Someone Remembers

Daily Note

Every day, a photograph, a poem. Today is an exciting day. We’re in Kennewick, WA at the Washington Newspaper Publisher Association annual conference where Scott will be awarded the The Miles TURNBULL Master Editor/Publisher Award. The award was established in honor of Miles Turnbull, and is awarded by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association [WNPA] to honor an active editor or publisher who has worked hard and unselfishly and has made a significant contribution to his/her newspaper, community, state and the WNPA. It’s especially important because we knew Miles and so respected his humor and forward thinking about freedom of the press and journalism, for which he mentored many, including us in those early days.

I’m so proud of Scott, who does work unselfishly and almost constantly without a reporter to put out our weekly paper, The Star Newspaper, with his assistant / layout queen Gwen. We miss out on a lot of family time because the news comes first and at every time of day and night. His work helped build our local hospital and our new school. He keeps everyone informed and supports local businesses in the Chamber of Commerce and supports the community with the newspaper and through his work with the service organization, Rotary. He covers four towns, two school boards, port district, sports, four counties, and community events. It’s a lot of work, and yet he loves it. He truly believes “We’re all in this together.”

Our breakfast this morning was with the owners of the Dayton Chronicle, Loyal and Charlotte. We enjoyed conversation as the “elders” of the industry of weekly papers, and I remembered our trip through Dayton in 2018. It’s a lovely town where the passage of time still lingers in history although striving to keep pace with the modern world.

And so that’s what the poem and photos share— the old buildings, some changed with the original intent gone and moved on with the times. But we still hold the memory. Someone still holds the memory. Newspapers help do that— hold the memory while moving us forward into the future. Weekly community newspapers especially keep the connection of past and present tied to future opportunities. Thank goodness and hope for their continued success.

Poetry

Someone Remembers

Looking back
the past
A reflection
of today
Things change
Some gone
Some forgotten
Some moved on
But somewhere
Someone
Remembers.

Sheri Edwards
10.07.23 280.365.23
Poetry/Photography [See-Frame-Focus]

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