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Monday | The Columbian

Columbia Land Trust's reach, reputation keep growing | May 19

Stewardship lead Kate Conley joined the Columbia Land Trust earlier this year. The Vancouver-based nonprofit, founded in 1990, now has a staff of about two dozen employees.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Camas, WA, Washougal, WA

Sun May 19, 2013

The Columbian

Boat's sinking leaves couple, dog homeless | May 19,

A partially submerged boat will likely remain along at the bank of the Columbia River near Who's Song and Larry's until mid-June. Richard Beechler, the vessel's owner, is unemployed and can't afford to have the boat removed.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Columbian

Discuss

Interim Vancouver Police Chief Chris Sutter has been released from the hospital after he collapsed at the Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony this morning.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA

Thu May 16, 2013

The Columbian

Legacy Salmon Creek remodel under way | May 16,

Preparing for an influx of patients in October, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center has kicked off a $6 million project to remodel and equip a portion of the hospital, including the addition of four labor and delivery rooms, and one new surgical suite.

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Related Topix: Salmon Creek, WA

ABA Journal

'Swift Justice' with TV's Jackie Glass is followed by real-life criminal case

Sued by her own son, a Clark County, Wash., woman seized the opportunity to resolve the debit card civil-theft case by appearing on the CBS television program Swift Justice with Jackie Glass .

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Wed May 15, 2013

KHQ-TV Spokane

Driver, 75, crashes into restaurant; no injuries

A Clark County fire official says a 75-year-old woman out to celebrate her birthday at a southwest Washington restaurant crashed into the front of the building instead but no one was hurt.

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Related Topix: Battle Ground, WA

Tue May 14, 2013

Samoa News

VIDEO: Today's Headline News from Associated Press

O.J. Simpson appears in court at Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, May 13, 2013.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison

Mon May 13, 2013

The Columbian

Leavitt, Guard, Onslow among those filing Monday morning | May 13,

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow and Washougal Mayor Sean Guard were among those who showed up Monday morning at the Clark County Elections Office to file for re-election. The three mayors were joined at about 9 a.m. by Donald Stose, a Ridgefield city councilor, and Dean Bloemke, a commissioner for Clark County Fire District ... (more)

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Ridgefield, WA, Washougal, WA, Battle Ground, WA

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

OJ Simpson returns to courtroom in bid for new trial

O.J. Simpson was back in a Las Vegas courtroom on Monday to ask for a new trial in the armed robbery-kidnapping case that sent him to prison in 2008.

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The Columbian

Sex offender update | May 13,

A registered sex offender who poses a risk to reA -offend has recently moved to an area north of Vancouver's Bagley Downs neighborhood, according to the Clark County Sheriff's A Office.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA

Sun May 12, 2013

The Columbian

Master Gardener Foundation sale lets moms pick own plants | May 12,

Master Gardner Foundation of Clark County volunteer Nancy Morgan checks people out at the Mother's Day Plant Sale at Heritage Farm on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Mother's Day, Home Gardening, Home, Vancouver, WA, Felida, WA

The Columbian

What are the signature scents of our area? Residents sniff 'em out | May 12

As you sniff the air, you're perceiving the world through a method that almost all of Earth's creatures have used for more than 600 million years.

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Related Topix: Orchards, WA, Camas, WA, Brush Prairie, WA, Battle Ground, WA

Sat May 11, 2013

The Columbian

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers | May 11

Cheers: To Suzan L. Clark for her recent appointment as Superior Court judge. Unlike at least one other recent appointment in Clark County, this one was thoroughly vetted, and the appointee is eminently qualified.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Governors, Lake Stevens, WA, Opinion

The Columbian

Rental house turns out to be a scam | May 11,

After Jennifer Bournef found a cute little house for rent in Vancouver on Craigslist, she packed up a U-Haul with all her belongings and moved from Springfield, Ore.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Family, Kids, Mortgage, Personal Finance

The Columbian

Gravely injured by drunken driver, Joseph Reilly 'beat all the odds' | May 11,

Joseph Reilly and his mother, Terrina Vough, said they were looking forward to heading home to Winslow, Ariz., after four and a half months of hospitalization and physical therapy.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA

Fri May 10, 2013

The Columbian

Discuss

Taxable retail sales in Washington reached $109.1 billion in 2012, up 5.1 percent compared to 2011, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported Thursday.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA

Beaverton Valley Times

Fugitive racks up arson charges during Motel 6 capture - Friday, 10 May 2013 10:00

While making a routine check of the guest register at the S.E. Powell Boulevard Motel 6, at 3104 S.E. Powell Boulevard, in the early hours of April 22, Central Precinct police officers made a startling discovery.

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Related Topix: Fire

Thu May 09, 2013

OregonLive.com

Clark College offers more classes, more days to eastern Clark County

Since opening in 2009, Clark College at Columbia Tech Center has provided access to education four days a week to the eastern portion of the college's service district, which includes Clark County communities like Camas and Washougal as well as parts of Skamania and Klickitat counties.

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Related Topix: Washougal, WA, Skamania County, WA, Vancouver, WA

Portland Tribune

Our Opinion: Shake things up; elect Buel to School Board

Imagine you're in that cell phone service TV commercial and the guy at the end of the table asks: What's better for the Portland School Board, status quo or shakin' things up? That's what voters should do on their May 21 ballots by electing Steve Buel to the School Board's Zone 4 seat.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Wed May 08, 2013

The Columbian

Missing Vancouver teens found safe | May 8,

Two Vancouver teens who were reportedly missing since Friday have been found safe and are being returned to family, Clark County Sheriff's Office Sgt.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA