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Coronavirus underscores the breadth of business reporting

By Jim Pumarlo The coronavirus pandemic is dominating headlines, generating stories on issues touching nearly every aspect of […]

Newspapers are essential to our American dream

By: Peter Wagner One of the reporters in our Sheldon office received an e-mail a week ago stating […]

It’s all about the benefits

By John Foust Rob is the marketing director for an outdoor apparel company. I remember a conversation with […]

Improving relations with city hall a two-way street

By Jim Pumarlo A fire chief was suspended without pay after taking his nephew, and another firefighter off […]

Planning for the Worst

KevinSlimpVirusNotes What if coronavirus requires our staff to work from home? I received an email from Dennis Derossett, […]

It Pays to Pay Attention

By John Foust Raleigh, NC Abby, who owns a retail store, told me about an appointment with a […]

Check In Regularly With Readers

When is the last time readers said they were misquoted in a story? Or called to say they’re […]

Get Real

November’s announcement of the merger of Gannett, once considered the apex of all newspaper chains, and Gatehouse rocked […]

Affinity Publisher and IDMarkz: One thumbs up, one thumb sideways

I spent my morning writing about mergers, buyouts, and bankruptcies. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready […]

Will press associations survive when local papers need them more than ever?

“By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall,” wrote Pennsylvanian activist John Dickinson in 1768. Those words held true for […]