Vancouver, WA

The Junior Symphony of Vancouver will hold auditions on Dec. 7. Auditions are arranged by appointment.

NCAA Division I cross country conference championships were held around the country on Oct. 30 with several Clark County runners taking part.

Hathaway Elementary has served Washougal since 1934. Now its future may be decided before the district has completed the analysis necessary to justify closing it.

Clark County bid farewell to one of its longest-serving employees Friday with the retirement of Oliver Orjiako, who has worked for the county since 1989. Orjiako has served as director of Community Planning for the past 15 years.

It seems this time of year we always have a chance of rain in the forecast, even when it isn’t raining! That’s November for you. We can enjoy a few hours of sunshine, perhaps even an entire day, but somewhere out over the Pacific, another weather system is waiting its turn. The rain chances seem to follow us around like a shadow.

In the end, it was obvious the election was going to come down to just one big thing. He asked to be on the ballot. Was he ever. You can’t have a president this historically unpopular, who also excels at sucking up all the oxygen, and expect to get election results much more nuanced than a wipeout.

Here’s a fresh take on bruschetta, the classic Italian appetizer usually made with juicy tomatoes spooned over crisp, toasted bread.

As Democrats prepare to lead Congress while figuring out a way to work with a Republican president, they must focus on moving the nation forward rather than relitigating grievances. They must address the affordability of fuel, groceries and healthcare. They must establish barriers against corruption that will apply not only to Trump but to all members of the federal government, both present and future.

President Donald Trump has turned the federal government against American democracy in a relentless effort to challenge, subvert and undermine the nation’s election infrastructure, all in an effort to hold onto power in the face of popular discontent.

On these busy fall weeks, most cooks have meals they can pull out of their back pocket without much thought.