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Spring means lots of nearby salt-water fishing options

March 22, 2025, 6:13am Clark County Life

Washington’s salt water seasons officially started on March 8 when the bottom fishing season opened. Read story

Are there salmon in Salmon Creek?

March 22, 2025, 6:13am Clark County Life

On a frigid, foggy February morning, a flock of birders stayed busy spying little treasures that were hidden in the sky, the trees, the shrubs and the ponds along the… Read story

 

Don’t look to social media for financial advice

March 22, 2025, 6:11am Business

Nearly one-third of American adults, 30 percent, who looked for financial advice in 2023 turned to social media, according to Bankrate’s Financial Security Survey. Younger Americans are even more likely than the average to seek out financial advice from social media, potentially setting them off in the wrong direction during… Read story

Isaac Gil, a 2024 Washougal High School graduate, will compete at World Fighting Championships 175 on May 10 in Tacoma.

Washougal grad Isaac Gil drawn to high stakes of mixed martial arts fighting

Isaac Gil, a 2024 Washougal High School graduate, will compete at World Fighting Championships 175 on May 10 in Tacoma.

March 22, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Life

Isaac Gil had a decision to make after graduating from Washougal High School in 2024 — continue wrestling at the college level or launch a mixed martial arts fighting career. Read story

A relaxed, happy, smiling Samuel Hill (1857-1931) sits on the porch at his Seattle home in about 1925. An eccentric millionaire and Quaker, Hill re-created Stonehenge along the Columbia River as a World War I monument and a Peace Monument in Blaine.

Clark County history: Sam Hill, happy-go-lucky eccentric millionaire and philanderer

A relaxed, happy, smiling Samuel Hill (1857-1931) sits on the porch at his Seattle home in about 1925. An eccentric millionaire and Quaker, Hill re-created Stonehenge along the Columbia River as a World War I monument and a Peace Monument in Blaine.

March 22, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

Sam Hill was a wealthy, happy-go-lucky eccentric millionaire and philanderer, which mixed oddly with his Quakerism. James J. Hill hired Sam Hill into the Northern Pacific Railroad legal department in 1886. Two years later, Sam married his boss’s daughter, Mary Francis Hill (making her Mary Francis Hill Hill). The couple… Read story

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Tips to curb social media use: Find more free time by putting down cellphone

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March 22, 2025, 6:05am Life

If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it — checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X. Read story

Check It Out: The shape of things that bite

March 22, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

Mythology, legends, fantasy and science fiction all include shapeshifters — humans or other creatures able to access (“shift”) between two or more forms. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Changing nature of creating plants

March 22, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

I love to try new improved plant varieties. Could you share with us how new varieties are developed? Read story

Wildflowers bloom at Mount Rainier National Park on July 28, 2018.

New study finds 20 different Native names for Mount Rainier. Here’s how to say them

Wildflowers bloom at Mount Rainier National Park on July 28, 2018.

March 22, 2025, 6:05am Life

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently published the first comprehensive paper exploring the many Native American names for the mountain and how it got those names. Read story

Reconnect the with wonders of nature on next vacation

March 22, 2025, 6:04am Life

Restore your spirit in the natural world. Here are five places to consider. Read story