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Stories by Scott Hewitt

Columbian staff writer

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More coffee? OHSU expert says there’s little danger of caffeine overdose

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March 7, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Health

I’ve got to cut back on this stuff, it’s driving me crazy. Read story

Paul Christensen is all smiles at a recent Vancouver Symphony Orchestra gala event. With him are Ginger Metcalf and David Gellatly.

Vancouver philanthropist Paul Christensen honored for support of arts in Clark Countyvideo icon

Paul Christensen is all smiles at a recent Vancouver Symphony Orchestra gala event. With him are Ginger Metcalf and David Gellatly.

March 2, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Paul Christensen’s mother believed that a house is not a home until it has a piano. She insisted that her children take lessons from the piano teacher down the block, he said. Read story

The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony is 50-piece ensemble.

Southwest Washington Wind Symphony free show on tap in Camas

The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony is 50-piece ensemble.

March 2, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony has had a tougher time coming back from the coronavirus pandemic than most performing groups. It’s a 50-piece ensemble composed almost entirely of lung-powered horns and woodwinds with no strings. Read story

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 This composite image from Magellan and Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft emphasizes that planet Venus, while roughly the same size as Earth, is dramatically different. Temperatures there can reach 900 degrees Fahrenheit. (NASA/JPL-CalTech/SwRI/MSSS)

Space dance: Shining brightly, Jupiter and Venus get it together in March

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 This composite image from Magellan and Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft emphasizes that planet Venus, while roughly the same size as Earth, is dramatically different. Temperatures there can reach 900 degrees Fahrenheit. (NASA/JPL-CalTech/SwRI/MSSS)

February 28, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

The two brightest stars in the night sky right now aren’t stars at all. They’re planets Venus and Jupiter. Read story

The 1949 meeting of the Washington State Conference of the NAACP was held in Vancouver.

Clark County historians dig into Black history

The 1949 meeting of the Washington State Conference of the NAACP was held in Vancouver.

February 26, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

When Melissa Williams finished her master’s degree thesis on African American housing in postwar Vancouver, her faculty adviser at Washington State University Vancouver congratulated her for breaking new ground. The story of Black housing here had never been seriously researched before Williams’ 2007 paper. Read story

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Vancouver author Altschuler’s ‘To Live a Life’ a manual for having a good day

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February 24, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Vancouver author Stephen Altschuler spent his 35-year career as a mental health counselor in the toughest of settings, like state prisons. He’s also the survivor of several serious health challenges, including depression and cancer. “You pick up a lot of wisdom that way,” he said. Read story

Visitors climb three flights of stairs to the top of the Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Shipyard Memorial tower, alongside the Columbia River in Vancouver's Marine Park.

Memorial tower recalls Kaiser Shipyard, which changed Vancouver forever

Visitors climb three flights of stairs to the top of the Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Shipyard Memorial tower, alongside the Columbia River in Vancouver's Marine Park.

February 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

After you’ve climbed the easy 55 steps, train your eyes on the sweeping view of the historic Vancouver waterfront and the Columbia River, not so much on the Henry J. Kaiser Shipyard Memorial itself. Read story

"Haulout" is a documentary about one lonely Siberian scientist surrounded by many thousands of walruses.

Clark County cinemas host Oscar-nominated short films

"Haulout" is a documentary about one lonely Siberian scientist surrounded by many thousands of walruses.

February 16, 2023, 6:08am Clark County Life

The new sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water” clocks in at three hours, 12 minutes. The unlikely Oscar favorite “Everything Everywhere All at Once” crosses its finish line after two hours, 19 minutes. Read story

"Sherlock Holmes: Deathly Relics" is the eighth Sherlock Holmes novel by Sam Siciliano of Vancouver.

Vancouver author publishes 8th Sherlock Holmes novel

"Sherlock Holmes: Deathly Relics" is the eighth Sherlock Holmes novel by Sam Siciliano of Vancouver.

February 9, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

Some fictional characters are just too great to fade away. Look no further than Batman, James Bond, the Wicked Witch of the West and the original crew of the Starship Enterprise. Read story

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Doctors in the gray Northwest say getting some Vitamin D is a good idea

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February 7, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Health

Remember how, in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” the answer to all things turned out to be the number 42? Read story