Keeping print alive - beautifully!

Just as I have been lamenting the disintegration of local newspapers, along comes a great issue of the Village News, accompanied by a colorful new Country Review magazine.

What a contrast to the local, daily newspaper – no need to mention its name! On Thanksgiving Thursday, “their” issue consisted of six pounds worth of advertising wrapped around a poorly edited jumble of sections. The only choice was to grit one’s teeth, make space on the table, and approach the morning search for news like a mystery tour!

The November 22 issue of the Village News, on the other hand, was clean, neat, we...