January 31, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life
Is anyone else amazed that January 2021 is very nearly history? Sheltering in place has distorted my sense of time; some days go on forever while others fly by with such speed that I have to double-check the calendar to prove they happened. Well, such is life during a pandemic,… Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life
Most of us have heard the terms “rumor mill” or “rumor central” — as if there’s a place on Earth where mischievous creatures cackle and wink as they manufacture stories out of whole cloth. Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
To make 2021 as great as last year was terrible, many people made wonderful New Year’s resolutions — about health, wealth, relationships, projects, ambitions. Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life
The riskiest, yet most potentially rewarding, phrase in the world must be: “Will you marry me?” Read story
January 31, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life
The only man publicly hanged in Vancouver almost burned up in an 1890 courthouse fire. On a windy February night, as five prisoners and 10 other men slept in the jail, the county clerk’s office caught fire. The flames quickly engulfed the courthouse and jail at 11th and Franklin streets.… Read story
January 30, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life
Heavy rains and powerful winds make power outages a fact of life for many during winter months in the Pacific Northwest. The average power outage in 2018 kept Washington residents in the dark for about four hours and 10 minutes, according to the American Public Power Association. Clark Public Utilities… Read story
January 30, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life
I have read about some new vegetable varieties I would like to try this year. I have not had good luck finding plant starts of new varieties locally. I would like to try starting my own plants from seed. Could you give me some suggestions for starting tomatoes, peppers, lettuce,… Read story
January 29, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Pandemic precautions have limited restaurants to offering outdoor service only, so they have created charming open-air structures to entice diners. Read story
January 28, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life
Since live theater has been “a desert” over the past pandemic year, playwright Gary Corbin of Camas is urging everyone to check out how innovative local thespians are streaming new works to a locked-down world. Read story
January 27, 2021, 8:41am Clark County Life
For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story