As we say goodbye to yet another hometown newspaper which has been in business just 55 days short of its 150th birthday, this is a sad day; and we are entering a dangerous age. Television is going digital, meaning should the digital signal become "compromised", access to information will be unavailable, and getting "around the system" to make it work becomes impossible. Newspapers have been the free-market dissemination of information for over 150 years and now the "free" part of that is also being compromised, as choice by readers is being taken away.
I fear with the absence of balanced, competitive journalism, the public will be spoon fed only that which the "powers that be" deem appropriate, and keeping people in the dark is the first step to controlling behaviors, decisions and free will.
This is not the "promise" of the bright future we discussed as kids in the then wonderful public school system.
My heart goes out to all who have spent their careers as print journalists at the News, and I wish you blessings and opportunities that continue to provide you a voice in this city and this world. Namaste.
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