How Clark County’s economic climate will fare over the next 20 years was the billion-dollar question hanging in the air during a special day-long session the Washington State Transportation Commission held on Nov. 14 at the Port of Vancouver. The seven-member commission sets tolls for state roadways, bridges, and ferries ...
Bill Leigh, owner of the Kiggins Theatre building, was approached by several people encouraging him to put the Kiggins, located at 1011 Main St., on the National Register of Historic Places, but he felt the designation presented “too many restrictions and not enough benefits.” During discussions with the City of ...
Situation: A father has found that his 2-year-old son doesn’t want to play with his 4-year-old brother with Down syndrome. Parent Talk Tip: The character trait of tolerance helps children realize that everyone is at different stages of development. To develop tolerance, Diane Moore suggests the parent and younger son ...
In April, Washington State had 47,026 unemployed workers who had exhausted their unemployment benefits. Regular unemployment benefits last 26 weeks. In today's jobless situation, extensions and emergency compensation could be accessed giving the job seeker up to 99 weeks of benefits...
C-Tran is seeking public input regarding the proposed $78 million Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line stretching along Fourth Plain Boulevard from Westfield Mall to downtown Vancouver. The agency is hosting two public design workshops on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Clark College’s Gaiser Student Center; and ...
The first Veterans Day celebration occurred on Nov. 11, 1919 to honor the end of fighting in World War I. Known as Armistice Day, warring countries agreed to a cease-fire “on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour.” Europe and the British Commonwealth still encourage its ...
Even with the passage of Prop. 1 all but confirmed, the debate between local forensic accountant Tiffany Couch and C-Tran remains unresolved over whether the agency truthfully needed the 0.2 percent sales tax hike to avoid service cuts. Last week, Couch issued an independent financial report in which she argued ...
COUV.COM, an issue-based, community storyteller tumbled through its first eight months of business and leapt full force into the 2011 Clark County election coverage. As a newbie to the marketplace, it created some innovative concepts, grabbed at the brass ring, and surprisingly, in the final four weeks before the election, ...