Situation: Homeschooling mom is exhausted because kids are fighting. Parent Talk tip: Have a homeschool class on fighting. Teach the kids how to fight. In the business world, it’s called negotiating or communicating. For a parent, it’s part of discretion – learning what works, what doesn’t and doing things that ...
The Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project carries a $10 billion* price tag. To date, how the project will be funded has not been ascertained and is referred to as a “debt bomb” by Chris Girard in his preface to the Cortright Report. Despite the heavy price tag, the CRC ...
Buying locally grown and raised food directly from the farmer is a national movement that is gaining momentum in Clark County. One of the most popular places to experience that is at the Vancouver Farmers Market. Located near Esther Short Park in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the weekly Vancouver ...
The Vancouver Police Department will have to “rethink, redesign, and retool” in order to best use its limited resources, said Police Chief Clifford Cook during an hour-long update before the Vancouver City Council on Aug. 15. Cook listed many of the significant cutbacks the department has had to make since ...
For most children it’s an everyday occurrence to spend time in front of a television or game screen. What happens when their parents’ values and belief systems clash with those offered up by the entertainment industry? Parents who struggle with this clash of cultures can turn to family life counselor ...
Former Spokane resident Nathaniel Stafford, who was featured in a major anti-malaria publicity campaign in New York City earlier this year, visited COUV.COM recently while in Vancouver visiting relatives. The Boy Scout came to the public’s attention in 2009 when he completed a 100-mile road hike near his hometown of ...
Last week, COUV.COM reported that CenturyLink sought information with the City of Vancouver regarding potential street projects – including streetcar and light rail construction – that could impact its plans to install new phone lines beneath Evergreen Blvd. in downtown Vancouver this summer. Handwritten notes on the permit CenturyLink (then Qwest) submitted to the ...
Generations of Clark County families have savored the experience of one of the highest rated fairs in Washington State. More than a quarter million people spend a day or two under the August sun to munch on burgers, curly fries, pizza, seafood, pie, ice cream, cotton candy, popcorn and, as ...
Despite the suspicions of some business owners, light rail construction has not begun in downtown Vancouver. However, the potential for light rail and streetcar development was a concern for CenturyLink (formerly Qwest) when it submitted a permit earlier this year with the City of Vancouver seeking permission to replace aging ...
A new perspective brings fresh views to any project. The way children view our world brings laughter or may sober grown-ups who pay attention to their youthful, direct assessment. Take a quick journey straight up into the air. Two young seagulls view the complexity of the adult problems of the Columbia ...
Buying meat and produce from a big national supplier would be easier and less expensive, but it would also give local restaurateur Brad Root a hole in his soul. For more than 20 years, Root has cooked with a passion for local ingredients and he puts a lot of emphasis ...
Tom McCloud, owner of PIP Printing, noticed city workers and a Qwest/Century Link crew on Main Street in downtown Vancouver, according to a phone message left July 11. He wondered why Main Street, between 11th and 12th – where his business is located – was closed. The closure impeded vehicular ...
The future of Vancouver’s downtown parking system was the focus of Monday’s City Council workshop during which council members discussed the importance of maintaining on-street parking for visitors and business patrons. The council heard from the Parking Services Department to gain perspective on the city’s parking situation and to look ...
The first sign that something might be wrong came in the recovery room when he wasn’t waking up as expected. That’s how Peggy Leinweber recounts the beginning of her husband’s journey with Lewy body dementia and the lessons of grace she ultimately learned. In the recovery room that day, Peggy’s husband ...
Sulayman “Sol” Bah, a former Muslim, came from Gambia in West Africa 21 years ago as a student. His intent was to live the American dream, make a lot of money and eventually return to Gambia a wealthy man driving a Mercedes and living in a two-story house. His plans ...
The proposed relocation of the Class-A Yakima Bears baseball team to Vancouver would mean $4.6 million in annual economic activity for the community after construction of a new stadium, according to an analysis released by the Columbia River Economic Development Council. The development council was asked to provide an objective ...
“I tell my kids over and over, but they don’t listen.” This is what parents say all the time when they come to see Diane Moore at her private counseling practice in Vancouver. But parents don’t have to repeat themselves three and four times to get their kids to obey. In fact, ...
Proponents of finding an alternative to the proposed Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project* have scheduled a two-day open house to discuss the issue. ThirdBridgeNow.com is presenting the event July 29 and 30 at the Clark County Public Service Center located at 1300 Franklin St. in Downtown Vancouver. The event ...
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