This article was published at Clark County Today Jan 15, 2026. Clark County resident Dick Rylander offers his insight on the Washougal School District levy requests in the upcoming Feb. 10 special election Dick Rylander for Clark County Today Until a year ago anyone could write the pro/con on a school board levy or bond if no one in the district volunteered to write one of the positions. The Democrats in the Washington State Legislature decided it was better to have nothing written rather than let someone outside the district step up. It’s important to look at both sides of levies. So, if you were going to consider voting NO why might you do that? I offer the following … [Read more...]
Hockinson School District Levy – February 2022
Today we bring you the information from the voters pamphlet on the Hockinson School District Levy. Lets begin with the information from your voters pamphlet: Measure Text School Programs and Operations Replacement Levy The Board of Directors of Hockinson School District No. 98 adopted Resolution No. 21-22-02, concerning a proposition to continue funding current school programs and operations. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the following excess taxes, replacing an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, for school programs and operations expenses not funded by the State (including extracurricular activities, athletics, technology, advanced … [Read more...]
SWW School Board Races
By now, if you are following the election of School Board Directors in the ten (10) Southwest Washington School Districts, you know the outcomes. None of the elections (where there were 2 candidates) were close. If you want to see the details you can click this link: https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/clark/ to take you to the Clark County Elections website. We tried to get the candidates to respond to a series of questions on their views, plans and experiences to help you make an informed decision. We were not able to help much. Why? 90% of the candidates chose not to respond to inquiries and questions. We tried every candidate a minimum of five (5) times with different … [Read more...]
Who should you vote for in School Board Primary’s in 2017? NoTA?
In the school board director primary races this year (in August) who should you vote for? If there is only one (1) candidate running should you vote for them? What if one of the candidates in a multiple candidate race doesn't answer questions or share their positions on important education topics? If there are 1 or 2 candidates they automatically move to the November election. You have a decision to make...do you vote for one of the candidates or, if you don't like any of them or you don't know anything about what their positions are or how they stand on key issues...what do you do? We suggest you write-in a candidate. Introducing the perfect candidate for any … [Read more...]