May 29, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News
Journalists sponsor a lot of awards contests to recognize their own good work. Other industries do this too; I once got a really interesting story for the paper by talking to the two-time U.S. champion at installing resilient floor covering, who was from Vancouver. Read story
May 22, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News
I like to get suggestions from readers about stories to cover or how to improve The Columbian. Recently, I enjoyed talking with Jaquie Cole, a Ridgefield woman who reached out to us because she thought our readers might be interested in an aerial photo of Mount St. Helens she took… Read story
May 17, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Jaquie Cole had never flown in an airplane before, so when her best friend called to invite her on a scenic flight to Mount St. Helens, she didn’t hesitate to accept. Read story
May 15, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News
The heart of a good newspaper is local news, which is reported and edited by people who work for the paper. Daily papers also use wire news, which are the regional, national and international stories distributed by organizations including the Associated Press, Reuters and Tribune News Service, formerly McClatchy-Tribune. Read story
May 10, 2021, 6:09pm Clark County News
Arson investigators were called to determine the cause of a Monday afternoon fire that damaged a tent and other belongings in a homeless encampment west of downtown Vancouver, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story
May 8, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News
I seem to have been meeting and talking with a lot of young journalists and journalism students lately. It’s making me feel better about the future of an occupation I’ve spent most of the last 40 years pursuing. Read story
May 6, 2021, 6:27pm Clark County News
A wastewater plumbing problem will keep Evergreen High School closed to in-person classes Friday, the district said Thursday evening. Read story
May 6, 2021, 5:38pm Clark County News
Vancouver police arrested a man Thursday morning on suspicion of domestic violence kidnapping and unlawful discharge of a firearm in an incident involving adult cousins. Read story
April 24, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News
Since The Columbian is a family-owned small business, I don’t have some corporate vice president for news telling me what to do all of the time. So I try to keep up on the trends in our industry. Read story
