Skip to main content
CBBC_Logo_Circle_Lg.jpg (edited)

Welcome to the Columbia Basin Badger Club


A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN 
ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES CIVIL
DISCOURSE BY PROVIDING 
PUBLIC FORUMS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE DAY

 

BadgerClub-Logo_100x104.png

IN MEMORIAM: C. MARK SMITH


The Badger Club's long-time program chair C. Mark Smith passed away November 9 after a brief illness. He was 89 years young. Mark was born in Tacoma, WA on Aug 19, 1936. Mark was the author of five books, including Community Godfather, about Sam Volpentest. He was exuberant about community work and curious about life in general. He was active in Rotary, the library foundation, the B-Reactor Museum Association, and served the Badger Club as its program committee chair for the past 6 years. Mark Smith was also a wine enthusiast. Let us raise a glass to C. Mark. His wisdom and insight will be missed.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? and why?

Badger Forum November 21

 

Donald Trump won the presidential election. Kamala Harris has conceded. Done, right? Not so fast. There is much to learn from this election: Who’s up? Who’s down? What has changed as younger voters flexed their muscle at the ballot box. Or did they?

The Columbia Basin Badger Club is pleased to present political observer Peter Wehner for the third time since 2016. A native of Richland, Wehner will join us for a Badger Forum to help sort through the aftermath of this election. He will offer his thoughts on what happened and what we may see ahead and take questions from the forum audience.

Wehner, 63, is a lifelong Republican and a respected former speechwriter in three Republican administrations (Reagan and both Bushes) and opinion writer for the New York Times and The Atlantic. He’s also a longtime critic of former president Trump, whom he has called an “institutional arsonist.” And it’s not just the presidency, the Republicans appear to have majorities in both chambers of Congress.

 

REGISTER HERE


REGISTER HERE FOR NOVEMBER FORUM


Peter Wehner

Read Peter Wehner's 
latest column in The Atlantic.

Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events



THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Learn more
On December 12, the Badger Club is proud to present BADGER FORUM: The Electoral College featuring filmmaker Maximina Juson. Her film, One Person, One Vote, the Untold Story of the Electoral College, is currently showing on PBS. Here is the link to watch on the PBS app.

REGISTER HERE FOR ELECTORAL COLLEGE FORUM

narrow.png

© 2024 All Rights Reserved