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This photo taken May 3, 2013 shows Hank Mann, 72, an engineer at Stanley Consultants, pointing at an image of a highway project he worked on, at the companyis headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa. Mann is among the employees at Stanley who have participated in iphased retirement,i in which a worker can cut back their hours in the months or years before their formal retirement, and continue to work part-time after. Employers around the country offer phased retirement, giving older workers a chance to transition more slowly to their post-career life.

Phased retirement gains favor across U.S.

This photo taken May 3, 2013 shows Hank Mann, 72, an engineer at Stanley Consultants, pointing at an image of a highway project he worked on, at the companyis headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa. Mann is among the employees at Stanley who have participated in iphased retirement,i in which a worker can cut back their hours in the months or years before their formal retirement, and continue to work part-time after. Employers around the country offer phased retirement, giving older workers a chance to transition more slowly to their post-career life.

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Business

MUSCATINE, Iowa -- There is an oft-told story about what happens when a worker at the Stanley Consultants engineering firm decides to retire. Read story

Joe Mauer (7) scores the game-winning run as  Mariners catcher Kelly Shoppach jumps to reach the throw.

Wilhelmsen blows save, Mariners fall to Twins

Joe Mauer (7) scores the game-winning run as  Mariners catcher Kelly Shoppach jumps to reach the throw.

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom Wilhelmsen walked the first three batters he faced, and Seattle manager Eric Wedge didn't budge. Read story

Without big stars, Thorns fall 2-0

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

PORTLAND -- Turns out, Saturday was the Stars day at Jeld-Wen Field. Read story

Ethan Welty, co-founder of the urban foraging website fallingfruit.org, climbs a tree May 4 looking for edible fruit at a public park in Boulder, Colo.

Online map for food foragers expands globally

Ethan Welty, co-founder of the urban foraging website fallingfruit.org, climbs a tree May 4 looking for edible fruit at a public park in Boulder, Colo.

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

BOULDER, Colo. -- Ethan Welty is thinking ahead to harvest time as he cycles through tidy Boulder streets pointing out apple, plum and mulberry trees on public and private land. Read story

Library rewards summer reading

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

"Dig Into Reading!" is the theme for the 2013 children's summer reading program in the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Read story

2013 Miss Vancouver Rodeo Queen Brittney Williams rides Saturday in the Hockinson Fun Days Parade.

Ages of fun in Hockinson

2013 Miss Vancouver Rodeo Queen Brittney Williams rides Saturday in the Hockinson Fun Days Parade.

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Many things have changed since Hockinson established its first school in 1870 in east Clark County. But one thing that's remained the same is a strong sense of community. Read story

Family of boaters rescued from East Fork Lewis River

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A family of five was rescued Saturday after their raft ran into trouble on the East Fork Lewis River, according to Clark County Fire & Rescue. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge from the Hayden Island mobile home park.

Coast Guard to meet on CRC

The Interstate 5 Bridge from the Hayden Island mobile home park.

May 31, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Those passionate about the Columbia River Crossing project, mark your calendars: The U.S. Coast Guard is hosting a public meeting on the transportation project Wednesday evening at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St. in Vancouver. Read story

Co-stars Art Carney, left, and Jean Stapleton stand together during a rehearsal for the play &quot;You Can't Take it With You&quot; in Los Angeles on May 14, 1979. Stapleton has died at the age of 90.

Jean Stapleton, TV’s Edith Bunker, dies at 90

Co-stars Art Carney, left, and Jean Stapleton stand together during a rehearsal for the play &quot;You Can't Take it With You&quot; in Los Angeles on May 14, 1979. Stapleton has died at the age of 90.

May 31, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

NEW YORK -- Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker's far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV's groundbreaking 1970s comedy "All in the Family," has died. She was 90. Read story

Boeing aircraft design sites set for Wash., Calif., S.C.

May 31, 2013, 5:00pm Business

EVERETT (AP) -- Boeing Co. said Friday it will create new aircraft-design centers in Washington state, South Carolina and California. Read story