http://columbian.com en-us http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/812059995/-1/NEWS Here's the forecast in a nutshell: It will be sunny today but cold, especially this morning. 2008812059995 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059953/-1/NEWS On Thursday, county commissioners passed a two-year budget that eliminates about 8 percent of the county's work force and includes its biggest service cuts since the early 1980s. 2008712059953 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/812049975/-1/NEWS Vancouver police have reported no arrest in last weekend's gun-shop break-in in the Orchards area. 2008812049975 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059955/-1/NEWS Bright sunshine that streamed into Gaiser Hall on Thursday couldn't lift the gloom that hangs over Clark College and other Washington community colleges. 2008712059955 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059951/-1/NEWS If you've ever had your car stolen - and auto theft is rising fast in Clark County - you know it can be anything from a hassle to a nightmare. 2008712059951 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059969/-1/NEWS Veterans of Pearl Harbor and survivors' family members - including the daughter of a sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery on Dec. 7, 1941 - will gather Sunday to commemorate the... 2008712059969 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059967/-1/NEWS Darin Henry looks around at the world today and he gets worried. 2008712059967 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059986/-1/NEWS Clark Public Utilities is looking for help with what it's billing as the biggest single-day volunteer tree-planting in Clark County history. 2008712059986 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059957/-1/NEWS A Washougal motorcyclist was injured late Wednesday when he lost control of his bike and hit a raised curb, according to the Washington State Patrol. 2008712059957 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059965/-1/NEWS YACOLTTree lighting event Sunday at 4:30 p.m.Yacolt holds its annual Christmas tree lighting event beginning at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 2008712059965 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS02/712059980/-1/NEWS Our sunniest days during the rainy season tend to be when the east wind blows. And that was sure the case on Thursday. The air spilling out of the Gorge and sometimes down off the Cascades is dry to... 2008712059980 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS06/312059993/-1/NEWS An anti-religion sign in the Capitol Rotunda is drawing protesters to Olympia. Redmond pastor Ken Hutcherson of the Antioch Bible Church called an 11 a.m. news conference Friday. The Olympian... 2008312059993 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS06/312059994/-1/NEWS Police are looking for two men who forced their way into a home near Snohomish, tied up a woman and stole guns, other valuables and a pickup truck. The Snohomish County sheriff's office says... 2008312059994 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS06/312059995/-1/NEWS Cases of Guinea worm disease - a horrifying infection that culminates in worms coming out of a victim's skin - have reached an all-time low worldwide, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced... 2008312059995 http://columbian.com/article/20081205/NEWS06/312059996/-1/NEWS The digital-entertainment company RealNetworks Inc. will lay off about 7.5 percent of its workers, joining a growing list of technology companies forced to trim staff in a difficult economy. 2008312059996