It’s been three years since first-grade teacher Carmela Lemon fell ill with a mysterious and persistent respiratory illness. A constant cough, shortness of breath and…
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Petition: Replace Columbia River High School mascot
A renewed effort to replace Columbia River High School’s chieftain mascot has garnered support from students and alumni who decry the image of a Native…
Clark County school districts face future amid mixed messages
In the midst of increasing pressure from Washington, D.C., to reopen schools in the fall, area officials are rejecting the notion that the federal government…
In a word, new Clark College president ‘committed’
Clark College’s new president, Karin Edwards, knows the power of education’s role as “the great equalizer.” When Edwards was in eighth grade, she received a…
ICE order for international students raises alarm at Clark College
International students whose colleges are holding classes online-only this fall must either leave the country or face deportation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday. The…
Hough Foundation offers free virtual summer camp
The Hough Foundation will host a free virtual summer camp for kids from July 6 to Aug. 28. Each day campers will use Zoom to…
Vancouver schools appoints chief criminal deputy prosecutor to replace Stoker
Vancouver Public Schools’ directors have unanimously appointed Camara Banfield, Clark County chief criminal deputy prosecutor, to the school board. Banfield replaces Mark Stoker, who resigned…
Summer programs open, offer meals for children through Aug. 14
Families in need can find free meals for their children at schools and apartment complexes across Clark County, though the annual program will look different…
Black sisters with Clark County roots call for more inclusive curricula in schools
For Brush Prairie native Daron Dean, the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day has prompted reflection on her own experience as a Black child…
Clark College grad overcomes denial to pursue his destiny
Denied. Denied. Denied. That’s what Evans Kaame, a 23-year-old Clark College graduate, watched in 2018 as he waited in line to apply for a student…







