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inis newspaper.
I read recently about what things should never change as we move forward into an increasingly technological arena where information is only a click away.
I was gladdened that one of those items was your local newspaper. The author felt that no matter how much information was out there floating around that people would still have the need to see, smell, touch and read about their world with a product they could hold in their hands and call their own, carry with them, share with friends, and cut out favorite articles or photographs to add to someone’s memory bank.
Despite ink-stained fingers and flipping to ever present “jumps” and sometimes liking what you read and other times not, I hope you share, as I do, this sentiment.
As a writer with the Fauquier Times-Democrat, one of the sister papers to the Rappahannock News, for nearly five years, I received many emails from the community about the impact that a story had made in their lives.
That’s the beauty of a small, community newspaper. People always have a visceral reaction. They call you immediately. They let you know what they think. They’re ready to vault you to a pedestal or they wonder what planet you’re from or, if in fact, you’re certifiable.
I’m ready to take the plunge, to weigh the risk and reward of what we choose to print or say. I’m at that point in life, where I’ve actually had several of my own epiphanies, my own spiritual moments of magical manifestation. Taking this position is one of them.
It’s a new time. A time for a change. I’m walking a new path and look forward to all of you in Rappahannock County walking it with me. Let’s see what the new year brings.
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