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Clark County News

Rep. Heck named to budget seat

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Denny Heck doesn't get sworn in to the U.S. House until Jan. 3, but he's already been named to an influential committee. The Olympia Democrat announced his appointment to the House Budget Committee in a news release and said he's the only one of 49 incoming… Read story

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Glowing memories of Christmases past

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December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Columbian readers share some of their most cherished Yules gone by Read story

Strictly Business: Want to save? Join the club

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Business

If you're like me, you love shopping for holiday gifts and hate using charge cards. Read story

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Winemaking 101: Sparkling wines could bring fizz to county economy

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December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Business

Clark County is on the margins. And that might be a good thing when it comes to vineyards and local wine. Read story

Should you hire a contractor to plant your vineyard?

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Business

Charles Brun, horticulture adviser for Washington State University extension, thinks of vineyard consultants and contractors in the same way he sees auto mechanics and house painters: Professionals with knowledge and expertise who can save a landowner from costly mistakes. Read story

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An evacuee sleeps on a blanket at a shelter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, after the 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A similar earthquake in the Pacific Northwest caused by the Cascadia fault could pack shelters for months and destroy the regional economy.

Unshaken complacency: Unprepared for quake

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An evacuee sleeps on a blanket at a shelter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, after the 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A similar earthquake in the Pacific Northwest caused by the Cascadia fault could pack shelters for months and destroy the regional economy.

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

"It wasn't until about 2000 that scientists first reached a consensus that the (potential) earthquake could be a magnitude 8 or 9. ... A lot of our systems that were built before we knew there was a big fault here can be vulnerable." -- Yumei Wang, Geotechnical engineer, Oregon Department… Read story

Check It Out: ‘Stranger’ a lovely woodland tale

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The other morning as I was getting ready for work, I looked out the window and spotted three female deer in our yard. It wasn't completely light yet, so they appeared to be shadowy shapes moving through fruit trees, sometimes bounding playfully, sometimes pausing at the sound of cars driving… Read story

Clark County business calendar

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Business

People in business, new business news and other business news Read story

Woman rescued after rollover crash near Frenchman’s Bar

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

After searching nearly 15 minutes, Vancouver police and firefighters found a woman trapped in an upside-down car Saturday night. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers center J.J. Hickson, right, pulls in a rebound against Phoenix Suns center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Dec.

Blazers turn up the heat at home vs. Suns

Portland Trail Blazers center J.J. Hickson, right, pulls in a rebound against Phoenix Suns center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Dec.

December 22, 2012, 4:00pm Blazers

For the first time since Nov. 3, the Blazers (13-12) are looking over the top of the .500 mark -- a product of the team tending to its Garden during a six-game stretch at home. Read story