2014 Marshall Public & Youth Leadership Award Nominees Announced
Ten Clark County residents have been nominated for the General George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award and 30 Clark County High School Seniors have been nominated for the General George C. Marshall Youth Leadership Award. The 2014 award recipients will
Portland/Vancouver Animal Shelters Save an Unprecedented 91 Percent of Homeless Cats and Dogs in 2013
Under the leadership of the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP), the Portland/Vancouver metro area is poised to be named one of, if not the safest major metropolitan city in America for homeless pets. The six largest public and private
Goodbye, Steakburger
The Columbian is reporting that the iconic Hazel Dell fun spot, Steakburger, will be demolished this summer to make room for a new McDonald's, Fred Meyer fuel stations, and a Dutch Bros. Coffee kiosk along the 4 acre stretch of
Kids Grow Green: Cashing in Cabbage
Kids across America are growing, and some are earning, a lot of “green” participating in the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. This year, more than 1.5 million third graders in 48 states have gotten hands-on gardening experience growing colossal cabbages
The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Test
Question: My child has to take a kindergarten readiness assessment before she will be allowed to sign up for kindergarten. How should I help her to prepare for this test? I definitely want her to get a good score. –
Young Child Doesn’t Get Phonics
Question: My second-grader simply can't sound out most new words; however, she is a very good reader. If you tell her what a word is, she remembers it or figures it out through context. Her teacher's reaction is: "Some kids
Teaching Children to Deal with Failure
Question: How can you teach kids to deal with failure? When my child brings home a bad grade, she freaks out. What can I do to help this situation? -- Freak Out's MomAnswer: Everyone likes to succeed. Who doesn't want
Mompetition . . . Don’t Play Along!
According to UrbanDictionary.com, mompetition is “the one-up rivalry that moms play making their child seem better, smarter, and/ or more advanced than yours. May involve two or more moms and any number of children, even full-grown.” I like the “even
Prescription Drug Abuse – An Epidemic?
When Nikki at Vancouver Family Magazine asked me to write an article on prescription drug abuse, I was at a loss for words—something that doesn’t happen to me very often. How could my background in representing those injured by the