The Columbian

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Esther Short Neighborhood - City Seeks to Reinvigorate Downtown's Main Street ; Project to Spruce Up 10-Block Stretch Could Cost $10 Million

Main Street hardly lives up to its name in downtown Vancouver. Empty storefronts, deserted sidewalks and a one-way street leading out of downtown is what typifies parts of Main Street south of Mill Plain Boulevard today, decades after large retailers fled downtown for suburban shopping malls.

Reporters Notebook: Fraud Taints Vote On Decorations; Somebody Stuffed Electronic Ballot Box

As United Nations observers travel the world promoting free and fair elections, maybe a few could stop off in east Vancouver. They might even relish the assignment looking at Christmas lights instead of dodging bullets. They'd be in for a surprise.

Neighborhood Focus: Enterprise/ Paradise Point

No place in Clark County could be muddier than Mud Lake. On a rainy post-Christmas weekday, the isolated lowland looks ready to disgorge prehistoric perils like the ones tearing up explorers in the latest "King Kong" remake. But the only casualty that results from a slosh through this narrow canyon is one's own shoes.

Land-Use Review

The following are local land-use proposals. The county or city may rate them in three categories: nonsignificant, no environmental impact study needed; nonsignificant, provided proponents meet certain conditions; and significant, requiring an environmental impact study. Clark County