WSU Vancouver’s Sue Peabody awarded
prestigious sabbatical fellowship

Sue Peabody, Washington State University Vancouver professor of history, has been awarded a prestigious American Philosophical Society Sabbatical Fellowship for her book project, “Free Soil: Slaves and the Law in the Atlantic World.”

The internationally known historian’s latest book, Slavery, Freedom and the Law in the Atlantic World, co-edited with Brazilian scholar, University of Rio de Janeiro’s Keila Grinberg, was published this month. The book contains legal texts from the French, British, Spanish and Portuguese empires in which slaves and free people of color attempted to secure their freedom through judicial actions.

Peabody, president of the French Colonial Historical Society, has received many awards and invitations to present her work, including at Harvard University’s Atlantic History Seminar, Yale University’s Gilder Lehman Center for the History of Slavery, Resistance, and at the upcoming Stanford University’s program’ History and Philosophical Science and Technology Colloquia.

Final seminar in series on
sustainable business is tomorrow

The second and final symposium on the sustainability of business, sponsored by MacKay & Sposito with partners Clark Public Utilities, Northwest Natural, Energy Star and Earth Advantage, opens with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, in Hilton Vancouver Washington.

The two-part series, “Sustainable from the Ground Up,” explores the marketing advantages of “green building” and sustainable development practices for builders.

Presenters include Steve Tapio, New Tradition Homes, and Brandon Tauscher, Project Green Build.

There is a $25 fee for attending the symposium. All proceeds go to the local nonprofit organization Project Green Build. For further information, call Stephanie Hadley, (971) 224-2226.

High Capacity Transit System Study
group offers survey, meets Thursday

A task force meeting of the Clark County High-Capacity Transit System Study is at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the conference room of the county Elections Building, 1408 Franklin Street. The study is being conducted to select preferential routes for high-capacity transit—light rail or dedicated bus lanes—to and from Vancouver locations in the event that high capacity transit should be extended from Portland to Vancouver.

A brief questionnaire is offered on the HCT Study website, http://rtc.wa.gov.hct. In addition to general questions, respondents are asked to select three routes they would like to have considered.

Scale model show at Pearson Museum Saturday

The International Plastic Modelers Society’s 2007 Annual Invitational Scale Model Show, sponsored by the Lt. Alexander Pearson Modelers Chapter, is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E 5th Street.

Models will be judged throughout the day. In addition, vendors will be on hand offering hobby equipment and tolls. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children 6 through 12. Children under 6 are free.

News briefs

Vancouver’s Downtown Association’s annual meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in E. B. Hamilton Hall in the Red Cross Building at 605 Barnes Road in Vancouver Barracks. n The Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the St. Helens Room of the airport at 7000 NE Airport Way. n The 5th annual Innovative Services NW Caring Heart awards dinner and celebration is at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in the Heathman Lodge. Tickets are $65 each and must be purchased in advance. For further information, call Dawn Johnson, 823-5171, or go to www.innovativeservicesnw.org. n The Junior Symphony of Vancouver, led by conductor Timoteus Racz, presents a spring concert featuring music by Hayden, Handel and Reicha at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the Columbia Arts Center, 400 W Evergreen Boulevard. General admission is $10. Students and seniors will be admitted for $8. For further information, call 696-4084, or go to www.oregonchamberplayers.org.

Calendar

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council meets at 4 p.m. today in the 6th floor training room in the Public Service Center.

Tuesday, March 6 headlines

Some Heritage High School students pray outside school grounds without incident--Columbian, Howard Buck

FEMA turns down request for assistance from Stevenson home owner whose house is threatened by property slip sliding away--Columbian

Local high-capacity transit route studied--Columbian, Jeffrey Mize

County employment less than a year ago--Columbian, Jonathan Nelson

Jim Moeller's bill for sales tax holiday that would benefit families with school children dies in the house; Moeller says he will try again next year--Columbian, Kathie Durbin

Clark County Family Treatment Court boasts first graduate--Columbian, Stephanie Rice

Two suicide bombers kill 93 Shiite pilgrims--New York Times, AP

Indonesian quake kills scores on Sumatra--New York Times, Peter Gelling

NATO launches major operation in Afghanistan to get back lost territory--Washington Post, Griff White

China's dirty air threatens darker days for Northwest--Oregonian, Richard Hill

Jury convicts Lewis "Scooter" Libby on four of five charges of lying during investigation of Valerie Plane's identity leak--NBC News