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Vancouver Public Schools superintendent Jeff Snell, center, talks to Fort Vancouver High School students on Tuesday during the students&rsquo; walk-out to protest the district&rsquo;s cuts to 262 staff positions next year.

Budget cuts looming over Vancouver Public Schools create stress, uncertainty

Iliana Gerianos admits she used to think her Mandarin Chinese teacher disliked her. As the years went by, however, Gerianos, a junior at Columbia River High School, said she realized…
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Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent

In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal.
Election
A farmworker picks pears at Rowe Farms outside of Yakima on a day when temperatures reached over 100 degrees, Aug. 16, 2023.

WA farmers brace for summer drought on heels of harvest shortfalls

Andy Juris, a dryland wheat and alfalfa grower in Bickleton, in Klickitat County, knows precisely how much fertilizer to put on different areas of his farm.
Weather & Climate
Leverich Park encompasses picnic areas and forested trails. The park turns 70 this year.

A tale of two Leverich Parks and two milestones

Leverich Park reaches a major milestone this year — or maybe two.
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Janet and Phil Landesberg sued for the right to display political signs more than 60 days before an election, as previously required by their homeowners association at Fairway Village in east Vancouver.

East Vancouver couple prevail over homeowners association on when political signs can go up before election

Homeowners associations can no longer dictate when residents put up political yard signs thanks to a Vancouver couple’s lawsuit.

Business

U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by the FTC on Tuesday.

Vancouver Clinic: FTC’s ban of noncompete clauses is unhealthy

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted to ban noncompete agreements, which bar employees from leaving their jobs to work for competitors. Business groups then…

Northwest

A Republican has not occupied a Maryland U.S. Senate seat since the year that the hit movie &ldquo;The Empire Strikes Back&rdquo; was released. That was 1980.

Are these streaks meant to be broken? Republicans hoping to reverse years of losses

Not only are Republicans trying to regain control of the Senate, but they’re also trying to break a couple of decades-long losing streaks along the…

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Politics

President Joe Biden laughs as host Colin Jost speaks at the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Washington.

Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail

President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting…

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Everett Street Corridor plans raise concerns over parking in Camas

The Everett Street Corridor improvement project will eventually create a multimodal traffic corridor and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. But parking remains a…

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Health

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

Police in Everett issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week

Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was…

Life

This photo released by the San Diego Zoo shows giant panda Yun Chuan on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in the Sichuan province of China. A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday, April 29.

Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego…

Nation / World

This image taken from video provided by KOCO shows a crew working on clearing debris caused by a tornado in Sulphur, Okla., Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an infant, widening a destructive…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

April 27: Dividing America

Editorial Cartoons for Week of April 22

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: New beginnings; subterfuge

Commentary: Gen Z is key to securing America’s elections

Estrich: The shrinking of Donald Trump

Letter: Letter mischaracterizes candidates

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