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Clark County Life

She was a photographer who couldn’t see her art, but this Vancouver woman found a medium that touches her

September 30, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Health

Although Patty White’s eyes don’t see well, they light up when she describes her artistic process. Read story

How well do you know the trees in your Vancouver neighborhood?

September 30, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

How many trees call the city of Vancouver home? And what kinds of trees are they? Not even Charles Ray, Vancouver’s urban forester, knows all the answers. Read story

Check It Out: Handwritten correspondence brings special connection

September 30, 2023, 6:15am Clark County Life

Do people still send postcards? Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Card party in the suburbs

September 30, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

It was the Saturday morning after my first week of third grade in Des Plaines, Ill., about 20 miles west of Chicago, when I woke up to the sound of the vacuum cleaner. Mom was busy vacuuming, dusting and arranging extra chairs around the dining room table. I got up… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Fall good time to prune shrubs

September 30, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

I have some shrubs that have grown too large for the area where they are planted. Is this a good time to prune them? How about trees? Read story

This portrait of George Simpson (circa 1787-1860) shows him as he was best known: as an imperious administrator who focused on efficiency and cost reduction, foreshadowing the modern corporation. He wasn't a man who trapped or hunted, but he successfully integrated the British North West Company with the Hudson Bay Company in 1821.

Clark County History: George Simpson

This portrait of George Simpson (circa 1787-1860) shows him as he was best known: as an imperious administrator who focused on efficiency and cost reduction, foreshadowing the modern corporation. He wasn't a man who trapped or hunted, but he successfully integrated the British North West Company with the Hudson Bay Company in 1821.

September 30, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Near where the Washington School for the Deaf stands today, George Simpson, governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and John McLoughlin, chief factor of the company’s Columbia District, picked the original site for Fort Vancouver in 1824. Simpson’s territory covered all lands west of the Rockies to Hawaii, north to… Read story

Energy Adviser: Utility celebrates Public Power Week

September 30, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Sunday marks the beginning of an important week for all of the employees at Clark Public Utilities and all other community-owned, nonprofit utilities in America. Read story

Origami California roll, available at New Seasons, was the priciest and didn't include cucumber.

California rolls easy to find in the grocery store, but are some brands better than others?

Origami California roll, available at New Seasons, was the priciest and didn't include cucumber.

September 29, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Sushi stands have become as ubiquitous as fried chicken and pizza at grocery stores throughout the country. Americans purchased 43.7 million servings of sushi at grocery stores over the past year, according to the consumer research firm Circana. Read story

This week in Clark County history

September 29, 2023, 5:15am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Sept. 18-22

September 29, 2023, 5:12am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/ public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story