America needs its newspapers

Newspapers — especially community newspapers — are alive and well. We chronicle the lives and times of our neighbors and keep a close eye on the government. In addition to our print products, we maintain an up-to-date website to serve the public. This week is National Newspaper Week, from Oct. 3 through 9, and newspapers are encouraged to promote themselves. Frankly, we don’t do a really good job of self-promotion — not nearly as good as television, probably because we don’t try as hard. We’re generally too busy meeting the next deadline.