We've now seen the last of the Monday and Saturday Palestine Herald-Press editions. Seems strange that we won't print a paper tonight, or Friday night. I hate to see it, but at least we're still printing a paper. They won't be doing that at some locations, such as the Denver Post. On the bright side, I guess I should be able to spend Friday nights at home with my family now, or at least most weeks. It may sound strange but I felt honored to be entrusted with laying out the last Saturday front page. The Herald-Press took a chance on hiring me 19 years ago as a young sports reporter, with no daily newspaper experience and a girl in what was almost exclusively a guy's job. It meant a lot then, and I'll always have a special place in my heart for the H-P and for Palestine. I've come and gone a couple times over the years since, gotten married to a Leon County boy and started a family. The H-P has been a thread running through that fabric in one way or another since 1990, whether as an employee or a reader. So being the person "on desk," as we call doing the page layout and editing, meant a great deal. I hope our work on Mondays and Saturdays has in some way been meaningful to you, too. Thanks for being there with us, and keep coming back the remaining five days!
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