Growing in La Conner together

“It’s my paper now, but I am only borrowing it.” That line led my second essay entrant last August in pursuit of winning the Hardwick Gazette, a 128-year-old paper in the heart of Vermont. That essay sums up why I am here and what I—with your participation—hope to do in La Conner over the next 10 or so years.

My goal is to follow in Cindy and Sandy’s footsteps and manage the paper’s contributors so the Weekly News is annually an award winning newspaper. The paper succeeds in part because of their participation. The paper succeeds in part because the community supports it, not only...