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Interstate Bridge closure planned tonight
Work continues on counterweights
The southbound span of the Interstate Bridge will close at 11 p.m. Monday so ODOT crews can continue counterweight repairs.
Firefighters extinguish car fire north of Hockinson
Firefighters knocked out a car fire Sunday evening that started after a three-car crash north of Hockinson
Millions look skyward as eclipse crosses Asia, US
Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic "ring of fire" over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States.
In Our View: Protecting Nature
Twin milestones illustrate importance of Endangered Species Act
Two chronologically significant events regarding the Endangered Species Act are occurring in May. They might escape the attention of many Washingtonians, but because the people of the Pacific Northwest place such a high value on protecting natural treasures, these milestones are worth examining in detail:This month, the legend of Lonesome Larry is 20 years old. Back in 1992, a solitary sockeye salmon was counted at Redfish Lake in Idaho. This was newsworthy because Larry was believed to be the only sockeye to maneuver that year 900 miles from the Pacific Ocean, up the Columbia and Snake rivers to the lake in the Sawtooth Mountains. In his legendary name was emblazoned a message: Preserving salmon runs to Redfish Lake and elsewhere is a mission of great urgency.
Martinez: Everything is aces as spring sports wrap up
Tim Martinez: High school sports
All Clark County athletes competing in state championships this week will have to hit the road.
Pitts: Mandatory minimum sentencing laws insult to justice
So the people got sick of it, all those criminals being coddled by all those bleeding heart liberal judges with all their soft-headed concern for rights and rehabilitation. And a wave swept this country in the Reagan years, a wave ridden by pundits and politicians seeking power, a wave that said, no mercy, no more. From now on, judges would be severely limited in the sentences they could hand down for certain crimes, required to impose certain punishments whether or not they thought those punishments fit the circumstances at hand. From now on, there was a new mantra in American justice. From now on, we would be "tough on crime."
Weekly prep sports schedule, May 22-26
High school sports schedule for week of May 22-26
Open forum, May 21 - 27
An open forum for community discussion.
Liquor licenses
The following have applied to the Washington State Liquor Control Board:
Real estate roundup
Real estate roundup
Vancouver building permits
Vancouver building permits
Clark County business calendar
Tuesday
Letter: Pulling together in time of need
Pulling together in time of need
Letter: Some certainties aren't so absolute
Some certainties aren't so absolute
Letter: Poyfair earns respect for his service
Poyfair earns respect for his service
Letter: Views should be open to debate
Views should be open to debate
Letter: State of nation dictates change
State of nation dictates change
Letter: Improve school lunches
Improve school lunches
Help young athletes build skills
When I was a boy, physical education class was a humiliating place. Humiliating because a number of different competitive games began with teams. Usually, team "captains" were chosen by my phys ed teacher.
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