Woody
Publisher’s
Notebook
Good to see Army sergeant Zan Waller back home. We had his homecoming photo in last Wednesday’s Daily Press. He’s home from duty in Iraq. A professional musician, Zan worked at the Daily Press in the advertising department before returning to uniform and the service of his country.
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The raffle tickets are $100; there are 700 remaining. The raffle drawing will be held at the Habitat ReStore. Bill adds how the donations are tax-deductible. For info: 252-9304; or www.habitatcolorado.org/Montrose.
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Economic recovery, at hand…….
Scrap all that fancy economic projections. Turn off the nightly economic reports. Stuff a sock in loudmouth “analyst” Jim Cramer. (Cramer said the failed AIG, which led to a domino-effect in financial bailouts, was solid.) Ignore Keynesian economics; forget Galbraith.
Linda Lake has the projections of economic recovery right at hand.
Linda & Jerry Wilson own and operate the Montrose Truck Stop. Inside, there is one of those machines where you put a quarter in and you try to grab a stuffed animal with a claw-like device. There are others in town as well.
Linda says for the first time in months, those venturing quarters in search of a stuffed animal is robust. Like the old days. Late last year and for most of 2009, the machine’s take was puny.
(Incidentally, the afternoon “delite” at the truck stork, a wedge of pie and a cup of Joe, is right on the mark.)
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While we search for a new managing editor, ol’ Buster here has been in the editor’s chair, in addition to wearing the publisher’s hat. It’s something I haven’t done for awhile, but like falling off a bike……..
What’s remarkable is the e-mail volume. Some 300-plus a day. You have to wade through them, looking for relevancy and any sort of local angle. News and sports via news releases or tips from legit sources and kooks alik. A couple of “news stories” this week from the ever-reliable, always-trustworthy Internet:
• ‘Obama’s homosexual agenda and the Jews Behind It’
• ‘Climate change treaty is a precursor to Global Government’
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Next Monday, Nov. 9, Montrose High School will hosts its annual Veteran’s Day Assembly at 1 p.m. inside the Lloyd McMillan Gym. The keynote speaker will be retired senior master sergeant Bryan Goforth. The MHS student council will also host a reception afterwards. Info: 249-6636.
Also, Centennial Middle School will have its 14th annual Veterans Day Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m. The public’s encouraged to come to both.
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