May 4, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News
I don’t know about your line of work, but in newspapers we use a lot of colorful jargon and lingo. Sometimes these terms find their way into common use. The words uppercase and lowercase, for example, refer to where the individual pieces of type were kept in composing rooms back… Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News
I am not a movie buff, but I noticed a new journalism movie is playing in theaters and getting good reviews. The film is called “Civil War” and is described by the movie website Fandango like this: Read story
April 20, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News
My office window overlooks Eighth Street west of Esther Short Park. Not an hour goes by that I don’t see a person who seems to be homeless or suffering from mental illness. Often these people will stop at a small planter near the window, which until Tuesday contained a bushy… Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News
I am afraid of rats. My wife doesn’t like snakes. And journalists are scared of a company called Alden Global Capital. Read story
April 6, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News
Last week, I talked about some of the ways you can get the most out of your Columbian subscription, including the ability to read our ePaper, the digital replica of the print product, wherever your smartphone or computer has internet access. Read story
March 30, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News
A phone call from a reader the other day made me realize you might benefit from some insider tips on how to get the most out of your subscription. So with the help of Web Editor Amy Libby, I made an unofficial list: Read story
March 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
As I’ve told you a number of times, newspaper readership is down and online news readership is up. That’s true all around the country; we see it reflected at The Columbian, where our digital-only subscribers now outnumber our print subscribers. Read story
March 16, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News
Let’s start this column with an apology to print subscribers who didn’t receive last Saturday’s edition, or received it late. We had one of those kinds of problems that crops up now and again when you manufacture things. Read story
March 9, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News
If you have been reading newspapers for a long time, like I have, you’re probably familiar with the difference between news pages and editorial pages. News stories, which appear on the front page and throughout the paper, are written by reporters who try to include all the relevant facts without… Read story
March 2, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
If you’re reading this, I am on a cruise! Read story
