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Every community relies on figures of authority and advocacy groups to protect the vulnerable. In Clark County, the Children’s Justice Center and its affiliate organization, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, exist to advocate for children, support victims, and uphold justice. When leaders tied to these organizations choose to defend alleged abusers—and dismiss the real…
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A 1979 IBM training manual stated that “a computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision” (Bonderud). Instead of heeding that very sound advice, we are teaching our systems to do so much more than make ‘management decisions’. Many of us are being forced to interact with Artificial…
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In Battle Ground, Washington, something much larger than standard commercial growth is taking place. Over the last few years, a single entity—Maddox Industrial Transformer, owned by brothers Camden and Mac Spiller—has systematically bought up over 30 downtown properties. From buying the city’s only local newspaper (The Reflector) to installing company employees into civic leadership like the Mayor’s…
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- Unmasking the Local Face of Extremism: James Townley, BG Hospitality, and Christian Nationalism
- Beyond the Transformer Shop: How Maddox Industrial and Its Leadership are Shaping Battle Ground and Clark County
- The Business of Ideology: How Identity Clark County Elevates Maddox Transformer’s Regional Footprint