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Death Notices
Barry Mitchell Doherty, 66, Vancouver, died Aug. 8, 2022. Little Chapel of the Chimes Gateway, 503-256-0606. |
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Energy Adviser: Water meter can signal problems
Just like tracking your fuel mileage can tell you a lot about how your vehicle is running, tracking your water bill and keeping an eye on your water meter are good ways to detect issues with your home’s plumbing. |
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Vancouver strives to be ‘bird-friendly city’
At about this time of the year, Cindy McCormack frequently peeks from her condo overlooking Esther Short Park, searching for flashes of color that dart between tree branches. |
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Small businesses weigh banking options amid bank turmoil
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Walker, owner of Nuance Interior Design Showroom in Bellevue, Washington, thought she had her banking arrangements fairly well protected. She kept deposits at Wells Fargo and a brokerage account at Fidelity under the federal insurance cap of $250,000. |
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Letter: What is wrong with our country?
Emotionally I’m exhausted. Continued mass school shootings, another today (Monday)! |
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Vital Statistics
Darwin Randall Stewart, 24, Battle Ground, and Darci Lynae Hivala, 20, La Center. |
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Southern resident orcas are visiting us less often, new study shows
Finding fewer Chinook salmon to eat, the endangered southern resident orcas are visiting the San Juan Islands, their traditional summer home, less often. |
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Letter: We’ve had enough of gun violence
We the people have had enough of the gun violence, mass shootings, school shootings and deaths by guns every day in the U.S. Since you all protest and complain about any new gun controls, then it is time all of you get together and come up with a foolproof solution to stop the continuing gun violence here immediately. And please don’t blame mental health as most if not all of the mass shooters have gotten guns that were legally purchased. |
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Letter: Don’t be conned by Satan
The Pied Piper of German folklore was charismatic and his flute playing mesmerized the rats of Hamelin. Apparently, they were deluded even to the point of drowning in its river. |
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Letter: District budget needs transparency
At the March 14 Evergreen school board meeting, the superintendent proposed cuts that were purportedly least impactful to students. Not true. As one person pointed out, 40 percent of the cuts will affect elementary students, 14 percent middle school, 37 percent high school but only about 9 percent at the administration level. |
