By John Laird, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Sep. 9--Have you ever seen an overpass like the one taking shape on state Highway 14 just east of the Interstate 5 Bridge? The one that will connect Fort Vancouver with the river? Man, that thing is weird .

By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Apr. 29--Around 400 walkers participated in the Vancouver March of Dimes WalkAmerica Saturday morning, raising nearly $60,000.

By Scott Hewitt, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Oct. 11--Every time I try to talk to someone -- or enjoy a concert -- in Esther Short Park, jets are overhead, trains are rumbling by and the salmon glockenspiel is intoning at me.

Sep. 16--VANCOUVER -- Fifteen years ago, Vancouver Farmers Market board members met monthly in a hotel bar as decrepit as the surrounding downtown itself. The weekend market had just begun in 1990, setting up tables and tents in a vacant lot near the Interstate Bridge.