Newspapers put history in readers’ hands

Former Washington Post President and Publisher Philip L. Graham once described journalism as “the first rough draft of history.” For 125 years, The Columbian has been the primary scribe of the history of Clark County, as well as the local messenger for historical events happening around the world. Through the newspaper, we feel connected to historical events, and it’s the rare household that hasn’t preserved a few clippings or even entire newspapers from special days we will always remember. The news can be as personal as grandmother’s obituary, or as cataclysmic as the Sept. 11 attacks, but with a newspaper, we hold our history in our hands.