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Clark County News

Fundraising is slow for a Vancouver parade entry

April 20, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The effort to return a Vancouver float to the Portland Rose Festival's Grand Floral Parade on June 8 -- after a 19-year absence -- might have to wait another year. Read story

Daayiee Abdullah, at the Light of Reform mosque in Washington, is thought to be the only publicly gay Muslim religious leader in the Western Hemisphere.

Imam calls gays to worship, marry

Daayiee Abdullah, at the Light of Reform mosque in Washington, is thought to be the only publicly gay Muslim religious leader in the Western Hemisphere.

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Churches & Religion

WASHINGTON -- Imam Daayiee Abdullah arrives by bus, sweaty and lugging a green bag stuffed with a Koran, two books of poetry by Persian mystic Rumi and three Islamic prayer rugs. Tonight, he's speaking to a room full of young, gay activists and progressives after a screening of the documentary… Read story

FAA to OK return of Boeing 787 to air

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- Federal officials intend to lift the order grounding the beleaguered 787 Dreamliner after accepting Boeing's revamped battery system even though the root cause of battery failures that led to a fire on one plane and smoke on another remains unknown. Read story

Twitter launches music discovery app

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

LOS ANGELES -- Twitter is finally jumping into music discovery. The influential microblogging site has released a new service, Twitter music, that will allow its more than 500 million users to explore the tracks that people are buzzing about in 140 characters or less. Read story

One school that still requires students to learn cursive writing is St.

Educators split if cursive writing still valuable

One school that still requires students to learn cursive writing is St.

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new national standards that don't require such instruction, cursive could soon be eliminated at most public schools. Read story

Graduates entering military recognized

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

More than 200 high school seniors entering military service will be recognized at a ceremony at 10 a.m. April 27 at the Armed Forces Reserve Training Center, 15005 N.E. 65th St. Read story

Service reminds residents when to put out the trash

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The recently redesigned city of Vancouver website has a new service for residents who need help remembering which days to put out trash. Read story

March to call attention to child abuse crisis

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver will join more than 150 cities in concerted marches Monday across the nation to raise awareness about child abuse and how to help prevent and stop it. Read story

Grant Jensen, 12, and Jordan McDonald, 24, take a tour of McDonald's workplace at Mercedes-Benz of Eugene on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

Man, Vancouver boy bond over fighting same cancer

Grant Jensen, 12, and Jordan McDonald, 24, take a tour of McDonald's workplace at Mercedes-Benz of Eugene on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

EUGENE, Ore. -- Jordan McDonald wears his on his right leg, Grant Jensen wears his on his left. Read story

People walk outside Wrigley Field in Chicago before the Chicago Cubs 2013 season home opening baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

By the Numbers: Cubs need to build team, not ballpark

People walk outside Wrigley Field in Chicago before the Chicago Cubs 2013 season home opening baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

There might be something to this notion that Wrigley Field has kept the Cubs down for all these years. Read story