I caved when the 16-year-old newspaper kid at my door admitted he would spend the money he earned on girls, and not on college textbooks as he initially told me. So I've been receiving the Sunday Daily Herald for the past year. I like it, and read it at work. I also get the Lehi Free Press in the mail once a week, having moved from Lehi last year.
I was a little bummed to read that the Herald will discontinue the Lehi Free Press, American Fork Citizen, Pleasant Grove Review, Lone Peak Press and Orem Times after the Feb. 19th issue. I have a lot of memories attached with the PG Review from when mom wrote several columns for that paper.
The Daily Herald has several more local papers like this that they don't mention. I have a few photos published in the South Utah County paper every year and I'm hoping they continue that one at least.
So, sad day...but what can you do. Some day we'll have to explain things like "newspaper" to our kids, much like I do with my son with "film." It can't ALL go away though... what would we clean our windows with?
3 comments:
Interesting. There is something so cool about a real newspaper, although my arms always get tired from trying to hold it up. Oh mom's articles. I was pretty young when they were in the paper, but I remember my teachers talking to me about them. Good for you for supporting them, Matt.
I remember driving to the newspaper office with Mom to drop off her weekly articles. (Ha, today she could email them!)
Well, I mean, are the local folks going to get online and read a webpage? Nope. The papers serve a purpose that is otherwise neglected. Too bad.
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