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Stories by Amy Fischer

Columbian City Government Reporter

Education level key in public vs. private-sector pay

July 5, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

For some people, it pays to work in the public sector. But others in government make about the same or less money than their peers in the private sector. Read story

Kevin Griffee
Vancouver Fire Battalion Chief

Battalion chief answers the call, wherever it is

Kevin Griffee
Vancouver Fire Battalion Chief

July 5, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Vancouver Fire Battalion Chief Kevin Griffee never knows when he might get a 2 a.m. phone call with orders to get on a plane in two hours and help manage the complex emergency response at a wildfire, landslide, flood or hurricane. And he never knows how long he'll be gone. Read story

Fireworks enthusiasts urged to mix extra caution with fun

July 3, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Bracing for an influx of fireworks-related burn injuries, local emergency doctors are urging people to use extreme caution with their July 4 festivities. Read story

Vancouver City Council candidates Ty Stober and Linda Glover met with The Columbian's editorial board Wednesday.

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Vancouver City Council candidates Ty Stober and Linda Glover met with The Columbian's editorial board Wednesday.

July 2, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Vancouver City Council race opponents Ty Stober and Linda Glover are in lockstep on most issues, whether it's road funding solutions, fireworks or where the fault lies in the feud between the Clark County council and the city. Read story

Fireworks go on sale Thursday in Vancouver, but the only day they're legal to shoot off within city limits is July 4.

Local, state officials can’t flush fireworks

Fireworks go on sale Thursday in Vancouver, but the only day they're legal to shoot off within city limits is July 4.

July 1, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Every year since 1993, when she returned from the Fort Vancouver fireworks show to find her front yard ablaze from a neighbor's stray firework, Alice Olsen has spent the Fourth of July soaking down her northeast Vancouver property. Read story

Starting Sunday, fireworks will be sold in many places around Clark County, but they can only be shot off in Vancouver city limits on July 4.

Fireworks 101: Safety first

Starting Sunday, fireworks will be sold in many places around Clark County, but they can only be shot off in Vancouver city limits on July 4.

June 27, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

There's something about the prospect of blowing things up that makes level-headed people regress into Beavis- and Butthead-like pyromaniacs. Read story

Golden Skate, Vancouver's now-shuttered roller rink, sold 150 pairs of its rental skates to a nonprofit ice curling center in British Columbia.

Golden Skate wheels to get new home

Golden Skate, Vancouver's now-shuttered roller rink, sold 150 pairs of its rental skates to a nonprofit ice curling center in British Columbia.

June 24, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Golden Skate may have closed its doors this month, but the vintage Vancouver roller rink's rental skates will roll on — 700 miles away in Canada. Read story

This area of East Fourth Plain Boulevard known as the International District was recently studied by Portland State University architecture students.

Grad students create action plan for stretch of Fourth Plain

This area of East Fourth Plain Boulevard known as the International District was recently studied by Portland State University architecture students.

June 11, 2015, 12:00am Business

A group of Portland State University graduate students has created an action plan for the city of Vancouver to revitalize a half-mile stretch of East Fourth Plain Boulevard that's known as the city's international business district. Read story

Children from Sacajawea Elementary School hit the rink Friday at Golden Skate in Vancouver.

Vancouver to buy, likely demolish Golden Skate roller rink

Children from Sacajawea Elementary School hit the rink Friday at Golden Skate in Vancouver.

June 9, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

After 71 years in Clark County, including more than 30 as its only indoor roller rink, Golden Skate is gliding into retirement. Read story

A cyclist pedals past a damaged section of Columbia Street in Vancouver in late March. The Commission on Street Funding was asked to issue a recommendation by mid-summer in case the City Council wanted to put a funding measure on November's ballot as part of the overall approach to road repairs.

Vancouver street funding recommendation delayed

A cyclist pedals past a damaged section of Columbia Street in Vancouver in late March. The Commission on Street Funding was asked to issue a recommendation by mid-summer in case the City Council wanted to put a funding measure on November's ballot as part of the overall approach to road repairs.

June 2, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

A committee tasked with recommending long-term street funding solutions to the Vancouver City Council says it doesn't have enough time to study the options before the July deadline, which means voters won't be considering a ballot measure in November. Read story