So long, old friend
I always hoped this day wouldn’t come, but it has with today’s closing of the Rocky Mountain News.
My affection for the News began well before my days in newspaper. When the Rocky began rural delivery in Eastern Colorado, my family subscribed and each morning I’d dash out to the road to pick up the paper. My mother enjoyed grumpy Gene Amole and the crosswords. I poured through every statistic on the sports page — which is probably why I eventually thought journalism was the career for me. (more…)