CARETAKERS OF TOMORROW’S HISTORY

EDITORIAL CARETAKERS OF TOMORROW’S HISTORY
Newspaper Archive Books dating back to 1969 until present day can be see at the Newspaper Office in downtown Rotan.
Newspaper Archive Books dating back to 1969 until present day can be see at the Newspaper Office in downtown Rotan.

In the decade I have been slinging ink from this desk, I don’t recall any other news week when an above-the fold headline, obituary page, and editorial column converged in alignment, but that’s what happens after the passing of an icon. It is a moment that reminds me that my purpose at this desk is like that of those who came before me: chronicling the present as it passes into history at the tips…