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Blackwater Publications also published Gannon’s book, “A Life in Print: Selections from the Work of a Reporter, Columnist and Editor,” which is a compilation of columns and essays written by the former journalist during a 40year career in newspaper work. The new publishing venture is working with other authors who hope to bring their own books to print.

“I think it is very important to preserve local history and people’s life stories in biography and autobiography,” Gannon said. “I want to encourage people to write their own life stories, to preserve a record of our times and to capture in print the memories that will be important to their own families and to future historians. That’s why I helped James Russell with his book and published my own collection of columns, and I

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