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A newspaper contains much more than news stories or photographs. Perhaps just as important is the central role it plays in bringing together its community.
I thought about this today because of a letter to the editor criticizing the Advocate for not covering a car show last weekend. Even though we can always do better with our coverage, I was pleased we had publicized the show in advance. Readers regularly tells us they want to be informed about what they can go and do.
A key way we support these community events is through our newspaper sponsorships. It seems as if the Advocate is a sponsor of every event I attend. The Advocate's family owners are more involved in and committed to the community than any newspaper I've ever seen.
I don't think longtime residents here realize this isn't the case at many newspapers. Across the country, many papers are owned by publicly traded corporations that don't care about the local Bach Festival or the zoo or the drill team's...
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