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Eli Erlick, 17, stands outside the Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif. on April 17 after testifying before an education committee. Erlick is the director of an organization called Trans Student Equality Resources, which provides schools with training and information about students like her. Among other things, the group explains gender differences and how students transition, including name and pronoun changes.

Schools face gender issues

Eli Erlick, 17, stands outside the Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif. on April 17 after testifying before an education committee. Erlick is the director of an organization called Trans Student Equality Resources, which provides schools with training and information about students like her. Among other things, the group explains gender differences and how students transition, including name and pronoun changes.

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

CHICAGO -- From the time they are born, we put our boys in blue beanies and our girls in pink ones. It's a societal norm, an expectation even, that you just are what you are born -- a boy or a girl. Read story

Melissa Pelchar sits on the roof of her Burlington, Conn., home in which she and her husband recently installed leased solar panels. Her husband said the couple paid $8,000 up front for the 20-year solar lease.

Solar-rental options might be a bright idea

Melissa Pelchar sits on the roof of her Burlington, Conn., home in which she and her husband recently installed leased solar panels. Her husband said the couple paid $8,000 up front for the 20-year solar lease.

June 1, 2013, 5:00pm Business

The same pathway that has put many in the seat of a new car -- the lease -- is taking off as a financial vehicle for homeowners who don't have tens of thousands of dollars sitting around to buy a rooftop solar-panel system outright. Read story

Andrew Lueck, manager of Firehouse Glass Studio, smooths and shapes the glass with newspaper while the shop tech Josh Handcock blows through the pipe.

Maintaining the Flame at Firehouse Glass

Andrew Lueck, manager of Firehouse Glass Studio, smooths and shapes the glass with newspaper while the shop tech Josh Handcock blows through the pipe.

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

The heart of Firehouse Glass is a 14-year-old furnace and 600 pounds of molten glass. Two thousand degrees of heat emanates from the furnace, keeping artists warm in the winter and boiling in the summer. Read story

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Check it Out: Author explores how to kick fear

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

One of the best things about getting older is that I have less anxiety about things I cannot control. This does not mean that I live fearlessly; on the contrary, I still have plenty of things that keep me awake at night. But little things bother me less, and bigger… Read story

Campaign trail

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

Vancouver City Council Position 1: Jack Burkman kicks off his re-election campaign, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Firstenburg Community Center Community Room A, 700 N.E. 136th Ave. The public is welcome. Read story

Dene Grigar, director and associate professor of the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at WSU Vancouver, already moved her students to Adobe's Creative Cloud.

Adobe casts cloud on budgets

Dene Grigar, director and associate professor of the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at WSU Vancouver, already moved her students to Adobe's Creative Cloud.

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

Cloud innovation in computer software could soon force school districts and other educational institutions to pay a monthly subscription fee. Read story

Grads, clockwise from top, Joshua McNeal, Jorden Jackson, Porter Kuhn, Tenzin Lama and Jared Marshall and Trent Foster.

Graduates take on worlds

Grads, clockwise from top, Joshua McNeal, Jorden Jackson, Porter Kuhn, Tenzin Lama and Jared Marshall and Trent Foster.

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

There have been easier times for graduating high school seniors. College tuition is rising as career options are plateauing. Read story

Union High School senior Jorden Jackson plans to travel the world, living and working in developing countries after graduating.

Grad Jorden Jackson: Missionary work

Union High School senior Jorden Jackson plans to travel the world, living and working in developing countries after graduating.

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

Don't let Jorden Jackson's youth throw you. She's already an experienced world traveler. Read story

La Center High School senior Josh McNeal plans to move to Alaska after graduation to be a fishing guide and attend college.

Grad Joshua McNeal: Alaska fishing guide

La Center High School senior Josh McNeal plans to move to Alaska after graduation to be a fishing guide and attend college.

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

A lot of parents wouldn't let their teenage son travel to Alaska for a summer job at a small fishing lodge on the Kenai River, two and a half hours south of Anchorage. But Josh McNeal, 18, is a pretty persuasive guy. Read story

Tenzin Lama, 19, a graduating senior at Camas High School, stands outside the school Friday May 10, 2013. Lama emigrated to the United States from Tibet and wants to study medicine, with her goal being to help underserved parts of the U.S. Friday May 10, 2013.

Grad Tenzin Lama: Medical care for the impoverished

Tenzin Lama, 19, a graduating senior at Camas High School, stands outside the school Friday May 10, 2013. Lama emigrated to the United States from Tibet and wants to study medicine, with her goal being to help underserved parts of the U.S. Friday May 10, 2013.

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

Political tensions compelled Tenzin Lama's family to leave their home in Nepal two years ago and seek a more stable life in the United States. Read story