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➉➊➋ ➌➍➎➏ ➐➊ ➑➉➊➑➒➊➓ ➔➋ ➐➔➏➉ ➏➉➊ →➣↔
➊↕➙➋ ➛➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➜➣➊➝➎ ➊➞➞➙➣➏➎ ➏➙ ➔➟➠➙➎➊ ➍
➡➢ ➤➔➌➌➔➙➋ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➏➍➥ ➉➔➒➊➦ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➔➧➊
➌➊➍➓➊➣➎ ➉➍➓ ➎➊➋➏ ➍ ➌➊➏➏➊➣ ➏➙ ➏➉➊ ➎➏➍➏➊➝➎
➤➔↕↕➊➎➏ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➙➣↕➍➋➔➨➍➏➔➙➋ ➍➎➒➔➋↕ ➐➉➍➏ ➏➩➠➊➎ ➙➞
➏➍➥➊➎ ➔➏ ➟➔↕➉➏ ➤➊ ➐➔➌➌➔➋↕ ➏➙ ➎➜➠➠➙➣➏➫
➭➉➊ ➍➋➎➐➊➣ ➞➣➙➟ →➣➊↕➙➋ ➯➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➲ ➳➋➓➜➎➏➣➩
➵➣➊➎➔➓➊➋➏ ➸➍➋➓➣➍ ➺➑➻➙➋➙➜↕➉ ➑➍➟➊ ➤➍➑➒ ➌➍➎➏ ➐➊➊➒➼
➭➉➊ ➠➣➙➠➙➎➊➓ ➡➢ ➤➔➌➌➔➙➋ ➏➍➥ ➔➋➑➣➊➍➎➊➦ ➍ ➑➊➋➏➊➣➠➔➊➑➊ ➙➞
➽➙➧➫ ➾➍➏➊ ➯➣➙➐➋➝➎ ➠➌➍➋➎ ➏➙ ➠➜➟➠ ➟➙➣➊ ➟➙➋➊➩ ➔➋➏➙
➠➜➤➌➔➑ ➊➓➜➑➍➏➔➙➋➦ ➔➎ ➚➏➙➙ ➟➜➑➉➦➪ ➺➑➻➙➋➙➜↕➉ ➐➣➙➏➊➫
➶➋➓ ➺➑➻➙➋➙➜↕➉ ➟➍➓➊ ➍➋➙➏➉➊➣ ➧➔➏➍➌ ➠➙➔➋➏ ➔➋ ➉➊➣
➌➊➏➏➊➣ ➏➙ ➸➊➋➫ ➺➍➣➒ ➹➍➎➎➦ ➻↔➯➊➍➧➊➣➏➙➋➦ ➍➋➓ ➘➊➠➫
➴➍➋➑➩ ➴➍➏➉➍➋➎➙➋➦ ➻↔➷➜↕➊➋➊ ➬➏➉➊ ➏➐➙ ➑➙↔➑➉➍➔➣➎ ➙➞
➏➉➊ ➮➙➔➋➏ ➱➙➟➟➔➏➏➊➊ ➙➋ ➸➏➜➓➊➋➏ ➸➜➑➑➊➎➎ ➸➜➤➑➙➟↔
➟➔➏➏➊➊ ➙➋ ➘➊➧➊➋➜➊✃➼ ➶➋➩ ➔➋➑➣➊➍➎➊ ➔➋ ➏➍➥➊➎ ➎➉➙➜➌➓ ➤➊
➍➑➑➙➟➠➍➋➔➊➓ ➤➩ ➑➙➎➏↔➎➍➧➔➋↕ ➣➊➞➙➣➟➎ ➏➙ ➏➉➊ ➎➏➍➏➊➝➎
➵➜➤➌➔➑ ➷➟➠➌➙➩➊➊➎ ➘➊➏➔➣➊➟➊➋➏ ➸➩➎➏➊➟➫
➭➉➍➏➝➎ ➋➙➏ ➍ ➎➜➣➠➣➔➎➊➫ ➴➙➣ ➔➎ ➔➏ ➍➋ ➜➋➣➊➍➎➙➋➍➤➌➊ ➓➊↔
➟➍➋➓➦ ➑➙➋➎➔➓➊➣➔➋↕ ➏➉➍➏ ➍➋ ➍➋➍➌➩➎➔➎ ➉➍➎ ➎➉➙➐➋ ➉➙➐ ➔➋↔
➑➣➊➍➎➔➋↕ ➠➣➊➟➔➜➟➎➦ ➣➊❐➜➔➣➊➓ ➏➙ ➒➊➊➠ ➏➉➊ ➎➏➍➏➊➝➎ ➜➋➓➊➣↔
➞➜➋➓➊➓ ➠➊➋➎➔➙➋ ➎➩➎➏➊➟ ➍❒➙➍➏➦ ➐➙➜➌➓ ➊➍➏ ➍➐➍➩ ➉➍➌➞ ➙➞
➏➉➊ ➍➓➓➔➏➔➙➋➍➌ ➣➊➧➊➋➜➊ ↕➊➋➊➣➍➏➊➓ ➤➩ ➏➉➊ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➏➍➥
➤➩ ➢❮➢❰➫ ➳➋ ➎➜➤➎➊❐➜➊➋➏ ➩➊➍➣➎➦ ➏➉➊ ➍➋➍➌➩➎➔➎ ➎➜↕↕➊➎➏➊➓➦
➏➉➊ ➵➷➘➸ ➠➣➊➟➔➜➟➎ ➐➙➜➌➓ ➏➍➒➊ ➍➋ ➊➧➊➋ ➤➔↕↕➊➣ ➤➔➏➊➫
➸➙➟➊ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎ ➟➔↕➉➏ ➉➍➧➊ ➍➣↕➜➊➓ ➏➉➍➏➦ ➊➧➊➋
➔➞ ➏➉➔➎ ➏➜➣➋➊➓ ➙➜➏ ➏➙ ➤➊ ➏➉➊ ➑➍➎➊➦ ➍➏ ➌➊➍➎➏ ➎➑➉➙➙➌➎
➐➙➜➌➓ ↕➊➏ ➍ ➌➔➏➏➌➊ ➊➥➏➣➍ ➑➍➎➉ ➞➙➣ ➍ ➞➊➐ ➩➊➍➣➎➫ ➯➜➏ ➺➑↔
➻➙➋➙➜↕➉ ➓➔➓➋➝➏ ➣➔➎➊ ➏➙ ➏➉➍➏ ➤➍➔➏➫
➳➞ ➍➌➌ ➙➞ ➏➉➔➎ ➎➙➜➋➓➎ ➞➍➟➔➌➔➍➣➦ ➔➏➝➎ ➤➊➑➍➜➎➊ ➏➉➔➎ ➔➎ ➊➎↔
➎➊➋➏➔➍➌➌➩ ➏➉➊ ➎➍➟➊ ➠➌➍➑➊ ➐➊ ➐➊➣➊ ➍➏ ➏➐➙ ➩➊➍➣➎ ➍↕➙
➔➋ ➏➉➊ ➛➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➜➣➊➼ ➯➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➌➊➍➓➊➣➎ ➐➊➣➊ ➎➊➋➓➔➋↕
➊➋➑➙➜➣➍↕➔➋↕ ➎➔↕➋➎ ➍➤➙➜➏ ➠➙➎➎➔➤➌➩ ➎➜➠➠➙➣➏➔➋↕ ➎➙➟➊
➎➙➣➏ ➙➞ ➍➓➓➔➏➔➙➋➍➌ ➏➍➥➦ ➤➜➏ ➐➍➋➏➊➓ ➔➏ ➏➙ ↕➙ ➉➍➋➓↔➔➋↔
➉➍➋➓ ➐➔➏➉ ➵➷➘➸ ➣➊➞➙➣➟➎➫ ➭➉➊ ➋➍➎➑➊➋➏ ➓➊➍➌ ➊➧➊➋➏➜↔
➍➌➌➩ ➣➍➋ ➙➞➞ ➏➉➊ ➣➍➔➌➎➦ ➍➎ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎ ➐➊➣➊ ➣➊➌➜➑➏➍➋➏ ➏➙
➊➋➏➊➣➏➍➔➋ ➎➊➣➔➙➜➎ ➙➧➊➣➉➍➜➌➎ ➏➙ ➏➉➊ ➠➊➋➎➔➙➋ ➎➩➎➏➊➟➫
➶➞➏➊➣ ➏➉➍➏ ➎➊➎➎➔➙➋ ➊➋➓➊➓➦ ➍➎ ➩➙➜ ➐➔➌➌ ➣➊➑➍➌➌➦ ➍ ➑➙↔
➍➌➔➏➔➙➋ ➞➜➋➓➊➓ ➌➍➣↕➊➌➩ ➤➩ ➠➜➤➌➔➑ ➊➟➠➌➙➩➊➊ ➜➋➔➙➋➎
➟➙➧➊➓ ➍➉➊➍➓ ➙➋ ➔➏➎ ➙➐➋ ➍➋➓ ❐➜➍➌➔Ï➊➓ ➍ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎
➏➍➥ ➟➊➍➎➜➣➊ ➙➋ ➏➉➊ ➤➍➌➌➙➏Ð ➏➉➍➏ ➠➣➙➠➙➎➍➌➦ ➺➊➍➎➜➣➊
ÑÒ➦ ➐➍➎ ➎➐➍➏➏➊➓ ➓➙➐➋ ➤➩ ➧➙➏➊➣➎➫
➶➋➓ ➎➙ ➉➊➣➊ ➐➊ ➍➣➊➦ ➔➋ ➏➉➊ ➟➔➓➓➌➊ ➙➞ ➏➉➊ ➢❮ÓÑ
➎➊➎➎➔➙➋➦ ➍➋➓ ➹➍➎➎ ➍➋➓ ➴➍➏➉➍➋➎➙➋ ➍➣➊ ➌➊➍➓➔➋↕ ➏➉➊
➎➜➤➑➙➟➟➔➏➏➊➊ ➌➙➙➒➔➋↕ ➍➏ ➐➍➩➎ ➏➙ ➣➍➔➎➊ ➟➙➣➊ ➟➙➋➊➩
➞➙➣ ➾↔Ó➢ ➊➓➜➑➍➏➔➙➋➫ ➬Ô➉➔➌➊ ➽➙➧➫ ➯➣➙➐➋ ➉➍➎ ➍➎➒➊➓
➏➉➊ ➛➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➜➣➊ ➏➙ ➑➙➟➊ ➜➠ ➐➔➏➉ ➏➉➊ ➊➥➏➣➍ ➣➊➧➊➋➜➊➦
➎➉➊ ➉➍➎ ➋➙➏ ➎➠➙➒➊➋➦ ➍➏ ➌➊➍➎➏ ➠➜➤➌➔➑➌➩➦ ➍➤➙➜➏ ➉➊➣ ➠➣➊↔
➞➊➣➣➊➓ ➟➊➏➉➙➓ ➙➞ ➓➙➔➋↕ ➎➙➫✃ ➹➍➎➎ ➍➋➓ ➴➍➏➉➍➋➎➙➋ ➍➣➊
➟➙➧➔➋↕ ➑➍➣➊➞➜➌➌➩➦ ➍➋➓ ➩➙➜ ➐➙➜➌➓ ➤➊ ➏➙➙➦ ➑➙➋➎➔➓➊➣➔➋↕
➐➉➍➏ ➍ ➟➔➋➊Ï➊➌➓ ➏➍➥➍➏➔➙➋ ➉➍➎ ➤➊➑➙➟➊ ➔➋ →➣➊↕➙➋➫
➸➙ ➔➏ ➐➍➎ ➐➙➣➏➉ ➏➉➊➔➣ ➏➔➟➊ ➏➙ ➎➊➋➓ ➏➉➊ ➌➊➏➏➊➣ ➏➙ ➺➑↔
➻➙➋➙➜↕➉➫ ➳➏➝➎ ➠➙➎➎➔➤➌➊ ➏➉➊ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎ ➐➊➣➊ ➉➙➠➔➋↕
➞➙➣ ➍ ➓➔➞➞➊➣➊➋➏ ➍➋➎➐➊➣➦ ➤➜➏ ➏➉➊➩ ➑➙➜➌➓➋➝➏ ➉➍➧➊ ➤➊➊➋
➎➜➣➠➣➔➎➊➓ ➏➙ ➣➊➑➊➔➧➊ ➉➊➣ ➣➊➎➠➙➋➎➊➫
➭➙ ➤➊ ➞➍➔➣➦ ➺➑➻➙➋➙➜↕➉ ➌➊➞➏ ➏➉➊ ➓➙➙➣ ➙➠➊➋ ➞➙➣ ➏➉➊
➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎ ➏➙ ➑➙➋➎➔➓➊➣ ➍ ➑➊➣➏➍➔➋ ➒➔➋➓ ➙➞ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➏➍➥
➒➋➙➐➋ ➍➎ ➍ ➧➍➌➜➊↔➍➓➓➊➓ ➏➍➥Ð ➏➉➊➎➊ ➏➍➥➊➎ ➍➣➊ ➑➍➌➑➜➌➍➏↔
➊➓ ➙➋ ➍ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎➝ ➎➍➌➊➎ ➟➔➋➜➎ ➔➋➠➜➏➎➦ ➍➎ ➙➠➠➙➎➊➓ ➏➙ ➍
↕➣➙➎➎↔➣➊➑➊➔➠➏➎ ➏➍➥ ➎➜➑➉ ➍➎ ➏➉➊ ➙➋➊ ➠➣➙➠➙➎➊➓ ➔➋ ➺➊➍↔
➎➜➣➊ ÑÒ➫ ➶➋➓ ➏➉➊ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎ ➍➋➓ ➏➉➊ ➤➜➎➔➋➊➎➎ ➌➊➍➓➊➣
➍↕➣➊➊➓ ➏➙ ➒➊➊➠ ➐➙➣➒➔➋↕ ➏➙↕➊➏➉➊➣➦ ➍ ↕➙➙➓ ➎➔↕➋➫ ➹➍➎➎
➎➍➔➓ ➌➍➎➏ ➐➊➊➒ ➉➊ ➐➍➋➏➎ ➏➙ ↕➊➏ ➍ ➏➍➥ ➤➔➌➌ ➙➜➏ ➙➞ ➏➉➊ ➎➜➤↔
➑➙➟➟➔➏➏➊➊ ➤➩ ➏➉➊ Ï➣➎➏ ➐➊➊➒ ➙➞ ➶➠➣➔➌ Õ ➍ ➐➙➣➏➉➩ ↕➙➍➌➦
➍➋➓ ➙➋➊ ➏➉➍➏ ➐➙➜➌➓ ➍➌➌➙➐ ➠➌➊➋➏➩ ➙➞ ➏➔➟➊ ➞➙➣ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎
➍➋➓ ➙➏➉➊➣➎ ➏➙ ➏➍➒➊ ➍ ➉➍➣➓ ➌➙➙➒ ➍➏ ➏➉➊ ➠➣➙➠➙➎➍➌➫
➭➉➍➏ ➏➍➎➒➦ ➍➋➓ ➏➉➍➏ ➏➔➟➊➌➔➋➊➦ ➐➔➌➌ ➤➊ ➑➉➍➌➌➊➋↕➊➓ ➤➩
➺➑➻➙➋➙➜↕➉➝➎ ➔➋➎➔➎➏➊➋➑➊ ➏➉➍➏ ➏➉➊ ➵➷➘➸ ➔➎➎➜➊ ➤➊
➍➓➓➊➓ ➏➙ ➏➉➊ ➟➔➥Ð ➏➉➍➏➝➎ ➠➣➙➤➍➤➌➩ ➠➍➣➏ ➙➞ ➏➉➊ ➣➊➍➎➙➋
➐➉➩ ➏➉➊ ➌➊↕➔➎➌➍➏➙➣➎ ➐➍➋➏➊➓ ➏➙ ➎➊➏ ➔➏ ➍➎➔➓➊ ➍➏ ➌➊➍➎➏ ➞➙➣
➏➉➊ ➏➔➟➊ ➤➊➔➋↕➫ ➯➜➏ ➏➉➍➏ ➍➌➟➙➎➏ ➑➊➣➏➍➔➋➌➩ ➐➍➎ ➍ ➞➜➏➔➌➊
➉➙➠➊➦ ➑➙➋➎➔➓➊➣➔➋↕ ➉➙➐ ❐➜➔➑➒➌➩ ➏➉➊ ➣➔➎➔➋↕ ➑➙➎➏ ➙➞ ➠➊➋↔
➎➔➙➋ ➠➣➊➟➔➜➟➎ ➐➙➜➌➓ ➊➍➏ ➍➐➍➩ ➍➏ ➍➋➩ ➋➊➐ ➣➊➧➊➋➜➊➫
➹➊➣➊➝➎ ➏➉➊ ➤➙➏➏➙➟ ➌➔➋➊➼➭➉➔➎ ➵➷➘➸ ➔➎➎➜➊ ➔➎➋➝➏ ↕➙➔➋↕ ➏➙
➠➌➍➑➔➓➌➩ ➎➔➏ ➙➋ ➏➉➊ ➎➔➓➊➌➔➋➊➎➫
Time for a change in the newsroom
It’s not often that I’ve struggled
with writer’s block. I can probably
write stories in my sleep (we test
that theory every November on elec-
tion nights when results are coming
in later than I’m used to being up).
However, this is one piece I have
struggled with writing over the last
month.
I need to take this time to an-
nounce I have put in my resignation
at the newspaper and my last day will
be Friday.
This decision does not come lightly,
readers. I have spent more than four
and a half years at The Observer and
have gone through some remarkable
changes to which I attribute some of
my personal growth. With that being
said, I know when it’s time to leave
✁✂ ✄☎ ☎✆ ☎✁ ✁✝✞ ✂✟✝✁✠✡☛✝☞
I can tell you the decision to leave
started before the announcement of
the bankruptcy. It was not the main
factor in my decision, but I would be
lying if I said it didn’t play a part. I
cannot make you believe me, but I do
promise you that’s the truth.
I am not worried the newspaper
will shutter its doors despite the ru-
mor going around the community
that we are on our last leg. The Ob-
server is going through some hard
times, of course. However, hear me
✞✌✝✁ ✍ ✎ ✏✑ ✞✝ ☛✝ ✒☛☎✓✠ ✔✕✝ ✁✝✞✎ -
paper and will come out the other
side of this so long as we have the
❋✱❖✴✶✷✹
✹✺✻✶❖✱✼✽ ✺✹✽✿
❀❁❂❃❄❅❂ ❇❉❂❀❁❂●❂
community backing us.
And that’s the key to the rise or
fall of a community newspaper. It’s
about you who’s reading this.
Instead of writing about my ex-
periences through the years at the
newspaper, I want to take this time
to tell the community how important
community journalism is.
The Observer extensively covers
city council meetings, commissioner
meetings, elections, breaking news,
community events and many other
subjects. While there are other media
outlets in the community, the news-
paper has the capacity to take the
time to thoroughly cover a story. We
attend the meetings, we meet with
the candidates and we stay on the
✎✖✝✁✝ ✡✁✠✗✕ ✠✌✝ ✓☛✎✠ ☛✝✎✒☎✁✂✝☛✎ ✎✠ ☛✠
packing up. That goes away if we go
away. I assure you, Portland or Boise
TV channels or newspapers will not
be covering Northeast Oregon. De-
spite what many may think, Face-
book is not a reliable news source.
We are a small newsroom — we’re
☎✁✝✘✠✌✗☛✂ ✕✝✎✎ ✎✠ ✆✝✂ ✠✌ ✁ ✞✌ ✠ ✞✝
were when I started here — so we
can’t cover every meeting or every
story that’s out there. However, I’d
argue we have covered some big ones
An independent newspaper founded in 1896
❦❧♠♥♠ qrrsq①③④
❚✪❡ ❤t✤❡♣✈❡♣ ♣❡✤❡♣✈❡✤ ✦✪❡ ♣✫✬✪✦ ✦♦ ✢✱❴✛✤✦ ✤✛t✤✜♣✫✥✦✫♦✣
♣✢✦❡✤ t② ✬✫✈✫✣✬ ✥♣❡✥✢✫✱ ✢✣✱ ✰✢✫✭ ✤✛t✤✜♣✫t❡♣✤ ✧✾ ✱✢②✤
✣♦✦✫✜❡✳ ❵❡♣✫♦✱✫✜✢✭✤ ✥♦✤✦✢✬❡ ✥✢✫✱ ✢✦ ■✢ ❏♣✢✣✱❡✿ ❤♣❡✬♦✣
❊●✽✻✾✳ ❵✛t✭✫✤✪❡✱ ✉♦✣✱✢②✤✿ ❛❡✱✣❡✤✱✢②✤ ✢✣✱ ❍♣✫✱✢②✤
❝❡❞✜❡✥✦ ❣❡✜✳ ❉✻✐ t② ❛❡✤✦❡♣✣ ❈♦✰✰✛✣✫✜✢✦✫♦✣✤ ❥✣✜✳✿
✼★✾❋ ❍✫❢✦✪ ❙✦✳✿ ■✢ ❏♣✢✣✱❡✿ ❤▲ ❊●✽✻✾ ❝❯❙❵❙ ❉❊❊✮❉❋✾✐
COPYRIGHT © 2019
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✢✝❝ û ✁ ÿ ✜ û ✩ ùü ✏✆ ûüü ✝✄ ÿ
✥❛ þþû ✆ øùüú ❆✄✄ ø ✝ ÿ ☎✄ ÿü ✆
✚✝✂ ✧✛✝ þ ♦ ÿ ❝❦✆ ✚❛☎ þ ✝✄ ✞ û ❝❦✟
þ ✛ üû ❛▼✛ þ ✛ ÿ ✝ þú øù ✄ ù ▼ ÿü ➆☎
û ✖✮❝ ÿ ✆ ✒✓✔✲✾☛✕✲✔✸✌✾
❯ ôëîô êëìí êî ✗ ô ✦ ë ✙ îó ✘ ÷
øùúûü ✍ ÿû ✄ ùü ✏ ❡✁✝✄ þ ✆
✍ ÿû ✄ ùü ✏❡✁✝✄ þ ♠❝✝ þúû ✖❛✄✝ û ✄✳
❝ û ✂✟ ✚ û ✛✄ ❡ ùü ✂ ÿü ✆
✭ û ✛✄✖ ùü ✂ ÿü ♠❝✝ þúû ✖❛✄✝ û ✄✳
❝ û ✂✟ ✍ ÿ ☎✁✝ ÿ ø ❝ ø ✝✁✁ ù ✄✟ ý ❛ ÿ
✜ ù ✩❦✝✄☎✆ ☎❛☎ ù ✄✛ ù ✩❦✝✄☎♠
❝✝ þúû ✖❛✄✝ û ✄✳❝ û ✂✟ øùþþ ✍ ùþÿü ✆
✂ ùþþ ✁ ùþÿü ♠❝✝ þúû ✖❛✄✝ û ✄✳❝ û ✂✟
✚ ùú ✡✁ ù ❝❦♦❛ ü ✄✆ ✭ ùú ♦✁ ù ❝❦♦❛ ü ✄♠
❝✝ þúû ✖❛✄✝ û ✄✳❝ û ✂✟✧ ù ✁ þ
✡ üûû ❦☎✛✝ üÿ ✆ ✩ ù ✁ þ ♦ üûû ❦☎✛✝ üÿ ♠
❝✝ þúû ✖❛✄✝ û ✄✳❝ û ✂
êëìí îï êî ✈ ö÷ øùúûü ✥ ÿ ✁
✍✝ þþ ✁ ÿ ✆ ✯✒✌✸✰✲✒✌✑✲☛☞✕☞ ✒✌✓
❆✁✏ ÿü ýþüÿÿþ P✳✠✳ ✡ û ① ✑ û ❙ ÿ ✆
✠✞ ✾☞✑✕✓ ✝ þú øù ✄ ù ▼ ÿü
✥ û ✄✄ ù ✍ ÿ ✩✝☎✆ ✯✒✓✔✰ ✒☛✑✲✓✒☛☛
STAFF
NEWSSTAND PRICE: $1.50
❇② ✜✢♣♣✫❡♣✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✹✼✼✳✽✾
❇② ✰✢✫✭✿ ✢✭✭ ♦✦✪❡♣ ❯✳❙✳ ✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳ ✹✼✻
the newspaper will be after we come
out of the bankruptcy and media
✖☎✙✒ ✁✗✝✎ ✙ ✚✝ ✠✌✝✗☛ ☎✆✝☛✎ ✠☎ ✒✡☛ -
chase us.
I use “us” and “we” because I in-
tend to continue writing for the
newspaper as much as I can in a
freelancing position. I believe in this
industry and I always will. I have a
reporter’s mindset and I love news.
While I need to take a step away from
journalism, I do not plan to leave
the newsroom I’ve called home for
four years. I believe in this newspa-
per and I believe in the people who
work there. They’re a tough group of
people who have gone through quite
a bit. They’re my friends and col-
leagues and deserve nothing but the
best. The reporters that I’ve led over
the last year as editor have made me
very proud. I leave the paper in their
very capable hands and am excited
to watch them from the sidelines. I
know they can do this.
Take care, readers. You’ll see my
byline again so I won’t say goodbye
— I’ll talk to you later.
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✒✓✔✲✑✌✒✲✌✓✓✸✆ ❝ û ❛✄❝✝✁ ûü ✸♠
P ü ✝ þ ❝✛ ùü ✏✟ ✒✓✔✲✓✕☛✲✓✔✾☛✟ ✂ ù ✝✁ þû
❝✝ þúû ✖ ÿ ✁▼✝✄ ûü ✳ ûü ▼✟ ✵ ùþ ✛ ú
✝ þú û ✖ ❊✄ þÿü t ü ✝☎ ÿ ✆ ✔✌✑ ✢✳❊✳ ✔☎ þ
✧ ùüüÿ ✄✆ P✠ ✡ û ① ☛✾☞✆ ✒✓✔✲
ýþüÿÿþ ✆ ❊✄ þÿü t ü ✝☎ ÿ ✆ ✠✞ ✾☞✑✕✑
☞✑☛✲✾☛✔✔✆ ❝ û ❛✄❝✝✁ ûü ☛♠
■❈✪✙ öó êëìí êî ✗ ô ✦ ë ✙ îó ✘ ÷
❝✝ þúû ✖ ÿ ✁▼✝✄ ûü ✳ ûü ▼✟ ✞✝☎ ù
øùúûü ø ✝❦ ÿ ø ❝✍ ÿù ✄✆ ûüü ✝✄ ÿ
✾☛✸✲✸✸✸✸✳
✜ ù ✁▼ ùüþ ✛✆ P✠ ✡ û ① ✒✕✒✆
✧✝✁✖ û ✄▼✆ ✜ ÿü ✂ ù ✄ ✠ üþ ✂ ù ✄✄✆
❯ ôëîô êî ✗ ôìí
✒✓✔✲✓✸☞✲✾✓☛✕✆ ❝ û ❛✄❝✝✁ ûü ✕♠
øùü ❦ ✜ û ✩ ÿ ✁✁✆ ✞✝❝❦❱✝❝ ÿ ❦✆ ✚ ûù ✄
êî ❈❈ ë ✘✘ ëîôöó ✘ ÷ ✥ û ✄✄ ù
❝✝ þúû ✖ ÿ ✁▼✝✄ ûü ✳ ûü ▼✟ ✞ û ❝❦ ú
✜ ùü ✏✝✄▼✆ ✚ ù ☎ û ✄ ✡ ÿü ▼✁❛✄✏✟ ✔✑✌
✡ ÿ ❙ ÿüù ▼ ÿ ✆ øùþþ ý ❝ ùü ✖ û ù ✄✏
✡❛ ü ▼ ÿ ☎☎✆ ✑✌✌ ✢ ✔✓ þ ✛ ýþ ✳✆
✞❛❝❦✂ ù ✄❆❙ ÿ ✳✟ P✳✠✳ ✡ û ① ✓✌✆
P ù ❛✁ ❆✄✏ ÿüÿ ☎✟ ✔✔✌☛ ✵ ❆❙ ÿ ✳✆ ✍ ù P✳✠✳ ✡ û ① ✑✒✓✆ ✒✓✔✲☞✑☛✲✕✓✔☞✆
✫✂♦✁ ÿü ✠✞ ✾☞✑✓✔✟ ✒✓✔✲✒✸✓✲☛✌✾✒
✎ üù ✄✏ ÿ ✆ ✠✞ ✾☞✑✒✌✟ ✒✓✔✲✾☛✸✲
❝ û ❛✄❝✝✁ ûü ✔♠❝✝ þúû ✖ ÿ ✁▼✝✄ ûü ✳
❏ î ✘ ö ★✬ êëìí êî ✗ ô ✦ ë ✙ îó ✘ ÷
✔✌✌✔✟ ✖ ù ① ✒✓✔✲✾☛✸✲✔✌☞✾✳
ûü ▼✟ ✥ ù ❙✝✏ ✞ ÿÿ ✏✆ ✔✌✔✔
øùúûü ❚ ÿüÿ ☎ ù ýù ✭ û ✄✝ ù ✟
❲ ñ ✙✙ î ✇ ñ êî ✗ ôìí
✥ ÿþüû ✝ þ ýþ ✳✆ P✠ ✡ û ① ✸☛✑✟
øùüþ ✝✄ ✜ ù ✂✝✁ þû ✄✟ P ÿùü ✁
êî ❈❈ ë ✘✘ ëîôöó ✘ ÷ ✚ û ✛✄ ✜✝✁✁ û ❝❦✆ ✒✓✔✲✾☞✒✲✸✸✌☛✆ ❝ û ❛✄❝✝✁ ûü ✓♠
ýþü ❛✂✟❚ ù ✄ úù û ✁✁✝ ÿü ✟
❚ û ✏✏ ✢ ù ☎✛ ù ✄✏ ý ❛☎ ù ✄ ✞ û ♦ ÿüþ ☎✟ ❝✝ þúû ✖ ÿ ✁▼✝✄ ûü ✳ ûü ▼✟ ✞ úù ✄
ø ✝❝✛ ùÿ ✁ ✚ ✍ û ❝❦✛ ùüþ ✟ P ùþþú
✔✌✔ ý ✳ ✞✝❙ ÿü ýþ ✳✆ ✞ ûû ✂ ✕✌✕✆
øùüþ ✝✄✆ ❝ û ❛✄❝✝✁ ûü ✒♠
✡❛✖✖ ûü ✏ ✒✓✔✲✓✸✕✲✸✑✸✕✟ P✳✠✳
❊✄ þÿü t ü ✝☎ ÿ ✆ ✠✞ ✾☞✑✕✑✟ ✒✓✔✲✓✕☛✲ ❝✝ þúû ✖ ÿ ✁▼✝✄ ûü ✳ ûü ▼
✡ û ① ✔✒✆ ✚ û ☎ ÿ t✛✆ ✠ üÿ ▼ û ✄
✓✒✓✸✆ ÿ ① þ ✳ ✔✔✟ ✖ ù ① ✒✓✔✲✓✕☛✲✌✒✑✕✳ ✣ ôìöó ★ óë ✘ ö êëìí êî ✗ ô ✦ ë ✙ îó ✘ ÷ ✾☞✑✓☛✟ ✕✌✔ ✢ ûüþ ✛ øù ✝✄ ýþ ✳✟
✣✙✤ ëô êëìí êî ✗ ô ✦ ë ✙ îó ✘ ÷
øùúûü ýþù ❝ ÿú ✵ ùü ❙ û ☎❦✝✆
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