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Article: BILLBOARDS SEEK TO BOOST CLARK COUNTY'S SELF-IDENTITY
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- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
- Article date:
- February 1, 1998
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TOM KOENNINGER
The Columbian
02-01-1998
Honest, The Columbian is not waging an anti-Oregon campaign.
Actually, we think Portland is a pretty nice city.
We just want to remind Clark County residents where they live and what they call home.
That’s what’s behind the Hayden Island billboard challenging traffic northbound on Interstate 5.
An appreciation of home starts with an identity of home. Clark County is home to some 50,000 residents who commute to Oregon jobs each day.
Our billboard, featuring a man, arms folded, with a no-nonsense look, proclaims, “I am not an Oregonian.” Under The Columbian masthead are the words, “The world according to ...