April 19, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News
On Thursday, we did something new: We published a story in Spanish after hiring a translator named Rocio Rios. Read story
April 12, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News
About two dozen people wrote to us after last Saturday’s Hands Off protest at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver who were upset that we didn’t cover it. Read story
April 5, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News
A few weeks ago, The Columbian’s managing editor for production turned to me after a daily news meeting had just ended and said something like, “Will, we need to pick a new comic to replace ‘Phoebe and Her Unicorn’ because the artist is calling it quits. People are going to… Read story
March 29, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News
When was the last time you searched for anything on Columbian.com? Read story
March 22, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News
A bill in the works that would greatly support and strengthen local newsrooms across the state advanced to a hearing on Tuesday in the Senate Ways & Means Committee. From my perspective, the hearing went well. Most of those who testified voiced support for the bill. Read story
March 15, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News
I could see they were fatigued. Our state senators and representatives had stayed up until the early hours that morning debating bills. But they made time for Thursday’s annual News Media Day in Olympia, which I attended with my newspaper colleagues from across Washington, including those from The Seattle Times… Read story
March 8, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
The Spokesman-Review building and the newsroom inside were the headquarters for my nearly two-year experience as a reporter in the rugged inland city. Read story
March 1, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
I attended the University of Oregon to study journalism. It was my father and great-grandfather’s alma mater. But what really attracted me was the student newspaper, The Daily Emerald, which operates independently of the school as a nonprofit news source. Read story
February 22, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News
I was born into the news industry. In my earliest memories of wandering the halls of The Columbian, I remember seeing the massive printing press zip rolls of blank paper through its cylinders, shaking the room with the smell of the mechanical fluid and ink mixture in the air. Read story
February 15, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
When snow began falling on The Columbian around 9 a.m. Thursday, reporters and editors in our newsroom adapted our workflow while also continuing to cover the news. It was a challenge, but this column is dedicated to all The Columbian employees who made efforts to get the work done under… Read story