The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

I often tell people that the news business is never boring.

The easiest way to describe community newspaper production is it’s a very schedule-oriented business that operates in a constantly fluctuating, sometimes very chaotic, environment. You never know what’s next when that phone rings.

I also have told many people, who’ve asked, that we weathered COVID better than I expected. That was true, though we certainly had staff shortages and other impacts that others have experienced.

But now comes something new, which is going to affect you, the reader: We’re being forced to change o...