Digital Desk

If you work a minimum wage job in Washington state, you'd need to work about 81 hours a week to pay the average monthly rent in this state. It's worse […]

Earlier this week, something The Atlantic tweeted out caught my eye. It said, "Why More Divorces Are a Good Sign for the Economy." The basic premise is that when the […]

There's a saying that "no news is good news," and last week proved to be one of the newsiest weeks we've ever seen here. Sadly, most of it was not […]

We dig maps, especially interactive maps, so when I stumbled upon a new interactive map showing state-to-state migration I just had to share. Above you can see a snapshot showing which […]

  Columbian Assistant Metro Editor Dave Kern retired on Thursday after spending 33 years at the paper and about 40 years in the news business. As you might remember from our farewell […]

I'm a bit skeptical about Jeff Bezos' plans to deliver Amazon packages via drone. And no, it has nothing to do with his 30-minute delivery, problems with FAA regulations or […]

First, in the interests of disclosure, let me tell you that I serve on the advisory committee for the Creative Media and Digital Culture program at Washington State University in Vancouver. […]

By now you've probably seen our story (and video) on Vancouver police responding to an alleged drug home in the Hough neighborhood. On Thursday a reporter, photographer and I were able to […]