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Clark County News

Judge: Longshoremen not in contempt for work slowdown

July 19, 2012, 5:00pm Business

A federal judge has denied a National Labor Relations Board request to find Port of Portland Longshoremen in contempt of court for an Independence Day work slowdown. Read story

Store-only retail sales were up by 6 percent in the first quarter over the same period in 2011.

Retail sales jump 7 percent in Clark County

Store-only retail sales were up by 6 percent in the first quarter over the same period in 2011.

July 19, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Vehicle sales and the construction of buildings and highway projects contributed to a 7 percent jump in taxable retail sales in Clark County in the three months ending in March. Read story

Cecil Wright cuts the hair of a boy whose last name is Potter in August 1947.

Trimmings and tradition at Vancouver barber shop

Cecil Wright cuts the hair of a boy whose last name is Potter in August 1947.

July 19, 2012, 5:00pm Business

When he was a kid in the 1920s, Cecil Wright worked in a barber shop sweeping up after haircuts. As each day progressed and the barber got too drunk to be trusted with scissors, Wright stepped in and cut hair the rest of the day. Read story

Oregon regulators order Vancouver man to stop illegally selling securities

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Oregon regulators say Shelby H. Bell violated several of the state's securities laws Read story

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on the Windows 8 operating system before unveiling the new Surface, a tablet computer  to compete with Apple's iPad at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles in June.

Microsoft reports first loss as public company

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on the Windows 8 operating system before unveiling the new Surface, a tablet computer  to compete with Apple's iPad at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles in June.

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Business

LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft said Thursday that an accounting adjustment to reflect a weak online ad business led to its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company. Read story

Rail line reopens after train derailment in Woodland

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

WOODLAND -- A rail line in southwest Washington reopened Thursday morning after crews worked all night to move a derailed Amtrak engine and repair track. Read story

Church consortium to host free health clinic

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Compassion Vancouver, a consortium of local churches, is sponsoring its latest free medical clinic for residents who don't have access to health care. Read story

1867-style ‘base ball’ comes to fort Saturday

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A free exhibition of the national pastime, 1867-style, will be presented at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Read story

Battle Ground man, 55, sent to hospital after Lewis County crash

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Battle Ground man was sent to the hospital after a Wednesday afternoon crash on Interstate 5 in Lewis County. Read story

Rob Rosser
After all the work is done, take the time to enjoy the midsummer garden.

Garden Life: Mantenance key to extending garden’s peak time

Rob Rosser
After all the work is done, take the time to enjoy the midsummer garden.

July 18, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Summer is one of those points in time when all the work we have done pays off in the garden. It's taken some real effort but the weeding, planting, pruning and deadheading have come together to show your garden at its best. In midsummer, the most important job of the… Read story