The Columbian

I have never had an issue with delivery, but maybe I would have before now, had I been up at this hour regularly on a Sunday. The delivery person just threw the paper at my car, and when I ran out to the street they were pulling out of someone else’s driveway who actually received their paper at the door. How is it okay to treat one customer better than another? Isn’t customer service supposed to be money blind? I never want to see another issue on my property. Worst delivery service ever!

Well, it’s been 2 ½ years since anyone wrote a peep about this paper, that person being me.
My fave writer (Candace Buckner) is long gone, as I predicted.
I still by and large enjoy Lou Brancaccio shining a light on the out-​and-​out cronyism happening around here. It might behoove him to recuse himself from it for awhile and have someone else report on the council’s doings. IMO, it’s gotten too personal between him and some of these people.
I think this is a better paper than any of the others in this region. It comes out every day, it’s the size a paper is supposed to be and does a good job of sticking to things that are relevant to our area.
I would wish for a Sunday-​only delivery option but I realize that finances and logistics probably preclude that option.
I guess I’ll just have to continue to cover my bed-​head with a cap and head over to Winco.

The only source of daily news focused on Vancouver, Clark County and Washington State. Lately the paper is thinner, and there’s a larger proportion of national content. The coverage is impressive, and I have it delivered every day.
The search functionality on their overhauled web site (Sep-​2008) is outstanding; find past articles with no hassle, easier than with Google.
I wish articles would say «where» places and events are in the first couple of paragraphs, or include a map, rather than assuming readers know locations, sigh.