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Q1 strongest ever for Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Co.

Vancouver-based Northwest Pipe Co. reported a mixed first quarter in its latest earnings report.
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Clark County Business
The lively Oregon Mandolin Orchestra, led by Christian McKee (center), features many Clark County players, including Andy Blitzer of Ridgefield (right of McKee).

Step aside ukulele, mandolin madness comes to Vancouver

For the past decade or two — and especially since a simplified mash-up of “Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World” became maddeningly popular in the early 2000s —…
Life
A national report ranks Washington 33rd in the nation for preschool enrollment for 4-year-olds.

Washington 33rd in U.S. on preschool access, reinforcing assertions of Clark County education leaders

A recent national study found Washington falls behind in preschool access compared with other states, reinforcing the assertion from local education leaders that the demand for early-learning programs has far…
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Despite a loss in its first quarter, BBSI executives called the company&rsquo;s start to the year strong.

Despite net loss in first quarter, executives at Vancouver-based BBSI feeling optimistic

Despite a loss in its latest earnings statement, Barrett Business Services Inc. executives were optimistic after their first quarter.
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Clark County

Woodland High School pulled out all the stops this year with its It's Good to Be Home homecoming event held on Oct. 13.

Woodland School District prepares to cut staff after levy failure

With a gap in the budget thanks to 2023’s failed levy and the end of federal COVID-19 relief funds, the Woodland School Board is determining…

Business

Vancouver fast food chain confirmed Tuesday its looking for &ldquo;new resources and partners&rdquo; in order to expand farther into the Pacific Northwest.

Are the rumors true? Is Burgerville for sale?

Is Burgerville for sale? The beloved Vancouver fast-food chain confirmed Tuesday that it is looking for new investment to aid in expansion.

Northwest

A map of the proposed project area for the Horse Heaven wind farm project.

Inslee has 60 days to decide on controversial Horse Heaven wind farm

The fate of one the largest wind farms ever proposed in Washington now rests with Gov. Jay Inslee.

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Sports

Varsity360: Baseball, boys soccer leagues see dramatic finishes

The 4A Greater St. Helens League saw high drama in the chase for baseball and boys soccer titles. The Columbian's Micah Rice and Will Denner…

Politics

Former President Donald Trump talks to reporters as leaves the courtroom following the day&rsquo;s proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

‘What do we got to pay for this?’ Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call

Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of…

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Residents living along the west edge of the Salmon Creek trail say the ponds have been drying out, but no one seems to know why. According to Clark County Public Works, the ponds began drying up about a year ago. Rocky Houston, director of the parks division, said it may be from a beaver dam.

Why are Salmon Creek trail ponds drying up?

What is causing ponds along the western edge of Salmon Creek trail to dry up? That’s the question many residents living along the trail are…

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Health

Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods starting in the 2010s have thrown cold water on that.

New research finds no alcohol a path to better health

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere.

Nation / World

Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, addresses the crowd before an appearance by President Joe Biden during his reproductive freedom campaign event at Hillsborough Community College, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion landscape was about to shift dramatically, the issue…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

May 2: Dystopian News

Editorial Cartoons for week of April 29

In Our View: Hanford cleanup plan encouraging, depressing

Harrop: Protests, privilege and hypocrisy

Letter: Debt compounds over time

Letter: Traffic cameras would be helpful

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