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Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg of Chabad Jewish Center speaks about spreading kindness Thursday afternoon during a community forum hosted by the Clark College Office of Diversity and Equity. The forum addressed anti-Semitic posters that were recently found on campus as well as other race-based incidents. “I would like to share with you the Jewish perspective,” he said.

Through forum, Clark College faces race-based hate head on

Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg of Chabad Jewish Center speaks about spreading kindness Thursday afternoon during a community forum hosted by the Clark College Office of Diversity and Equity. The forum addressed anti-Semitic posters that were recently found on campus as well as other race-based incidents. “I would like to share with you the Jewish perspective,” he said.

March 22, 2018, 8:51pm Clark County News

Ndèye Astou Cissé, a Clark College student, was making her usual walk through campus recently when a group of men in a vehicle slowed as she crossed Fort Vancouver Way. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, from left, youth leadership winner Bridgette McCarthy, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, adult leadership winner Jenny Thompson and Mike True, CEO of The Historic Trust.

Marshall leadership, youth awards winners announced, honored

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, from left, youth leadership winner Bridgette McCarthy, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, adult leadership winner Jenny Thompson and Mike True, CEO of The Historic Trust.

March 22, 2018, 8:42pm Clark County News

Jenny Thompson has received the 2018 General George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award, and Washougal High School senior Bridgette McCarthy is the youth recipient. Read story

A long line of bills are placed on a table in the Governor's conference room at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Wednesday, March 21, 2018, as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center right, begins a signing ceremony. Among other measures, Inslee signed a package of bills meant to address sexual misconduct at the workplace in the wake of a national conversation about sexual harassment sparked by the #MeToo movement. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill protecting students’ free speech

A long line of bills are placed on a table in the Governor's conference room at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Wednesday, March 21, 2018, as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center right, begins a signing ceremony. Among other measures, Inslee signed a package of bills meant to address sexual misconduct at the workplace in the wake of a national conversation about sexual harassment sparked by the #MeToo movement. (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 21, 2018, 5:06pm Northwest

A measure protecting high school and college students' rights to publish and speak freely in school-sponsored media has been signed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story

Mateo Gonzalez, 4, from left, and Aline Nieto, 5, learn from Julie Mills how to introduce themselves during an evening preschool session at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver on Monday. The district offers free preschool classes at some campuses to help prepare students for kindergarten.

Evening preschool fun, instructive, inclusive

Mateo Gonzalez, 4, from left, and Aline Nieto, 5, learn from Julie Mills how to introduce themselves during an evening preschool session at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver on Monday. The district offers free preschool classes at some campuses to help prepare students for kindergarten.

March 21, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

In Spanish, Julie Mills led a room full of wide-eyed preschoolers through a familiar childhood game. Read story

Clark College briefly went into an emergency lockdown Friday afternoon after a man called 911 to report that he was armed and had killed two police officers on campus, according to the Vancouver Police Department. The suspect was not armed, and no officers or civilians were injured.

Clark College finds anti-Semitic posters on campus

Clark College briefly went into an emergency lockdown Friday afternoon after a man called 911 to report that he was armed and had killed two police officers on campus, according to the Vancouver Police Department. The suspect was not armed, and no officers or civilians were injured.

March 20, 2018, 7:59pm Clark County News

Clark College is responding this week to anti-Semitic posters that were found on campus, as well as two incidents of someone using racial slurs against students. Read story

Third-graders Avery Ahrens, from left, Sam Coté and Karina Woodley run laps around the playground at Hough Elementary School. The trio are among the regular participants in the new Hough Mileage Club — a voluntary running program offered during lunch recesses.

Hough Mileage Club a healthy recess option for students

Third-graders Avery Ahrens, from left, Sam Coté and Karina Woodley run laps around the playground at Hough Elementary School. The trio are among the regular participants in the new Hough Mileage Club — a voluntary running program offered during lunch recesses.

March 20, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

A group of third-graders burst through the doors of Hough Elementary School and into the outdoor playground. Read story

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics students Greta DuBois, left, and Aubree Radtke make signs at the Evergreen Education Association offices for the March for Our Lives, scheduled for Saturday. They’re among a group of student organizers leading the upcoming demonstration.

Students in Clark County to continue gun activism

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics students Greta DuBois, left, and Aubree Radtke make signs at the Evergreen Education Association offices for the March for Our Lives, scheduled for Saturday. They’re among a group of student organizers leading the upcoming demonstration.

March 19, 2018, 8:35pm Clark County News

For the second time in two weeks, students in Clark County and across the country will take to the streets to demonstrate in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Read story

A Moms Demand Action button. At the Ridgefield School District's first Safety Night, a response to the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Jane Waghman of Camas and Marilyn Billinger of Battle Ground had a booth to talk about Moms Demand Action's Be Smart program, which teaches people about gun safety..

Ridgefield School District holds Safety Night

A Moms Demand Action button. At the Ridgefield School District's first Safety Night, a response to the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Jane Waghman of Camas and Marilyn Billinger of Battle Ground had a booth to talk about Moms Demand Action's Be Smart program, which teaches people about gun safety..

March 18, 2018, 8:04pm Clark County News

Nathan McCann has been a superintendent for eight years, and in the days after the Parkland, Fla., shooting, it was the first time he ever had parents reach out to him out of concern. Read story