Concrete embraces plans to restart local
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| Sat, 02-07-2009 - 12:58pm |
The Concrete Herald is being resurrected in the small town of Concrete, Skagit County, defying the conventional wisdom that print media is doomed.
Shocker story: Man plans to start a newspaper here! He doesn't believe it's over for print.
Another shocker: Businesses in this small town of 850 also still believe in print ... and say they'll advertise. And locals say they'll subscribe.
Miller says he's not looking to turn a huge profit on the newspaper and believes he can cover the costs and expenses with ads and subscriptions.
The receptionist says she's looking forward to that first issue.
"I believe that without our little paper, people lose a feeling of community," she says.
Miller nods.
Local, local, local. Perhaps that's why industry reports say small-circulation newspapers are doing much better in comparison with their big-circulation cousins.
"Not everyone has a computer; not everyone watches TV," Johnson says.
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