I just heard that Prospector, The Union's entertainment guide, no longer has an editor. Pam Jung gone as a cost-cutting move. Are any jobs safe? I wonder.
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Cascade Shores is such a small community that it is pretty easy to know almost everyone. I started walking with the neighborhood walking group at 8 a.m. We meet at the Firehouse, leave at 8 sharp and walk 3 miles at a good clip. Friendly dogs welcome -- Jackson and Duffy are the dogs for now. Group varies by day (we walk Monday, Wednesday and Friday) but a core of 3 or 4 walkers are usually there, so there's always someone to talk to. It's great to have a community where there are group activities to take part in! I used to envy the walkers and now I can join them! We walk on Pasquale Road, where it is unusual to see even 1 car.
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I asked the butcher at Safeway about dog bones -- not bones OF dogs, but bones FOR dogs, and sure enough, they had some really meaty ones.
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While I was at Safeway I thought I heard over the PA that they had samples of hot chocolate. When I got to the Starbucks the woman said the announcement was for their "signature" hot chocolate, not samples. But then she asked me if I wanted a sample anyway. Never hurts to ask.
Here's the truth: There's no comparison between the plight of small-town papers such as The Union and the Bee or Chronicle. Local papers are in a "sweet spot" because they provide unique, local news and are monopolies. Who isn't letting people go?
Posted by: JeffPelline | March 14, 2009 at 06:28 AM
What? We heard from the former Editor, that small town newspapers were in the "sweet spot." the decline in newspapers were not affecting local newspapers while the general newspaper industry was collapsing. I guess the departure of some of the high payed editors, indicates The Union "sweet spot" is going sour. Sad! First were mislead, not were are getting the real truth.
Posted by: Russ Steele | March 13, 2009 at 05:30 PM