The Columbian started distributing local news by pressing ink onto sheets of paper in 1890.The press, ink and paper now are optional. That process started 20 years ago Saturday with the launch of www.columbian.com on July 5, 1994.But it’s still about distributing news. Some of the stories we’ve reported in the past two decades reflect changing technologies of the digital era; others represent familiar newsmakers, including people, places and events — as well as commemorations of local historic milestones.How many of these do you remember?
1. What natural event that jarred Clark County within the last decade was measured in terms of the enhanced Fujita Scale?
- A. That sushi-related unpleasantness in 2006
- B. A series of volcano-related earthquakes in 2004
- C. The 2008 tornado
2. In 2004, Mount St. Helens was designated as Washington’s:
- A. Top polluter
- B. Official state volcano
- C. First Sasquatch refuge
3. In 1994, skater Tonya Harding won: