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Emerald ash borer

Stomp out bad bugs before they get Clark County trees

Emerald ash borer

August 11, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Careful testing, strict containment and a coordinated, unified response are necessary if we’re going to fight off a looming public health threat — to trees. Read story

Rashida Willard (Contributed Photo)

‘Learning to Listen & Lead’ highlights Black life in Vancouver

Rashida Willard (Contributed Photo)

July 30, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life

This might hurt a little, but that’s OK. You’ll survive and come out better in the end. Read story

Kathleen Johnson of Vancouver is happy to have her cockatiel, Billy, home safely in his cage after he flew the coop for six weeks.

Neighbors mobilize to aid Vancouver woman’s hunt for missing cockatiel

Kathleen Johnson of Vancouver is happy to have her cockatiel, Billy, home safely in his cage after he flew the coop for six weeks.

July 30, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life

Kathleen Johnson’s best friend and housemate has been key to helping her survive pandemic isolation, she said. Billy is friendly and colorful, full of energy and personality. He’s always been good for a song and dance, a chat and whistle, a ride around the house atop Johnson’s hair bun. Read story

Inventory at Briz Loan &amp; Guitar is running thin as customers are buying guitars to keep busy during the pandemic, as seen in downtown Vancouver earlier this month.

Music & money strike the right chord at Briz Loan & Guitar

Inventory at Briz Loan &amp; Guitar is running thin as customers are buying guitars to keep busy during the pandemic, as seen in downtown Vancouver earlier this month.

July 26, 2020, 6:05am Business

Matt Brislawn got schooled about the intersection of music and money when he was growing up in Vancouver. There was a single musical instrument store in town and everything it offered was new and pricey enough to be out of reach for eager, undercapitalized young musicians like him, he said. Read story

Comet Neowise appears over Mount Washington in the night sky as seen from Dee Wright Observatory on McKenzie Pass east of Springfield, Ore., last week. According to NASA, the lower tail, which appears broad and fuzzy, is the dust tail created when dust lifts off the surface of the comet&#039;s nucleus and trails behind the comet in its orbit. The upper tail is the ion tail, which is made up of gases that have been ionized by losing electrons in the sun&#039;s intense light.

Comet Neowise, Jupiter and Saturn putting on show for Clark County stargazers

Comet Neowise appears over Mount Washington in the night sky as seen from Dee Wright Observatory on McKenzie Pass east of Springfield, Ore., last week. According to NASA, the lower tail, which appears broad and fuzzy, is the dust tail created when dust lifts off the surface of the comet&#039;s nucleus and trails behind the comet in its orbit. The upper tail is the ion tail, which is made up of gases that have been ionized by losing electrons in the sun&#039;s intense light.

July 21, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Sorry to be slightly late with this story, but better that than 6,800 years from now. Read story

The latest Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail segments to open, between Starvation Creek and Wyeth, offer fun biking and sweet views.

Weekdays better in the Columbia River Gorge

The latest Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail segments to open, between Starvation Creek and Wyeth, offer fun biking and sweet views.

July 19, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

One black crow floated in the blasting wind, its precarious grace interrupted by slapstick tumbles through space, wings and feet all flailing. Read story

This is the Vancouver Women&#039;s Temperance Union. While their issues overlapped, some suffragists wanted to separate their cause from the anti-alcohol temperance movement in order to avoid additional controversy and earn men&#039;s support.

History on Tap discusses Washington suffragist movement

This is the Vancouver Women&#039;s Temperance Union. While their issues overlapped, some suffragists wanted to separate their cause from the anti-alcohol temperance movement in order to avoid additional controversy and earn men&#039;s support.

July 16, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

Imagine having your most basic citizenship right, the right to vote, enshrined in law, then legally revoked. Then granted again, then yanked away again. Read story

Protests about racial bias have erupted in all areas of American life - including Vancouver's nonprofit, community theater. Magenta Theater's founder and artistic director has quit, and this is the message that went up over the front door at the end of June.

Allegations of bias upend leadership at Vancouver’s Magenta Theater

Protests about racial bias have erupted in all areas of American life - including Vancouver's nonprofit, community theater. Magenta Theater's founder and artistic director has quit, and this is the message that went up over the front door at the end of June.

July 5, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

A few weeks ago, any underlying history of racial tension at Magenta Theater was just that: underlying, simply simmering. Read story

Students walk by the &quot;Football Gladiators&quot; plastinates at the &quot;Body Worlds &amp; The Cycles of Life&quot; exhibit at OMSI in Portland in March, before the museum closed under pandemic shutdown orders. It reopened Saturday.

‘Body Worlds’ puts humans on display at OMSI

Students walk by the &quot;Football Gladiators&quot; plastinates at the &quot;Body Worlds &amp; The Cycles of Life&quot; exhibit at OMSI in Portland in March, before the museum closed under pandemic shutdown orders. It reopened Saturday.

June 23, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Health

PORTLAND -- If you've been feeling particularly mortal lately, try skipping all the suspense and visit the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry for a close examination of the inevitable results. Read story

In 2016, a music clinician told Mikkel Iverson&#039;s Union High School Choir that they were the best group he&#039;d heard that year, and they&#039;d better appreciate their director. &quot;So they just brought it in for a group hug,&quot; Iverson said.

Coda for Union High School choir director

In 2016, a music clinician told Mikkel Iverson&#039;s Union High School Choir that they were the best group he&#039;d heard that year, and they&#039;d better appreciate their director. &quot;So they just brought it in for a group hug,&quot; Iverson said.

June 18, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Choir skills are life skills. That’s why Mikkel Iverson, an accomplished singer and musician who enjoyed success on the road, opted for a career teaching vocal music to Vancouver high school students. Read story