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Clark County News

Check it out: Book fuels flames for fan of Summer Olympics

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Ask me to watch a football game, and I'll try to suppress a yawn. Tell me the NBA finals are a must-watch on television, well, sorry, I might miss "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune." But remind me that the Summer Olympics are less than three weeks away? I'm your gal! Read story

Amy and Hans Vierck had to install flooring in the house they wanted to buy on a short sale before their bank would approve a loan.

Distressed home: In by the back door

Amy and Hans Vierck had to install flooring in the house they wanted to buy on a short sale before their bank would approve a loan.

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Business

A glut of low-priced foreclosed and short sale properties has helped open the door to homeownership for many people who may have been unable to afford a house before the Great Recession. Read story

Effort to buy a distressed house distressing, educational

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Business

For nearly two months, Fannie Mae either countered or rejected my offers to buy a foreclosed house in the Shumway neighborhood near downtown Vancouver. In early spring, the bank finally accepted one of my offers. Read story

Lucas Schwartz, 17, takes customers' orders at Burgerville in Vancouver.

Teens yearn to earn but employment numbers tumble

Lucas Schwartz, 17, takes customers' orders at Burgerville in Vancouver.

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Business

For up to 20 hours a week, Lucas Schwartz takes customer orders and prepares food at the Central Park Burgerville on East Fourth Plain Boulevard. The job, in turn, serves the Hudson's Bay High School senior-to-be with meat for his resume and money for gas and car insurance, among other… Read story

Strictly Business: Getting tripped up by technology

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Business

A buddy in my Saturday morning running group has been sidelined for weeks, and his iPhone is partly to blame. While fiddling with the phone one day, he ran headlong into a fire hydrant. That kicked up an old foot injury that has kept him from his rigorous running routine… Read story

Clark County bankruptcies

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Clark County bankruptcies filed between June 1 and June 30: Read story

Gracie McKee, here at the indoor range at the Clatskanie Rifle and Pistol Club in Clatskanie, Ore., calls her Springfield XDM 9 mm the &quot;pink gun of shame&quot; because it would be a shame to be shot with it.

Gracie McKee is Packing Pretty

Gracie McKee, here at the indoor range at the Clatskanie Rifle and Pistol Club in Clatskanie, Ore., calls her Springfield XDM 9 mm the &quot;pink gun of shame&quot; because it would be a shame to be shot with it.

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Hunched over in her pink shirt, pink protective glasses, pink whistle and aiming her famous pink gun, Gracie McKee held steady as she prepared to fire some rounds at her favorite pistol range. Read story

Clark County business briefs

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Business

People in business Read story

Local ball: Jayhawks advance to Senior Babe Ruth regional

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Jayhawks have earned a spot in the Senior Babe Ruth regionals. Read story

Photos by Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian
Trent Ezell, 19, of Emerson, Ore., gets his turn in the saddle bronc riding Saturday night at the Vancouver Rodeo. About 460 contestants competed over the rodeo's four-day run.

Rodeo clown wins grins

Photos by Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian
Trent Ezell, 19, of Emerson, Ore., gets his turn in the saddle bronc riding Saturday night at the Vancouver Rodeo. About 460 contestants competed over the rodeo's four-day run.

July 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

With an itinerary worthy of a gypsy, becoming a rodeo clown might not seem like a stable or serious job. Read story