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Clark County News

Strictly Business: GOP tack dumb and dumber

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Business

With the federal government shutdown looking to drag on for a while, an array of public opinion polls show overwhelming opposition to the Republicans' "strategy" of choking off discretionary spending programs to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Read story

Micah Rice: Early clues to Blazers’ season

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Blazers

The games won't start counting until Halloween, but the first week of Portland Trail Blazers training camp offered a grab bag of clues to the upcoming season. Read story

Leslie Dykman, lead mammography technologist at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's Kearney Breast Center, performs a 3-D mammogram on a patient in March 2012.

New dimension of detection: 3-D mammography technology gains ground

Leslie Dykman, lead mammography technologist at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's Kearney Breast Center, performs a 3-D mammogram on a patient in March 2012.

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Breast Cancer

Mammograms in Clark County have reached a whole new dimension.A third dimension, to be exact. Read story

Cancer survivor Jesie Jobson, 28, looks out the window at her Vancouver home Sept. 5. Jobson, who had had three breast tumors removed years earlier, was diagnosed with breast cancer in March.

A testament to testing

Cancer survivor Jesie Jobson, 28, looks out the window at her Vancouver home Sept. 5. Jobson, who had had three breast tumors removed years earlier, was diagnosed with breast cancer in March.

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Breast Cancer

Jesie Jobson was 19 years old when she first felt lumps in her breast. Jobson wasn't sure if what she was feeling was normal. She had just graduated from high school. She had never felt another woman's breasts, so she had nothing to compare with hers. Read story

Dr. Toni Storm-Dickerson, second from right, and colleagues perform a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

Instead of a lumpectomy, some going even further

Dr. Toni Storm-Dickerson, second from right, and colleagues perform a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Breast Cancer

Toni Storm-Dickerson carefully scraped breast tissue away from the underside of the 43-year-old patient's skin. Read story

Eva Cobb, 52, of Vancouver works the tiller position on the Pink Phoenix dragon boat team during practice on the Willamette River in Portland.

Survivors arise with Pink Phoenix team

Eva Cobb, 52, of Vancouver works the tiller position on the Pink Phoenix dragon boat team during practice on the Willamette River in Portland.

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Breast Cancer

In ancient mythology, the phoenix is a brilliant bird with a fire spirit, colorful feathers and a tail of gold and scarlet. Read story

Robin Lopez, left, was a key defender for the New Orleans Hornets last season.

Improving defense will get Blazers going

Robin Lopez, left, was a key defender for the New Orleans Hornets last season.

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Blazers

The most dominant storyline coming from the first week of Trail Blazers training camp and media day has been the overhaul of Portland's defensive system. Read story

Washington's Marcus Peters, right, makes an interception against Stanford during the first half Saturday.

Huskies come up short at Stanford

Washington's Marcus Peters, right, makes an interception against Stanford during the first half Saturday.

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. 15 Washington 31-28 on Saturday night in a matchup of unbeaten Pac-12 North teams. Read story

High school scoreboard 10/6

October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

High school results from Saturday, Oct. 5 Read story

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Winterhawks suffer 2nd straight loss at Kelowna

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October 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

For the second consecutive night, the Portland Winterhawks gave up six goals in losing to the Kelowna Rockets, this time 6-3 on Saturday at Cranbrook, B.C. Read story