This week will be a short one. I have run out of room and really want to share our updated media kit here. Check it out to the left of this column. The Mountain-Ear is supported by you subscribing

A few months ago, I ran an ad looking for a Marketing & Advertising Coordinator. While I had a few applicants, I was excited to receive an email of interest from Lenny Cowles. He is a

This morning I woke up. I always think that’s a great way to start my day. I’m excited to put this paper to press and dive into many tasks I am working to complete. Some days it’s harder

The drive down to the airport was long and cold, but the anticipation was building. This was a trip that had almost not happened. One of the kids was sick, and things weren’t lining up for us.

Whew what a week it’s been! In just 10 days we have put three publications to press. Tonight we’ll wrap this paper and then tomorrow we will go pickup papers and Taste of the Peaks guides in

This week has gone by incredibly fast. We worked hard to get this paper to press, worked on the March 23 and March 30 paper, and are about to hit send on the Taste of the Peaks Spring edition.

What an incredibly exciting week I have had. Progress has been made daily on multiple projects, including Taste of the Peaks spring edition, three papers being laid out side-by-side, onboarding

This week, I am taking time to just enjoy a moment of peace in the garden. I have been swamped with training new staff and have not had a chance to put into words the feeling of elation I have to

In 2018, we lost an amazing friend that was the backbone of the newspaper for many decades. Barbara Lawlor was full of life, wit, charm, hope and love. She was also a reporter that would climb

This week has been an exceptionally exciting time at the newspaper. We are delving into the next Taste of the Peaks. We have hired a Marketing and Advertising Coordinator, who will be reaching

Hello to all our friends, neighbors, readers, listeners and general Peak to Peak community. This week I want to start by saying a HUGE thanks to all of the people that donated to our

When my friend Kathy Ott suggested that The Mountain-Ear pay tribute to one of our own, I jumped at the chance to start writing. I can’t begin to tell you how often I settled for a job, dreaded

What an incredible week we have had. I am focused on a bit of gratitude tonight, as I prepare the final pages. It’s almost midnight and I am wrapping up teasers, captions and this column. Then

It’s been an interesting month here, as we all shift into our new news roles at the newspaper. I’ve had dozens of emails come in congratulating me on my new role, and even many people

I’m a bit blocked this morning with a mind that is spinning with all I have to finish today. I am about to hit send on the paper. I have worked many hours putting together small bits of

This week has brought many exciting changes. While I have been working on the changeover from managing multiple different roles at the paper, I have been training with people that are taking on

I feel like 2022 rolled out pretty quietly for me. I mean, I was at home with my second round of Covid, so it really was exceptionally quiet as we rolled into the night at the end of the evening

This year has been an incredible year of growth, change, hope, endurance, new ideas, new staff, new coverage. I have been blessed to be part of this amazing organization since 2006. I look

This year, 2022, has been a phenomenal year for The Mountain-Ear. We hired many new journalists, new interns, we had American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, which funded some of our community