Month: June 2012

The bowl is mighty

Thanks to Karen Savage/City of Vancouver I wrote/lamented in a story last year that while Portland's downtown office workers were swimming in a sea of food cart choices, us up here […]

Who was that unmasked man?

After people in the metro area Wednesday got a first peek at the suspected Hazel Dell bank robber who ended up face down at the feet of four Portland police […]

Painting Clark County Red, White and Blue

Washougal Mayor Sean Guard had seen enough. Or rather, he had not seen enough American flags in yards in east Clark County, and so he decided to do something about […]

Kickball: It’s not just for kids

A story about the dedication of the Luke Jensen Sports Park will be in Sunday's newspaper, but limited space means we can't run all the pictures Columbian photographer Steve Lane […]

Kickball: It's not just for kids

A story about the dedication of the Luke Jensen Sports Park will be in Sunday's newspaper, but limited space means we can't run all the pictures Columbian photographer Steve Lane […]

Man oh man

Local dude Jim Mains tried to help a woman out Thursday, but his manly hands weren't up for the task. Never one to pass up a funny photo-op, Mains attempted […]

Sen. Benton misses half-price fireworks

At the June 5 meeting of the Board of Clark County Commissioners, the first person up to speak during the public comment period was State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver. After a […]

Got a problem? Fix it yourself.

We've all heard about how there's way less money in parks, and how maintenance is sure to fall by the wayside. Now that we're in the sunny season, residents from […]

Are you kidding me???!

It's not surprising that a packed Vancouver City Council agenda that includes a parks levy, fireworks restrictions and light rail funding would lead to, well, sparks. They happened, right toward the […]

Muppet theory

Slate Magazine ran a piece today that we thought couldn't go without mention: The Muppet theory. In it, writer Dahlia Lithwick posits that there are two types of Muppets: Chaos and […]

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