Bush says Astride should go; U.S. may send more troops--USA TODAY,
AP
Library Resources: business research, planning--Vancouver Business
Journal, Cami Joner
$48
million expansion at stake in Library vote--Columbian, Tom Vogt
Paul Allen's Rose Garden full of thorns, files for
bankruptcy--KGW-TV, Abe Estimada
Martha Stewart's most serious charge thrown out--New York Times,
Terrence Neilan
State employment rate declines, but county rate rises
slightly--Columbian, AP
Drivers hit green lights after city fixes sanfu--Columbian,
Jeffrey Mize
Columbia Credit Union needs reform, not revolution--Columbian,
Gregg Herrington
Medical Center dance workshop keeping performers on their
toes--Oregonian, Dee Anne Finken
Subway leases space in Anthem Park in Uptown Village--Vancouver
Business Journal, Cami Joner
Forbes richest people--the complete list, Forbes
Just as we thought, push-to-walk buttons just placebos, at least in
New York--New York Times, Michael Luo
Columbian' best picks for the weekend
Insider
readers say they prefer a
nonpartisan primary election system
By slightly over
two to one, Daily Insider
readers who participated in this week’s survey of their preferences
for primary election systems gave first place votes for a
nonpartisan open primary system that would allow voters to cross
political party lines to vote for candidates of their choice. Under
this kind of system, they would not be required to disclose their
party preference, if any.
Last week
Washington’s 70-year-old blanket primary, which gave voters choices
of all candidates regardless of party affiliation, was laid to rest
when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the state’s appeal to
maintain the current system.
It’s now up to
the legislature to enact new primary election laws, or at least an
interim system, in time for the September 2004 primary.
At the
recommendation of State Reps. Bill
Fromhold (D-49th), Jim
Moeller (D-49th) and Deb
Wallace (D-17th), the Daily
Insider polled its readers on choices, ranging from caucuses
and conventions to a nonpartisan system very much like that
dismissed by the Supreme Court.
The results of
responses from 113 readers were tabulated today.
Some of the most
vocal responses came from those whose first choice was that primary
voters should declare their party and be restricted to voting only
for candidates of that party. But they were in the minority.
Unrestricted
primary systems got 80 first-place votes in the poll, while primary
systems restricted to party voters got 33 first-place votes.
When first-,
second– and 3rd-place votes were added, 190 votes were cast on the
unrestricted side, and 108 on the side restricted to party.
Neither the
state representatives who asked for the poll nor the
Insider claim that the poll
of Insider readers reflects
any constituency beyond the readers who responded.
Fromhold from
Olympia today said that other polls have produced results similar to
the Insider poll, likewise
favoring an open primary.
Fromhold said
that, while both open and closed primaries currently are being
discussed among legislators, at least for now he favors an open
primary.
Vancouver’s
accounting manager Linda Gellings and city get national recognition
Linda Gellings, Vancouver’s
accounting manager, and the city’s comprehensive annual financial
report, for which she primarily was responsible. earned national
accolades from the Government Finance Officers Association of the
United States and Canada.
Gellings
received an award for Financial Reporting Achievement. A Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded
Vancouver for its comprehensive annual financial report.
The awards are
the highest form of recognition for governmental accounting and
financial reporting given by the association.
Native
American Pow Wow needs a little help
The annual
Native American Pow Wow, this year being held from 1 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, in the Covington Middle School is just a few
hundred dollars short of being able to pay for the free educational
program.
Readers who feel
they can help with a small contribution should call
Gary Wallace,
604-4013.
Solid Waste
Advisory panel has opening
Clark County
commissioners are seeking candidates for a position on the county
Solid Waste Advisory Commission who will represent county public
interest groups.
Applications
must be submitted by Tuesday, March 30. For further information,
call Anita Largent,
397-6119, extension
4484.
News briefs
Clark College
Theatre presents the dinner show
Working at 6:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday night, Feb. 28 in
Gaiser Hall, and a non-dinner show at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29.
Call 992-2815 for further
information. nnn
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents
concerts at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, and 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29, in
Skyview High School’s concert hall, 1300 NW 139th Street.
Salvador Brotons conducts and
Nicholas Crosa is the violin
soloist for Samuel Barber’s Violin
Concerto. Tickets are usually available at the door.
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Friday on the
air
Portland Blazers at Houston (live)—5:30 p.m. KGW-TV, KXL, KRMZ
Clark County Focus—5:30 p.m. CVTV
Clark County Close Up—6 p.m. CVTV
City Minutes—6:30 p.m. CVTV
Seattle at Portland Winter Hawks (live)—7 p.m. KUPL
Animal Control Hearings (2/12)—7 p.m. CVTV
Telecommunications Commission (1/21)—9 p.m. CVTV
State of the County Address—11 p.m. CVTV
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