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Retired professor John Koroloff points out a ventilation pipe installed in his basement to help reduce radon levels in his home in Vancouver.

Vancouver man raises awareness of radon

Retired professor John Koroloff points out a ventilation pipe installed in his basement to help reduce radon levels in his home in Vancouver.

January 15, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The number didn't mean much to John Koroloff at first: 26 picocuries per liter. Read story

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian Local and national Pearl Harbor survivor associations closed down at end of 2011. Local survivor George Bennett, left, also a national officer, hands over Vancouver chapter funds and paperwork to Marc Lacy, president of Pacific Northwest Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, on Friday.

A changing of the guard for Pearl Harbor groups

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian Local and national Pearl Harbor survivor associations closed down at end of 2011. Local survivor George Bennett, left, also a national officer, hands over Vancouver chapter funds and paperwork to Marc Lacy, president of Pacific Northwest Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, on Friday.

January 15, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

"Remember Pearl Harbor!" Read story

Chuck Cushman, executive director of the American Land Rights Association, stands inside an old barn on his Battle Ground property.He's fighting against Rialto Capital Management in hopes of spurring changes in how the government handles bank closures.

B.G. property rights advocate fights for Bank of CC borrowers

Chuck Cushman, executive director of the American Land Rights Association, stands inside an old barn on his Battle Ground property.He's fighting against Rialto Capital Management in hopes of spurring changes in how the government handles bank closures.

January 15, 2012, 4:00pm Business

Three years after the spectacular flame-out of the Bank of Clark County, its customers whose loans ended up in distant hands have mostly gone silent. Read story

Camas company CID Bio-Science has purchased and plans to remodel the city's historic American Legion Hall for its new headquarters.

Equipment maker buys Legion Hall in Camas

Camas company CID Bio-Science has purchased and plans to remodel the city's historic American Legion Hall for its new headquarters.

January 15, 2012, 4:00pm Business

A Camas bioscience company has purchased the city's landmark American Legion Hall and plans to invest $1 million to renovate the historic structure into a headquarters and manufacturing facility. Read story

National Park Service employee Heidi Pierson holds a 1918 U.S.

Off Beat: ‘War Horse’ gives nod to helmet

National Park Service employee Heidi Pierson holds a 1918 U.S.

January 15, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The film "War Horse" offers several examples of how military tactics and technology can bounce from era to era, including a nod to an artifact that's been at a Vancouver heritage site for almost a century. Read story

Dr. Michael Holick of Boston University says that standing outside 15 minutes a day, three times a week, lets the skin produce enough vitamin D most of the year.

To tan, or not to tan?

Dr. Michael Holick of Boston University says that standing outside 15 minutes a day, three times a week, lets the skin produce enough vitamin D most of the year.

January 14, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The cold, cloudy winter weather -- and pale skin that accompanies it -- is reason enough for many people to turn to indoor tanning salons for a taste of the warm summer weather and bronzed skin to come. Read story

Actors Frank van Waardenburg, center, and Bullie Magsayo, left, enjoy a lighter moment between takes while filming a church scene at Fort Vancouver.

Fort Vancouver smartphone app brings history to life

Actors Frank van Waardenburg, center, and Bullie Magsayo, left, enjoy a lighter moment between takes while filming a church scene at Fort Vancouver.

January 14, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The National Park Service is entrusted with telling the stories of America’s most historic places. Now a Vancouver-based collaboration is pioneering a new way to share that history through the people who lived it — people like William Kaulehelehe. Read story

Clyde Holland, chief executive officer and chairman of Holland Partner Group, says the Vancouver company is poised to develop more than $1 billion worth of apartment complexes to meet demand in the booming rental markets of Denver, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle.

Holland sets stage for success

Clyde Holland, chief executive officer and chairman of Holland Partner Group, says the Vancouver company is poised to develop more than $1 billion worth of apartment complexes to meet demand in the booming rental markets of Denver, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle.

January 14, 2012, 4:00pm Business

Like a seasoned player on the real estate stage, Clyde Holland never misses his exit cue. Read story

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January 14, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The other day I visited a local store, and while I was holding the door open for the person behind me, a young woman, who apparently needed to get her shopping done pronto, rushed in behind the other person while I was still at the door. A common enough scenario,… Read story

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January 14, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

What's open and what's closed on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Read story