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Ever wonder why the Herald does something? Or how? Or "what were they thinking?" Now you can find out. Executive Editor Ken Robertson will do his best to explain what happens in the TCH newsroom - and why.
Ask the Editors
Published Friday, Jul. 29, 2011

A few years ago at Washington State University in Pullman, a student asked a panel of journalists how he could have a “long career” in our profession.

Published Friday, Jul. 08, 2011

We’ve all been reading about the millions and billions of dollars that local, state and federal governments have slashed from their budgets, but I suspect most of us can’t recall too many specifics of the program cuts.

Published Friday, Jul. 01, 2011

This week marked 35 years at the Herald for me, the last 20 of them as its top editor.

Published Friday, Jun. 24, 2011

The past couple weeks I’ve been researching Tri-City history from 1940-1969 and writing chapter introductions for the Herald’s next photo book, Tri-Cities Memories II, which will come out in late October or early November.

Published Friday, Jun. 10, 2011

As long as the nation’s economy continues to struggle, newspapers will be pinched as well, for they almost always slide into an economic downturn before the rest of the economy and trail the economy during a recovery.

Published Thursday, Jun. 02, 2011

June has come and gone 45 times since I walked out of Helena High School for the final time in 1966.

Published Friday, May. 20, 2011

While all the world was focused on the U.S. raid in Pakistan in which Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1, a rather quiet and routine event — and far more important in the long run— happened much closer to U.S. soil.

Vollstedt chassis 67-B located in Silverdale
Photo courtesy Michael McKinney

The '67 Vollstedt Indianapolis race car, once driven by world famous driver Jimmy Clark, is just a heavily damaged tub and a pile rusted parts when Michael McKinney of Kennewick located it about four years ago in a old wooden machine shop in Silverdale.

Published Thursday, May. 12, 2011

A Tri-City man has restored a car designed and built by Rolla Vollstedt of Portland and had been driven by the late Jimmy Clark, an Indy 500 winner recognized as one of the three greatest Grand Prix drivers ever.

Published Sunday, May. 08, 2011

This ended up being an awfully long two-year stint in a career I never planned.

Published Friday, Apr. 29, 2011

May marks an important anniversary for the Tri-City Herald.

Published Friday, Apr. 22, 2011

As a newspaper editor, I long ago learned to expect criticism, often for being a member of the “liberal media.”

Published Friday, Apr. 15, 2011

Reading an old book with new times in mind has once again offered a keen reminder of the value of history.

Published Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2011

There’s a term in the news business called “parachute journalism.”

Published Friday, Mar. 25, 2011

One of the most common complaints newspaper editors deal with is that we focus too much or too little on certain stories.

Published Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011

What was the Utah Legislature thinking?

Published Friday, Mar. 11, 2011

Sunday’s Herald will contain the 2011 installment of the perennially popular “What People Earn” survey conducted annually by Parade magazine.

Published Thursday, Mar. 03, 2011

Folks who are thinking Congress might be able to cure our national budget ills might want to rethink any sense of optimism they’ve let creep into the space they usually reserve for skepticism.

Published Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Did it seem like something was missing when you made your latest trip to the post office?

Published Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011

With the Legislature back in session, it’s time once again for politicians to consider tinkering with the state’s Public Records Law.

Published Friday, Feb. 04, 2011

Though it’s been nearly 17 years since Snow Falling on Cedars was published, the award-winning book’s power to spark controversy remains strong.

Published Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

Three days into the Herald’s changes to our comics lineup, the number of readers who have called, e-mailed or written to protest or suggest changes totals seven.

Published Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011

Starting Monday, the Herald will add two new comic strips to our daily lineup.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011

How dumb are Washington state voters?

Published Wednesday, Jan. 05, 2011

Newspapers, especially in smaller communities, are doggedly hanging onto the attention of their readers, according to a report released late last month.

Published Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010

Bob McGiffert and I both arrived on the University of Montana campus in the fall of 1966.

Published Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010

My family is ending a 30-year tradition this Christmas.

Published Thursday, Dec. 02, 2010

Dear student:

Published Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010

The rising wind coming off the mountain’s shoulder had an edge as keen as a well-honed knife.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010

I found it disconcerting the past couple weeks as I watched the unfolding circus of Keith Olbermann’s latest transgressions against some long-held journalistic values.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

Tidbits of information about more than 400 veterans with ties to the Tri-Cities flooded into the Herald’s offices after we asked our readers to send us photos and brief stories about the men and women in their families who have served their country.

Published Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010

Newspaper editors acquire a lot of jobs that aren’t in their job descriptions, unless of course you count that unwritten assumption of every job: “... and other duties as assigned.”

Published Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010

The media watchers who were wondering how long newspapers would last have been asking the wrong question.

Published Thursday, Sep. 30, 2010

I think by now I’m supposed to be dead.

Published Friday, Sep. 24, 2010

A couple of Herald readers in Waitsburg sent me an e-mail this week wondering who foots the bill for the campaign trips of President Obama and Vice President Biden.

Published Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2010

Tuesday was a great day for kids in the Tri-Cities.

Published Friday, Sep. 10, 2010

One of the best parts of being the Tri-City Herald's editor is that since 1995 I've helped oversee the endowed scholarship that the Herald has offered to students attending Washington State University.

Published Friday, Sep. 03, 2010

RICHLAND — How much of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s work is focused on Hanford?

Published Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010

With Aug. 15 marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, it’s also worth noting the passing of “Piper Bill” Millin, the Scottish bagpiper famous for piping his comrades ashore on D-Day and into the hell that was Sword Beach on June 6, 1944.

Published Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010

In a year when money is tight almost everywhere in the world, some French researchers have announced they spent perfectly good Euros to find out the best way to pour Champagne.

Published Friday, Aug. 06, 2010

So, was the federal $787 billion stimulus package a budget-buster that frittered away money on make-work projects and ensured your grandkids will spend their lives up to their necks in federal debt?

Published Friday, Jul. 30, 2010

Perhaps the best part of a newspaper job is that every day seems to bring a new experience.

Published Monday, Jul. 26, 2010

What writer could resist an invitation like this?

Published Friday, Jul. 16, 2010

Spending 2 1/2 days at the Portland International Piano Festival earlier this week reinforced two observations about 21st century Americans:

Published Friday, Jul. 09, 2010

Even after I started working as a reporter covering cops and courts, there was a time when I thought domestic violence only happened to people I didn’t know.

Published Friday, Jul. 02, 2010

Well, today marks the start of the weekend that plenty of our dogs will spend under the bed.

Published Friday, Jun. 18, 2010

Most of us can easily recall the good advice our fathers gave us as we grew up. Even if we didn’t always take it.

Published Friday, Jun. 04, 2010

One of the best resources an editor can hope to have is a set of engaged readers who are not reluctant to second-guess that editor’s decisions.

Published Wednesday, Jun. 02, 2010

Larry King Live has continued its descent toward becoming Larry King Dead in the latest Nielsen ratings.

Published Friday, May. 28, 2010

While our nation pauses over this long Memorial Day weekend to remember its veterans, we may want to think a little bit about South Korea as well.

Published Friday, May. 21, 2010

A year ago, lots of folks were predicting the imminent death of an array of our nation’s newspapers. And things did look grim.


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