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Columbian Science, Military & History Reporter

The interior of the Providence Academy chapel is a stop on one of several tours and walks offered by the Fort Vancouver National Trust next week.

Taking a step back in time with tours in Vancouver

The interior of the Providence Academy chapel is a stop on one of several tours and walks offered by the Fort Vancouver National Trust next week.

August 18, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Two organizations will showcase a full week of heritage and culture in Vancouver’s historic core, starting Monday morning with a few hours of right-now science. Read story

Retired Lt. Col. Andy LaFrazia, left, presents an Air Force challenge coin to Lawrence Silk.

Retired Vancouver airman helps put veteran at ease

Retired Lt. Col. Andy LaFrazia, left, presents an Air Force challenge coin to Lawrence Silk.

August 17, 2017, 9:19pm Clark County News

Lawrence Silk has to report for duty in Vietnam. Read story

British army truck driver Inge Nierenberg in Egypt during World War II, in front of the Sphinx.

Local philanthropist David Nierenberg named to board of National WWII Museum

British army truck driver Inge Nierenberg in Egypt during World War II, in front of the Sphinx.

August 15, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

David Nierenberg has been named to the board of trustees of the National WWII Museum, which honors the memory of those who fought for freedom more than 70 years ago. Read story

NASA, Marsha Matta/The Columbian

Eclipse: Getting ready for the solar-powered spectacle

NASA, Marsha Matta/The Columbian

August 14, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

What might be the most viewed natural spectacle in American history will pass through Clark County a week from today on its cross-country sprint. Read story

Mary Rose explains that Lev Richards took an aerial photo of a 1942 shipyard launch while leaning out of the airplane he was piloting. Rose will give a talk Aug. 21 about the history of eclipses in the Northwest.

Off Beat: Fort Vancouver again a witness to the moon’s passing fancy

Mary Rose explains that Lev Richards took an aerial photo of a 1942 shipyard launch while leaning out of the airplane he was piloting. Rose will give a talk Aug. 21 about the history of eclipses in the Northwest.

August 13, 2017, 8:02pm Clark County News

Fort Vancouver has played different roles in eclipse-watching over the years. On Aug. 21, it will provide viewers of the Great American Eclipse with lots of parking spaces, plenty of room to hang out and one of the biggest skies in town. Read story

Local sites host eclipse-viewing events

August 13, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

Fort Vancouver will be back in the skywatching business this month. Read story

Navy veteran Ron Holcomb tries out the new exam room seat Wednesday as he chats with nurse case manager Sarah Olson, nurse Stefanie Broders and his daughter, Gina Green, during a tour of the new primary care clinic on the Vancouver VA campus.

New VA primary care clinic has grand opening

Navy veteran Ron Holcomb tries out the new exam room seat Wednesday as he chats with nurse case manager Sarah Olson, nurse Stefanie Broders and his daughter, Gina Green, during a tour of the new primary care clinic on the Vancouver VA campus.

August 9, 2017, 7:13pm Clark County Health

Ron Holcomb used a walker to get up to the podium, but he still has his legs. Read story

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during Wednesday’s grand opening of the new VA primary care clinic in Vancouver. Later, she gave an interview in which she said she is concerned with President Donald Trump’s “hot rhetoric” surrounding North Korea.

Sen. Murray pans president’s ‘hot rhetoric’ at Vancouver VA stop

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during Wednesday’s grand opening of the new VA primary care clinic in Vancouver. Later, she gave an interview in which she said she is concerned with President Donald Trump’s “hot rhetoric” surrounding North Korea.

August 9, 2017, 3:19pm Clark County News

Sen. Patty Murray gave an interview after Wednesday’s stop at a veterans health facility in Vancouver in which she panned President Donald Trump’s recent comments to North Korea. Read story

The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse viewed from a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Monday. Millions of Asians watched as a rare &quot;ring of fire&quot; eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.

Eclipse safety, history talks scheduled

The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse viewed from a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Monday. Millions of Asians watched as a rare &quot;ring of fire&quot; eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.

August 6, 2017, 9:45pm Clark County News

A couple of knowledgable skywatchers, including a Camas High grad, will set the stage in public presentations this week for what is being called the Great American Eclipse. Read story

A soldier receives tobacco from home in a copy of an advertisement in The Columbian during World War I.

Off Beat: Homefront bolstered WWI troops with tobacco, gum

A soldier receives tobacco from home in a copy of an advertisement in The Columbian during World War I.

August 6, 2017, 5:43pm Clark County News

As American troops settled into their trenches 100 years ago, the Vancouver Daily Columbian’s front page reported on the ebb and flow of the war in Europe. Read story