Wrapping up a 45-year career in print journalism has been a time for reflection. The daily newspapers that have employed me are in transition to multi-media news and information outlets. Information travels at the speed of light. The new technology can be thrilling. For example, I do not miss the smelly darkrooms and noxious chemicals required to process photographs when I started in the business in the 1960s. Give me a state-of-the-art digital camera any day.

Turning off interest in the news of our community, or state and the world is difficult, if not impossible. And I may have the urge to write now and then. So stay tuned…