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            By Melissa Martin            out  any  pictures  or  stories  nelly  lamented,  “A  news-  pers—take  time  to  sprinkle
            OHIO,  US  —  P.  T.  Barnum  about  people  she  knew  paper  is  the  center  of  a   a  few  words  of  kudos  in
            declared, “He who is with-   and  saved  the  newspa-     community, it’s one of the   an  email,  text,  or  card  to
            out a newspaper is cut off  per clippings until they yel-  tent  poles  of  the  commu-  the dedicated folks in front
            from his species.”           lowed with age. Due to her  nity,  and  that’s  not  going   of  and  behind  the  print-
                                         upbringing  in  country,  she  to be replaced by websites   ing  presses.  Write  a  Letter
            Before  the  Internet,  social  reused  almost  everything.  and blogs.” I agree.      to  the  Editor  and  express
            media,  cable  television,  The older newspapers were  People  still  read  newspa-    your  gratitude.  Compli-
            and  radio,  the  hometown  used  to  line  the  bottom  pers.  According  to  a  re-  ment  them  on  social  me-
            newspaper       connected  of  her  birdcages  or  cellar  cent online article in Editor   dia. Thank them for cover-
            residents and neighbors to  shelves  or  to  wrap  vege-  & Publisher, a Nielsen Scar-  age of community events,
            each other through stories,  tables  from  the  garden  to  borough  study  suggested   grand  openings,  council
            pictures,  and  published  give to neighbors.             “that in an average month,   meetings, births, weddings,  and  scoop  events,  stories,
            events.                      The  invention  of  modern  169  million  adults  read  a   and   funerals,   national,  and happenings.
            My  grandparents  lived  in  technological      devices  U.S.  newspaper.  They  may   state, and local news. Give  How  does  your  home-
            the  same  house  on  the  has  replaced  newspapers  be reading it in one or more     praise for good journalism.  town    newspaper     cel-
            same  piece  of  land  in  the  for  much  of  the  younger  iterations — in print, on the   Think  about  the  many  ebrate  World  Press  Day?
            same  hollow  in  the  same  crowd.  They  utilize  Face-  web,  via  a  mobile  app,   employment  positions  at  May  3  is  the  annual  date.
            county  for  decades.  The  book,  Twitter,  Snapchat,  courtesy of an e-newsletter    newspaper  offices.  From  World  Press  Freedom  Day
            newspaper     was   funda-   Instagram,  Tumblr,  You-    or  through  a  social  media   the publisher to the carrier,  was  proclaimed  by  the
            mental for them. As a child,  Tube,   Podcasts,   Apps,  news feed.”                   each person needs appre-     UN  General  Assembly  in
            I was amazed that a rolled  and  Internet  websites  for  How do residents show sup-   ciation for the teamwork it  1993  following  a  Recom-
            up paper could be unfold-    their   information.   While  port for their local newspa-  takes  to  publish  a  daily,  a  mendation  adopted  at
            ed into a large paper with  change is necessary, it also  per? Plain and simple. Pay   weekly, or a monthly news-   the  twenty-sixth  session  of
            multiple pages. And I liked  is scary. “Printer’s ink is the  for a subscription. Whether   paper. From the paper ver-  UNESCO's General Confer-
            the  feel  of  the  thin  paper  great  apostle  of  progress;  you read your news in the   sion  to  the  online  version,  ence in 1991. Long live lo-
            on  my  fingertips,  and  the  whose  pulpit  is  the  press,”  morning,   afternoon,   or   it takes diligence to snoop  cal newspapers!q
            crinkly sound as the pages  declared  Horace  Greeley.  evening; whether you read
            turned.  My  grandpa  read  And  some  things  like  local  your newspapers in print or
            the newspaper from cover  newspapers  need  to  re-       digital;  whether  you  read
            to cover. My grandma cut  main  intact.  Michael  Con-    national  or  local  newspa-



                                                                                                                                Melissa Martin, PhD,
                                                                                                                                is  an  author,  columnist,
                                                                                                                                educator, and therapist.
                                                                                                                                She resides in US.

                                                                                                     The Faraci’s honored as


                                                                                                    Goodwill Ambassadorsa















                                                                                                   EAGLE  BEACH  —Kimberley  very much, especially for its
                                                                                                   Richardson  of  the  Aruba  year-round sunny weather,
                                                                                                   Tourism  Authority  had  the  nice  sandy  beaches  and
                                                                                                   great  pleasure  to  honor  picturesque  sunsets,  deli-
                                                                                                   Aruba’s  loyal  and  friendly  cious variety of foods, and
                                                                                                   visitors as Goodwill Ambas-  Aruba’s warm and friendly
                                                                                                   sadors  of  Aruba.  The  sym-  people who have become
                                                                                                   bolic  Goodwill  Ambassa-    like family to them.
                                                                                                   dor certificate is presented  Richardson  together  with
                                                                                                   on behalf of the Minister of  the  representatives  of  the
                                                                                                   Tourism, as a token of ap-   Manchebo  Beach  Resort
                                                                                                   preciation  to  the  guests  &  Spa  presented  the  cer-
                                                                                                   who  visit  Aruba  20  years  tificate  to  the  honorees,
                                                                                                   and more consecutively.      handed  over  some  ad-
                                                                                                                                ditional  presents  and  also
                                                                                                   The honorees were couple  thanked  them  for  choos-
                                                                                                   Kathlyn & Gary Faraci from  ing  Aruba  as  their  favorite
                                                                                                   Connecticut, USA.            vacation  destination  and
                                                                                                   This  lovely  couple  stated  as  their  home-away-from-
                                                                                                   that  they  love  the  island  home.q
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