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		<title>Vancouver Police investigate child molestation involving area physician</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16173-vancouver-police-child-molestation-investigation-hartley-wilmington-pediatrician-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A Vancouver cyber tip led to charges against one man and a felony warrant for a local pediatrician now deceased." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16173-vancouver-police-child-molestation-investigation-hartley-wilmington-pediatrician-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16173-vancouver-police-child-molestation-investigation-hartley-wilmington-pediatrician-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16173-vancouver-police-child-molestation-investigation-hartley-wilmington-pediatrician-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16173-vancouver-police-child-molestation-investigation-hartley-wilmington-pediatrician-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16173-vancouver-police-child-molestation-investigation-hartley-wilmington-pediatrician.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>A Vancouver cyber tip led to charges against one man and a felony warrant for a local pediatrician now deceased.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘Now is the time to speak up, freedom is worth celebrating’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16135-clark-county-fireworks-fourth-july-celebration-freedom-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Felida resident urges Clark County to preserve fireworks traditions for America&#039;s 250th Independence Day celebration." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16135-clark-county-fireworks-fourth-july-celebration-freedom-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16135-clark-county-fireworks-fourth-july-celebration-freedom-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16135-clark-county-fireworks-fourth-july-celebration-freedom-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16135-clark-county-fireworks-fourth-july-celebration-freedom-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16135-clark-county-fireworks-fourth-july-celebration-freedom-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Felida resident urges Clark County to preserve fireworks traditions for America's 250th Independence Day celebration.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Growing Pains and Green Gains – A smarter path for Clark County</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16091-clark-county-mayors-growth-planning-framework-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Three mayors propose Transfer of Development Rights program to balance growth with farmland preservation in Clark County." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16091-clark-county-mayors-growth-planning-framework-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16091-clark-county-mayors-growth-planning-framework-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16091-clark-county-mayors-growth-planning-framework-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16091-clark-county-mayors-growth-planning-framework-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16091-clark-county-mayors-growth-planning-framework.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Three mayors propose Transfer of Development Rights program to balance growth with farmland preservation in Clark County.]]></description>
		
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		<title>County Council to hold hearing on preferred land use alternative for comprehensive plan update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Council will select preferred land use alternative from three options studied in environmental review." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Council will select preferred land use alternative from three options studied in environmental review.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Brandi Kruse and I are feeling discouraged but we’re planning to continue advocating for political change. Will you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="168" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-300x168.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance reflects on a discouraging week in Washington state politics, echoing Brandi Kruse’s frustrations over Democrats’ state income tax victory and local decisions on transit and ICE while urging conservatives not to give up on advocating for political change." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-300x168.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-716x400.jpg 716w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-768x429.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance reflects on a discouraging week in Washington state politics, echoing Brandi Kruse’s frustrations over Democrats’ state income tax victory and local decisions on transit and ICE while urging conservatives not to give up on advocating for political change. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>C-TRAN: Light rail funding addressed again; changes are coming to C-TRAN board composition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="151" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-300x151.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="C-TRAN approved new language tied to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program that shields smaller cities from light rail operating costs while shifting potential financial responsibility toward Vancouver and the urban growth area." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-300x151.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-780x393.jpg 780w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-150x76.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-768x387.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>C-TRAN approved new language tied to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program that shields smaller cities from light rail operating costs while shifting potential financial responsibility toward Vancouver and the urban growth area. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Supreme Court’s ruling should end state’s bullying of the La Center School District</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ken Vance argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on parental rights in education could influence the ongoing dispute between the La Center School District and Washington state officials over gender pronoun policies." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Ken Vance argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on parental rights in education could influence the ongoing dispute between the La Center School District and Washington state officials over gender pronoun policies. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mat Classic: Clark County celebrates nine state champion wrestlers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Valencia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County wrestlers captured nine state titles and 14 finals appearances at Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County wrestlers captured nine state titles and 14 finals appearances at Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘Our forefathers warned us to assemble when government rules over We The People’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Draft Resolution Clarifying Clark County’s Jurisdiction Authority and Council Statement on Immigration Enforcement Activity in Clark County]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=181754</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="La Center resident Kimberlee Goheen Elbon criticizes the County Council’s handling of immigration-related meetings and urges residents to assemble and speak out." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>La Center resident Kimberlee Goheen Elbon criticizes the County Council’s handling of immigration-related meetings and urges residents to assemble and speak out. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>A sub-district vote could be a way to go to pay O&#038;M costs associated with light rail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Council members heard details on how a voter-approved C-TRAN sub-district could be created to fund long-term operations and maintenance costs for light rail tied to a new Interstate Bridge." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Council members heard details on how a voter-approved C-TRAN sub-district could be created to fund long-term operations and maintenance costs for light rail tied to a new Interstate Bridge. ]]></description>
		
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