June 30, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News
Like all businesses, people come and go from The Columbian. Around the newsroom, it seems to go in cycles: We’ll get a group together for a while, then a couple of people will leave in proximity to each other. Read story
June 23, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News
You may have seen those surveys that say being a newspaper reporter is one of the worst jobs you can have, along with hard-rock mining or working as logger. I don’t believe that myself. Read story
June 16, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News
Put 40 writers in a newsroom, and you will get 40 different ways to write the same information. That's why we have style rules, which are sort of the traffic cops of news writing. They keep us orderly and on course. Read story
June 9, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News
Newspapers have long had a colorful language all their own. Over the years some of the expressions, such as a galley (a proof made to check typesetting) and a cookie sheet (The Columbian’s old name for a story budget) have become obsolete, but we still have our own colorful lingo.… Read story
May 26, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News
You’ve heard the old saying, “Names are in the news.” But when shouldn’t they be in the news? Read story
May 19, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News
Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed a recent change in The Columbian: We now spell the name of that large casino “ilani,” and not “Ilani.” Read story
May 12, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News
Have you heard the old expression “There’s no such thing as a free lunch?” Read story
April 28, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News
A recent conversation got me thinking about conflicts of interest. Our courts reporter, Jessica Prokop, asked if she could serve as the secretary of her Vancouver neighborhood association. Read story
April 21, 2018, 6:10am Clark County News
If you look at my column mug, you can probably guess that I enjoy eating. Probably you do, too. That’s why food sections have been a staple of newspapers since before I started reading them. They’re still popular with readers. Read story
April 14, 2018, 6:01am Clark County News
Our reporters and photographers have covered probably 100 local stories in the last two weeks. I even wrote one myself when we ran short of people one afternoon. Read story