At midweek, God will close that door — to which I say, with gladness, “Thanks be to God.”
Regardless of what any contemporary politician might say, legendary journalist Bob Woodward was correct when he popularized this phrase: “Democracy dies in darkness.”
Newspapers hold up a flashlight by reporting news,
Sometimes it is done well; other times, perhaps, not so well.
I don’t particularly want to live in a community without a daily newspaper and, forgive me, neither should you.
Please keep reading this periodical and keep up your subscription so this venerable publication can continue to lift up a light.
“Venerable” is one of my favorite words.
Christopher Borro is my successor as business editor of the Southeast Missourian.
He’s an excellent writer, will turn out better prose than me and I wish him and all of my soon-to-be former colleagues very well indeed.
To quote the 1983 title of the final episode of TV series M*A*S*H — Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen.
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