August 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News
If you like old movies, particularly old movies about newspapers, you know that we are in a competitive industry. There’s nothing a reporter or editor would like more than to get a “scoop” on a rival. Stop the presses! Read story
August 22, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News
The best part of being The Columbian’s editor is getting to work with so many interesting, intelligent and dedicated people. Foremost among this group is our team of editors. Their names appear in print daily in the box on the bottom of Page A2, and you will also see their… Read story
August 15, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News
Here’s a question that I had in my mind earlier this week: When Donald Trump picked Mike Pence as his running mate in 2016, where did the story appear in The Columbian? Read story
August 8, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News
By all rights, you should be reading this morning about the pancake breakfast kicking off the opening day of the Clark County Fair. There would have been photos of kids and sausages and syrup, and an “If you go” box with today’s hours and highlights. Read story
July 25, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News
I don’t know about you, but 2020 has probably been the most disorienting year of my life. The days seem to drag on forever, but the weeks fly by. Read story
July 18, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News
If, like me, you look at bylines, you may have noticed a new one in The Columbian: Nicholas Gibson. Read story
July 11, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News
As I am sure you have noticed that for weeks now we have been providing you with a daily update of local COVID-19 cases, deaths and tests conducted. The local information comes from Clark County Public Health, which strives to update its numbers by lunchtime on regular business days, Monday-Friday. Read story
June 27, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News
A loyal Columbian reader, Ray from Camas, dropped me a note earlier this week to talk about the front page of our Tuesday, June 23, edition. Our top story was by our police reporter, Jerzy Shedlock, headlined “County to push forward on body cams.” Jerzy talked to a number of… Read story
June 20, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News
Because I am a baby boomer, I tend to look at books as an authoritative source. One of the books I use frequently when editing news copy is The Associated Press Stylebook, which contains several hundred entries that explain when to use quotation marks around book titles, when to write… Read story
June 13, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News
On New Year’s Day, I could have told you 2020 was going to be a busy year for The Columbian’s journalists. Read story