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Taxation Without Representation: C-Tran Takes Away Voting Rights of 50,000 Clark County Voters

Taxation Without Representation: C-Tran Takes Away Voting Rights of 50,000 Clark County Voters

by Joshua Monen If you’re one of the 50,000 Clark County residents who don’t have Proposition One on their ballot… here’s why: Why can’t you vote on Proposition One, another C-Tran sales tax hike for light rail and BRT even though you must pay the C-Tran sales tax where you shop? Those voters said NO to C-Tran [...]

Wal-Mart Comes to Battle Ground – Open Forum (Radio)

Wal-Mart Comes to Battle Ground – Open Forum (Radio)

By Joshua Monen For Episode 10 of the BG Buzz Online Radio Show I invited local citizens to come on the show to discuss the news of Wal-Mart coming to Battle Ground. Here’s what we cover in this episode: How will Wal-Mart effect the small-town atmosphere we have? How long did the Battle Ground City Council know [...]

News Alert: Galeotti’s Restaurant Going Out of Business (Radio)

News Alert: Galeotti’s Restaurant Going Out of Business (Radio)

by Joshua Monen  I have sad news to share. Galeotti’s Restaurant will be closing their doors. Sunday night will be the last opportunity to enjoy a great Italian meal at Galeotti’s. One of the owners, Mike Galeotti, agreed to come on the Battle Ground Buzz Online Radio Show to talk about why they’re closing. To listen [...]

The Buzz’s 1-Year Anniversary Party – Limited Seating

The Buzz’s 1-Year Anniversary Party – Limited Seating

by Joshua Monen   ***Update: The date has been changed to September 8, 2012*** The Party Starts In…   I have exciting news… the Battle Ground Buzz will be celebrating it’s 1-Year Anniversary on September 8, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at Galeotti’s! And you’re invited to come party with us. Here’s a few reasons you might [...]

Support 3 Battle Ground Bands at Couvapalooza

Support 3 Battle Ground Bands at Couvapalooza

by Joshua Monen   At the Buzz we don’t typically promote events outside of Battle Ground. But I agreed to promote this event only because there will be three bands from Battle Ground participating. So go check out Couvapalooza if you’re available and support the following bands from Battle Ground: Battle Ground Jazz Band (video) Oiseau [...]

Interview with Mike Harden about Harvest Days 2012 (Radio)

Interview with Mike Harden about Harvest Days 2012 (Radio)

By Joshua Monen In episode eight of the BG Buzz Online Radio Show I interview Mike Harden, the Chair Elect at the Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce. Here are the topics discussed in this interview: Mike responds to some of the criticism people had about Harvest Days (explains why there were no carnival rides this [...]

Battle Ground’s Version of “The Bite” Is Saturday July 14

Battle Ground’s Version of “The Bite” Is Saturday July 14

By Joshua Monen The Battle Ground Rotary Club is having a cool event tomorrow at the Garnder Center from 4-8 PM, called “Tastes and Tunes” (similar to “The Bite”). Here’s the press release from the Battle Ground Rotary Club: We invite you to support our event on Saturday, July 14th, 2012 at the Gardner Center in [...]

Interview with BG Citizen Who Started Petition To Fix South Parkway (Radio)

Interview with BG Citizen Who Started Petition To Fix South Parkway (Radio)

By Joshua Monen In episode seven of the BG Buzz Online Radio Show I interview Mike Dalesandro. Mike is a BG citizen who started a petition to try to get the City of Battle Ground to fix South Parkway. Mike created a Facebook Page dedicated to fixing South Parkway where he wrote, “South Parkway Avenue [...]

Rumble at Rocky’s: BG Citizens Debate C.R.C. Issue

Rumble at Rocky’s: BG Citizens Debate C.R.C. Issue

By Joshua Monen (Note: this article originally appeared in the BG Buzz Newsletter on June 19. So if you already read it no need to read it again. And if you aren’t subscribed to the Buzz Newsletter you’re missing out! To sign up for free simply go to the home page and enter your name [...]

BG Soldier Killed in ’08 but Lives On In Vampire Book (Radio)

BG Soldier Killed in ’08 but Lives On In Vampire Book (Radio)

By Joshua Monen In episode number six of the BG Buzz Online Radio Show I interview Kolina Topel. She’s an author who recently published a book titled, Behind Shields: The Shields Legacy.  (Volume 1).  The book is loosely based on, and dedicated, to a dear friend of Topel’s, Andrew Shields (BGHS Class of 2007), who was [...]

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