The life of local news (papers)

A friend gave me this magazine article: “The death of local news: The watchdogs of America’s local and state governments are disappearing. Can they be saved?”

This Weekly News has stories on the latest town council and school board meetings in it. Under Sandy Stokes’ editorship, it won a statewide open government award for its lawsuit forcing Fire District 13 to turn over budget documents as public records.

At least a couple of people every Wednesday strike up a conversation over articles and editorials they have read. It is good to know that the state ferry system has a long-range plan to mai...