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National Newspaper Week

This is National Newspaper Week, which we certainly celebrate at the office. This year’s theme is know your first five freedoms. Of course the first is freedom of the press which means I can express my opinion here without fear … Continue reading

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Community is the greatest thing

One of the things I love about this job is getting to attend ribbon cuttings and grand openings. You get to see people you don’t see all the time and meet new ones as well. It’s just exciting when new … Continue reading

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Tooting our own horn

Journalism, like people isn’t what it used to be. It’s constantly changing, not always for the better. Society itself, is also changing and definitely not for the better. One of the things I love about my job is that it … Continue reading

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Dear Santa, please

Reading the Santa letters from the kiddos in the community, got me to thinking that adults should write letters to Santa as well. So here goes mine. Dear Santa, I know it is too much to ask but peace on … Continue reading

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Lumped all into one

Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse or crazier, they somehow seem to do just that, especially with our politicians and elected officials. With the shooting at the Capital Gazette in Maryland where five journalists were killed, many … Continue reading

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Reflections of freedom

July 4th gives us a time to reflect on our freedoms. They certainly aren’t what they used to be and we seen them eroding away on an almost daily basis. Our country today is certainly not what our forefathers envisioned. … Continue reading

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A little transparency goes a long way

Gone are the days when I could walk into any official or department head’s office, sit down and ask whatever questions I needed to ask and get answers with no ifs, ands or buts. I’ve always been trusted to be … Continue reading

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Invest in yourself, shop locally

We all can get behind the premise of shopping local and how it impacts our economy. We may even say we do, but when it comes right down to it, do you really? We are seeing mom and pop stores … Continue reading

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Keeping it ‘real’

National Newspaper Week ended Sunday. For the first time in my 40-year journalism career, I feel like I am getting too old to handle the drama that you have to deal with from week to week. Mainly, because the drama … Continue reading

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Sharing the blame

When a store closes we want to point fingers at everyone else and everywhere else. But in reality, we have to share some of that blame ourselves. When we buy something on line that we can buy from a local … Continue reading

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