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Mount St. Helens Institute’s youth education programs reached 2,203 students in 2024, according to the nonprofit’s annual report. (Contributed by Mount St.

‘A unique and powerful story’: Despite cuts, Mount St. Helens Institute committed to providing educational resources to visitors

Since 1996, scientists, researchers, staff and volunteers at Mount St. Helens Institute have been working to educate students and visitors about the mountain’s unique volcanic landscape. Despite recent staffing and…
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Top Stories: Parting shots of Mount St. Helens; body cam video of fatal stabbing; fire district chief resigns

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check out our Trending Stories page.
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A pedestrian pauses to cross the street with a colorful koi umbrella in the Chinatown neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, on Sunday afternoon, May 4.

From the Newsroom: Workshop sharpens photo editor’s vision

Columbian Photo Editor Amanda Cowan spent five days at a photojournalism workshop in New York City last week sharpening her skills. I wanted to share some of the things she…
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People listen to speakers during a grand opening ceremony for Laurel Manor Senior Apartments in central Vancouver. The affordable housing complex opened in January for lower-income residents 62 and older.

‘Built with love’: Vancouver welcomes Laurel Manor, an affordable housing complex for low-income seniors

Vancouver now has another affordable housing building where older adults can age comfortably in place.
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The exterior of the Washington Capitol building is seen April 25 in Olympia. Local business are concerned after lawmakers voted this year to increase their tax bills.

Clark County businesses stand to be hit hard by higher B&O taxes passed by the Legislature this year

Some Clark County businesses are alarmed about two large tax increases aimed at them recently approved by the Legislature.

Business

This image provided by BCG shows a sketch by Bob Goodson that included a crude concept of what would become the Like button on May 18, 2005.

Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.

Northwest

The Pacific Crest Trail takes hikers through Goat Rocks Wilderness to the footstep of Mount Rainier.

Visiting Mount Rainier entrance requires reservation this summer

If you plan to drive to the Sunrise Corridor of Mount Rainier National Park this summer, you will have to jump through some hoops to…

Sports

Skyview sophomore Addy Harmier fouls off a ball Wednesday, April 12, 2023, during the Storm’s 4-0 win against Battle Ground at Fort Vancouver High School.

Prep highlights: Skyview softball secures another state berth with two lopsided wins at bi-district tournament

Addy Harmier has big day at plate for Storm with three home runs and eight RBI.

Politics

This is the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J.

As climate hazards worsen, Trump moves to weaken FEMA and shift disaster response onto states

The recent firing of the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is just the latest in a string of blows for the nation’s top…

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Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas, Ore., is pictured May 7 in body camera video released Thursday by the Clark County Sheriff's Office moments before a deputy fatally stabs him during a struggle over the deputy's gun.

“My life’s … over”: Bodycam video shows DUI suspect attack Clark County sheriff’s deputy who fatally stabbed him

An Oregon man can be heard on body camera footage telling a Clark County sheriff’s deputy he wanted him to shoot him as they struggled…

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FILE - A person walks past a sign directing vehicles toward the emergency room at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Portland, Ore.

How some emergency rooms adapt to the needs of older adults

A visit to the emergency room is no fun for anybody. But older people face challenges that can make a tough situation worse.

Life

An Aug. 1, 1878 advertisement in the Vancouver Independent newspaper hawks goods at a local store half-owned by C.H. Whitney. Whitney, a Vancouver merchant, was prominent in many local affairs before his death in 1885. No photos of him are known to exist.

Clark County history: Curious letter leads to businessman’s discovery

Clark County Historical Museum volunteer Jan Anderson found a curious letter in historian Carl Landerholm’s archive in 2018. The envelope, from the Puget Sound &…

Nation / World

A migrant reception center that normally received hundreds of people every day after they crossed the Darien Gap on their journey north to the United States, stands empty in Lajas Blancas, Panama, April 6, 2025.

Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future

They arrive at the U.S. border from around the world: Eritrea, Guatemala, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ghana, Uzbekistan and so many other countries.

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Opinion

May 17: ChatGPT Graduation

Editorial Cartoons for Week of May 12, 2025

In Our View: Mount St. Helens has become a living laboratory

Leubsdorf: Debasing the Justice Dept.

Westneat: U.S. saves $866, but for what?

Other Papers Say: Trump’s Qatari plane is Trojan horse

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