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Unnecessary slow motion
You might wonder what a videographer does to keep his sanity while shooting a video of people walking on a trail. Well in the case of last Monday, it happened to be switching my camera to shoot 60...
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Sometimes there are no words
I found myself shooting a photo of a woman with a ton of cash and a cartoon dog on Tuesday. No really. The photo went with a business story about credit unions rewarding people who put money into...
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Moms: A quick look at the numbers
Katrina Irwin, 2, with her mother Stephanie Karlquist, both from Vancouver, make a stop to examine the flowers on Franklin Street near Mill Plain, Tuesday, March 4, 2008. (The Columbian, Steven Lane)...
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Best-designed news website in the region
We are really liking the sound of that around here. The Society of Professional Journalists recently handed us that moniker – “Best Web Design” – etched on a glass plaque along with 28 other awards in...
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Soccer analysis earns blogger some recognition
We’re pretty proud right now of Chris Gluck, who writes about the Portland Timbers for The Columbian in his Possession with Purpose blog. Last weekend, Gluck was invited to speak at the World...
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Hispanic population still growing fast in Clark County
Today marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Week and it’s Hispanic Heritage Month and the U.S. Census Bureau has shared a plethora of national figures on one of the fastest-growing segments...
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Another look at Clark County’s wage gap
The wage gap is widening in Clark County, according to a story by reporter Aaron Corvin that we published yesterday. In the story, Corvin reports that “the median hourly wage for jobs in Clark County...
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Tracking how we voted with Twitter
The USA Today culled together thousands (millions?) of Tweets yesterday for the 2014 general election and they produced this spiffy time-lapse data visualization. A snapshot of the Tweet map built by...
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Newer cars mean fewer vehicle thefts, but…
Vehicle owners in Clark County got some good news and some bad news this week. First, the good news. According to statistics from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, vehicle theft is steadily declining...
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The waiting is the hardest part
Anyone who’s seen a doctor knows that sometimes you end up waiting whether it’s on the phone, in the reception area, in the emergency room or in the often tiny patient care room in the clinic. And...
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A look at dads by the numbers
Chriton Muir and his father James wear matching hats as they take part in the first day of annual two-day Klineline Kids Fishing Derby at Salmon Creek Park in Vancouver Friday April 10, 2015. (Natalie...
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Where not to park in downtown Vancouver
No one likes getting parking tickets, at least that we know of, and to help you stay out of trouble we’ve got just the thing for you. Below you can see where not to park with the help of a data...
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Where was voter turnout lowest for primary?
Everyone expected voter turnout to be very low for the Aug. 4 primary and voters delivered in spades with only 25.9% of those registered submitting their ballots. So where was voter turnout the lowest...
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Did turnout affect the county chair race?
Yesterday we shared a map showing the voter turnout by precinct in Clark County’s Aug. 4 primary election. Reader Justin Stanley noticed that turnout seemed to be lower in what he dubbed the “Boldt...
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Housing costs mixed, but renters feel pinch
While the U.S. economy has seen some job growth and other positive signs this year, the Federal Reserve voted today to keep interest rates static. There had been a lot of recent debate among economic...
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Where are Clark County’s uninsured?
Where do the uninsured live? That’s a question The New York Times’ Upshot recently asked and mapped out, showing that most of the country’s uninsured live in the South and — shocker — they tend to be...
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A few stats on Clark County’s veterans
Today is Veterans Day when we remember and honor the men and women who serve or already served their country in the military. It’s also known as Armistice Day when the so-called Great War or WWI ended...
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Dive into the state’s schools homeless data
The rise in homelessness surfaced in the news again this week as the state released the latest numbers of homeless students in Washington’s public schools. In Clark County, more than 2,300 students...
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Homes just keep getting bigger and biggerer
Owning a home has long been considered by many people to be a key piece of attaining the so-called American dream. It appears that now that also means having about 600 square feet per person. As...
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Take a look at who benefitted from county’s fee waivers
The jury is still out on whether Clark County has seen a flood of new jobs resulting from a decision in 2013 to waive traffic impact and application fees for all nonresidential development in...
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