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2 \ emonia \rw » Meekly Thur-wtav, January 13, 1977 % m o n la PCC slates evening classes JUST THINKING The r e s p o n s e t o o u r q u e s t io n n a ir e w h ic h a p p e a r e d in t h e V e r n o n ia N e w s W e e k ly 's D e c e m b e r 30 e d i t i o n h a s b e e n g o o d ; n o t g re a t but g o o d A s o f S a tu r d a y w e h a d r e c e iv e d 31 o r fo u r p e r c e n t o f o u r r e a d e r s h ip W e h a v e t a b u la t e d 30 o f th e s e f ir s t a r r iv a ls U n f o r t u n a t e l y n u m b e r 31 w a s a m a s te r p ie c e o f p e r s o n a l v in d ic t iv e n e s s a im e d a t y o u r s t r u l y so w e w e r e u n a b le t o in c lu d e it in o u r f ig u r e s T a b u la tio n s t o d a t e w i l l b e f o u n d o n page o f t h is is s u e . I h o p e m o re o f y o u w h e t h e r a s u b s c r ib e r or not w i l l g e t y o u r q u e s t io n n a ir e s in t o us. If has b e e n a d e c id e d r e v e la t i o n o f w h a t t h e p e o p le o f V e r n o n ia t h in k a n d w a n t in t h e w a y o f a n e w s p a p e r A n d , t h a n k s t o th o s e w h o h a v e s e n t t h e ir q u e s t io n n a ir e s b a c k , w e h a v e a lr e a d y f o r m u l a t e d p la n s fo r m o r e a n d , h o p e f u lly , b e t t e r n e w s c o v e r a g e a n d / o r c o lu m n s . C o m m e n t s w e r e p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t in g t o a ll o f us. T h e y r a n g e d f r o m " H a n g in t h e r e , b a b y , " t o " s t o p y o u r p e t t y p ic k m g a t t h e c it y c o u n c il a n d |u st w r i t e t h e n e w s . " T h e re w e r e a ls o s e v e r a l q u e s tio n s as to w h y w e d id n 't p r in t c e r t a in t h in g s such as t h e n a m e s o f w in n e r s o f v a r io u s d r a w in g s such as t h e p e r s o n w h o w o n t h e q u i lt a t t h e Q u ilt F a ir o r t h e p r iz e a t t h e M e lo d r a m a . W e d o h a v e a g o o d re a s o n fo r n o t p r in tin g th o s e n a m e s The U S . P o s ta l S e rv ic e w o u ld t a k e a w a y o u r s e c o n d c la s s m a ilin g p e r m it s in c e w e a r e n o t a llo w e d t o p r in t a r t ic le s a b o u t o r w in n e r s o f r a f f le s w h e r e t h e r e is m o n e t a r y g a m in v o lv e d . So p le a s e , d o n 't b la m e u s; b la m e t h e p o w e r s t h a t b e in W a s h in g » o n , D C S p o rts n e w s a n d / o r s c h o o l n e w s is h a r d fo r us t o c o m e b y s in c e w e b o t h w o r k d a y s a n d s c h o o ls a r e b a d a b o u t b e in g c lo s e d a t n ig h t . W e d o t r y th o u g h W e 'r e |u s t s p r e a d t o o t h in . W h a t w e r e a lly n e e d t o d o is c u l t i v a t e a r ic h r e l a t i v e so t h a t t h e r e w o u ld b e fu n d s t o h ir e a r e p o r t e r , a p r o o f r e a d e r , e tc . W e d o h a v e a n a d v e r t is in g s a le s m a n n o w W a ld o n R a t- k ie w h o is g r a c io u s e n o u g h t o w o r k o n a c o m m is s io n in s te a d o f a c o ld h a r d cash s a la r y B ut as fo r t h e o t h e r s , w e ll, a t le a s t w e m a d e e n o u g h in a d v e r t is i n g la s t w e e k t o in s u r e a n o t h e r w e e k 's p r i n t i n g A n d I'd lik e to t h a n k th o s e w h o h a v e b e e n a d v e r t is in g la t e l y . W e r e a ll y n e e d if if w e a r e t o k e e p g o in g A n d p le a s e , p le a s e , p le a s e , d o f i l l o u t th o s e q u e s t io n n a ir e s a n d g e t t h e m t o us. D o n 't f e e l y o u h a v e t o f l a t t e r u ’ . W e a r e n 't u s in g th e m t o d e c id e w h e t h e r o n o t t o s ta y in b u s in e s s T h e y a r e s im p ly s j w e k n o w w h a t y o u , t h e r e a d e r , w a n ts in t h e w a y o f a p a p e r. 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