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The young Beatles - Paul McCartney (left), George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums - perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.

Now is then again as ‘new’ AI-assisted Beatles song proves bittersweet, satisfying

November 9, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Who doesn’t look wistfully back at life and love, friendship and loss, now and then? Read story

An imaginary view of Columbian mammoths (left) sharing Western Washington tundra with a herd of bison, in front of retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago. Illustration by Julio Lacerda for the Burke Museum, used with permission.

Washington’s fossils brought to life in ‘Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales’

November 7, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Legend once had it that Battle Ground Lake is bottomless. That’s not true, but it’s easy to see how such a myth might arise from the lake’s connection to murky mysteries of the distant past. Read story

A private resort at Battle Ground Lake drew crowds in July 1944.

Battle Ground Lake a treasured getaway as city grows

October 27, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

BATTLE GROUND LAKE STATE PARK — It was a little world unto itself, complete with grocery store, restaurant, dance hall, roller rink, baseball field, residential cabins and community kitchen. And it was a place for all the rituals of youth — first swims, first jobs, first loves. Read story

Veteran Portland actor John San Nicolas, center, portrays author Robert Louis Stevenson in "Seeking Mister Hyde," an original play by Woodland playwright David Bareford. Henry Lorch, left, portrays the wicked Hyde, while Julisa Wright portrays Fanny, Stevenson's wife.

In ‘Seeking Mister Hyde,’ Woodland playwright explores the inspiration behind a horror classic

October 26, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Robert Louis Stevenson was in a fever dream when he tore through the first draft of “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” in just three days, according to eyewitnesses. When the author’s wife and severest critic, Fanny, chided him over what seemed to her a juvenile ghost story,… Read story

Re-imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop's performance of "War of the Worlds" at the Kiggins Theatre on Oct. 30, 2014.

Martian invasion! Re-Imagined Radio presents ‘The War of the Worlds’ at Kiggins

October 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

The simple power of sound can be strong enough to transport people’s imaginations anywhere, or convince them of just about anything — even Earth getting overrun by creepy-crawlies from another planet. Read story

Stories by Scott Hewitt

Columbian staff writer

Latest ‘Voices of the River’ highlights dams: Confluence Project aims to revive tribal history along river

‘Music makes everybody happy’: Beacock Music Jazz Band keeps senior musicians busy and musically sharp

Where the pavement goes: Keep your feet dry this winter on Clark County’s paved walking paths

Keep the winter blues at bay: Bolstering those anti-gloom defenses in Pacific Northwest’s SAD season

Master Chorale sets special show: Vancouver group to perform musical ‘A Christmas Carol’

Now is then again as ‘new’ AI-assisted Beatles song proves bittersweet, satisfying

Washington’s fossils brought to life in ‘Spirit Whales & Sloth Tales’

Battle Ground Lake a treasured getaway as city grows

In ‘Seeking Mister Hyde,’ Woodland playwright explores the inspiration behind a horror classic

Martian invasion! Re-Imagined Radio presents ‘The War of the Worlds’ at Kiggins