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Clark County Life

Check it out: Back to school with books

September 4, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

It’s back to school time! Some of you are excited, and some of you are not. I know this because I happened to be on the road during the first-day-of-school morning commute while multiple busloads of students rolled out of local neighborhoods. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Reunion with foster child a joy

September 4, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

My stepdaughter, Carol Anne, has always had a caring heart for children. She has no biological children, but she adopted two girls when they were preteens. They are now adults with children of their own. Read story

Energy Adviser: Pushing electrical limits can be risky

September 3, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Everybody needs electricity; some just need a lot more than others. If those high-demand customers don’t have the right connection to the grid, their energy consumption can have disastrous consequences. Read story

Gardening With Allen: Fall lawn fertilization has benefits

September 3, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

Some of my neighbors do not water their lawns, but I have been watering my lawn regularly. It is still not looking very good after all the hot weather we have had this summer. Would fertilizer help improve its appearance? Read story

Dirty fries, tuna melt and house burger at Pacific House.

Maybe you can buy happiness with these Clark County happy hour deals

Dirty fries, tuna melt and house burger at Pacific House.

September 2, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

Hitting your favorite restaurant or bar at happy hour is a great way to stretch your dollars in this time of inflation. Here are some of my favorite places to perch on a bar stool and sip low-cost libations during the bargain hour. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Aug. 23-30

September 2, 2022, 5:38am Clark County Life

117th Ave. Chevron, 9810 N.E. 117th Ave., Vancouver 0 Read story

Brazilian jiujitsu instructor Chris Dealy, the owner of The Base in Vancouver, left, takes on Joshua Smith, who has been training in Brazilian jiujitsu for 15 years despite lacking full use of his legs.

Fighting spirit: Vancouver man credits martial art with saving his life

Brazilian jiujitsu instructor Chris Dealy, the owner of The Base in Vancouver, left, takes on Joshua Smith, who has been training in Brazilian jiujitsu for 15 years despite lacking full use of his legs.

September 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health

Life dealt Joshua Smith one blow after another. His mother died of an asthma attack when he was 8. His father remarried but his stepmother, a woman he described as “an angel,” died of pregnancy complications. At 12, he crushed his spine after plunging over a 25-foot embankment while snowmobiling… Read story

Vancouver Ballet Folklorico performs during a Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Vancouver Community Library in 2019.
Don't know what to do with all those zukes? Put them in this cheesy zucchini, bacon and hash-brown pie.

Cheesy zucchini pie swaps crust for hash browns

Don't know what to do with all those zukes? Put them in this cheesy zucchini, bacon and hash-brown pie.

August 31, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

I have squash bugs. Read story

This copy of "The Practical Family Doctor" has been in the author's family since 1908.

Family Medicine: ‘Practical Family Doctor’ a window into health care before modern medicine

This copy of "The Practical Family Doctor" has been in the author's family since 1908.

August 30, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

Life expectancy in 2020 was 77, down almost two years from 2019, the biggest decline since World War II, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story