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How did you like our little rain storm Friday? Of course, it was pouring during the afternoon and evening commute. At 5 p.m. it was hydroplaning conditions on the roads. Vancouver had 1.03 inches Friday which was the heaviest one-day rainfall amount since October 27 when we had 1.33 inches.
We still are 1.50 inches below average for the month. Saturday was fairly decent with only a few sprinkles or widely scattered showers around western Washington and just cloudy skies.

Tuesday
Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners, utility office, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver.
– 9 a.m., special meeting: consideration of resolutions of intent to establish LUD Nos. 1351, 1352, 1356, 1359, 1360 and 1361; consideration of resolutions of establishment of LUS Nos. 1288, 1349, 1350, 1357 and 1358; consideration of bid award No. 558 — on-site sodium hypochlorite generation system; E3 study update.
Skamania County Commissioners, Skamania County Courthouse, 240 N.W. Vancouver Ave., Stevenson.

WOODLAND — In front of a packed room, Woodland’s planning commission voted to continue discussions on expanding the city’s urban growth boundary on a case-by-case basis.
The commission started discussing expanding the city’s comprehensive plan map at their December meeting, and were looking at six potential growth scenarios Thursday night. The discussions were partly spurred by eight applications the city received to amend the city’s comprehensive plan map or expand the urban growth boundary.

Today, my job is to get you into Sudoku jazz. What is Sudoku jazz, you ask? Sudoku jazz is something I just made up.

WASHINGTON — Corporate brands have waded into fraught political territory during the first two years of the Trump presidency — clashing with the president and his allies on polarizing issues such as gun ownership and immigration. Companies are increasingly taking stances on social and political issues important to their employees, customers and the broader public, even if it riles others. With the standoff over the federal government shutdown, this more emboldened public posture by companies is again on display.

America’s manufacturers are scrambling to change the way they do business — from finding new suppliers to shifting more finishing work overseas — as the sting of tariffs begins to take a bigger toll on their bottom lines.
A range of recent reports have underscored fault lines in what had been a growing part of the economy. They all point to waning optimism because of a tight labor market, uncertainty over the stock market, rising interest rates — and especially trade issues.

Micah Paulson scored 13 points and Sawyer Racanelli added 12, but the Hawks fell just short in a 2A Greater St. Helens League game at home.
Hockinson led by five with three minutes to play. But Mark Morris, already in the double-bonus, drew fouls and took the lead at the free throw line.
The Monarchs made nine of 14 foul shots in the fourth quarter. Mark Morris shot 27 free throws to Hockinson’s eight.
Hockinson (7-9, 3-5) had a shot to win at the end, but it was off the mark.