Tom Vogt

Staff Reporter

Tom covers health, medicine, science, military, Yacolt, Amboy and Woodland.

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Evergreen school district will interview to fill vacancy on board

The four remaining members of the Evergreen school board will meet Tuesday to interview candidates for an open spot on the board.

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Off Beat: Namesake city has no place for USS Vancouver

It’s a notion that gets floated from time to time, and now it has resurfaced.

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Fort event explores history of correspondence

Day looks at importance of written word, how it influenced daily life

If you could send only one letter home a year, what would you tell your family?

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Vancouver Barracks awaits next marching orders

Park service sets meetings on future of East, South areas

After serving our country for 162 years, the first permanent U.S. Army post in the Pacific Northwest is awaiting its next assignment.

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Friendship: Signed, sealed, delivered 99 times

Vancouver pals have given each other the same birthday card since 1962

Virginia Jongeward turned 86 a few days ago; her birthday card turned 99.

Off Beat: Mapmaker’s sense of humor spurred wild goose chase

In John Talbot’s line of work, maps could be a matter of life and death.

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A life filled with drama

Clark College teacher credits theater with helping him flee war-torn Bosnia

On the first day of winter quarter at Clark College, drama instructor Ismet Prcic welcomed his students with a question: “Is it possible for art to save lives?”

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Off Beat: Local mapmaker left his mark with fictitious roadways

After Phil Arnold’s death, his family noted how he gave Gov. Chris Gregoire a couple of customized maps featuring some roads that existed in name only: Gregoire Way and Chris Lane.

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Expert in red ink served in ‘Red Tails’ unit

Tuskegee Airmen needed a financial whiz, not just pilots

A movie that opened this weekend tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a unit of black aviators who made history during World War II.

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Story time not just for kids anymore

New library program offers lunchtime readings to adults

Poor little Elsie couldn’t buy a break, in part because her father left her only $2.50.

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