October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Share, Vancouver's primary provider of services to the hungry and homeless, has launched its fourth annual "Operation Sole Mates" sock drive -- and it's added new underwear to the wish list. All donated items will be distributed to clients of Share's Outreach program, serving people living on the streets as… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
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October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Business
WASHINGTON -- Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam can rest easy. Government officials fine-tuning guidelines for marketing food to children say they won't push the food industry to get rid of colorful cartoon characters on cereal boxes anytime soon. Allowing the brand icons from popular cereals to remain untouched is… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
If you rent a single-family home, or even a one-bedroom apartment, there are ways to reduce your energy use and save money. For renters interested in bigger energy savings, negotiating with a landlord to share in the cost of upgrading to Energy Star appliances, installing a programmable thermostat or improving… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
When we were young, "laundry hamper" might have referred to the floor under the bed. A little later, it may have meant a mesh sack kept by the front door, with a pouch full of quarters for the laundromat. But we are grown-ups now. An attractive receptacle for the day's… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
I think of autumn as the grand finale to a long, ever-changing performance in the Northwest garden. For the gardener, especially those of us with a bent for collecting, this prelude to winter can be an embarrassment of riches. The vast selection of trees and shrubs available to us is… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Celeste Lindsay is a WSU-certified master gardener. Send questions to mslindsay8@gmail.com. Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
Kate Benson of Camas has been named the 2011 recipient of the Gen. George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award by the Fort Vancouver National Trust. Benson will be recognized during a ceremony at 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Marshall's former Vancouver home -- now known as the Marshall House --… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Big Sky Conference website recently posted an interview with Eastern Washington women's soccer freshman forward Cassie Black, a graduate of Battle Ground High School. Black is tied for fifth in the conference with five goals in her first collegiate season, and fourth in goals per game at 0.45. She… Read story
October 12, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
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