash out of the lake bed Saturday.

Lowered water level at Lacamas Lake a chance to clean up

Volunteers, including members of Boy Scout Pack 424, took advantage of Lacamas Lake’s lowered water level to pull trash out of the lake bed Saturday.

October 4, 2017, 6:06am Clark County News

Finding a trash can, let alone the nearest dumpster, must be a bewildering and frightening experience for those burdened with a little bit of refuse and a crippling inability to navigate. Read story

Kris Greene, candidate for Port of Vancouver commissioner, District 1

Greene gets another $150,000 from Vancouver Energy for port commissioner campaign

Kris Greene, candidate for Port of Vancouver commissioner, District 1

October 2, 2017, 2:57pm Business

Port of Vancouver commission District 1 candidate Kris Greene told The Columbian’s Editorial Board Friday that a recent $75,000 contribution from Vancouver Energy was “problematic” for his campaign. Read story

The Albert family, who live near the Fourth Plain corridor, walk past one of the four recently completed wall murals along East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Saturday.

New murals brighten Vancouver’s Fourth Plain corridor

The Albert family, who live near the Fourth Plain corridor, walk past one of the four recently completed wall murals along East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Saturday.

September 30, 2017, 10:25pm Clark County News

Artist Christian Barrios doesn’t live along East Fourth Plain Boulevard anymore, but he still feels a connection to his old neighborhood. So when he saw an opportunity to brighten up the corridor with a mural, he jumped on it. Read story

Don Orange, left, and Kris Greene, both candidates for Port of Vancouver commissioner, District 1, take questions from the Editorial Board at The Columbian on Friday morning.

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Don Orange, left, and Kris Greene, both candidates for Port of Vancouver commissioner, District 1, take questions from the Editorial Board at The Columbian on Friday morning.

September 29, 2017, 7:24pm Clark County News

Port of Vancouver Commission District 1 candidates Don Orange and Kris Greene expounded on and, in some cases, defended their politics during a meeting with The Columbian’s editorial board on Friday. Read story