For the past few weeks I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what my future looks like, and how that ties into the newspaper and my overall life in the greater Peak to Peak community. Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere. We’re not going anywhere. I’m trying to find a balance and set healthy boundaries between work/life/kids/play/health and everything that comes my way every day.
Here it is, a bit into October. I feel like some of my main goals for the year have been accomplished. The archive is cruising along pretty quickly now and is online through February 11, 2020. Between October 25, 1977 and that date, there were 93,195 search results. That’s the fourteenth edition of our 33rd year, online, for free right here: https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=q& hs=1&r=1&results=1&txq=the+mounta in-Ear&t=1&dafdq=&dafmq=&dafyq=1 977&datdq=&datmq=&datyq=2023&txf =txIN%7CtxCO%7CtxTA&ssnip=&ccq =&ciq=&puq=MNE&oa=&e=--1977--- 2023--en-20-MNE-1---txIN%7CtxCO% 7CtxTA--------1------
Another amazing goal this year that I’m working on is training a couple of amazing people. Well, actually almost half a dozen. And we’ve had a few bumps along the way, with schedule conflicts, personal time off needs, family, other jobs, and more. Now, I feel like we’re finally there. Each of these positions is a support position for something I have done for a very long time. The hope is to decrease my workload, so I can be more effective in my role as Managing Editor of all of our publications and products. The positions that I have trained are circulation, bookkeeping, ad sales/ marketing and web development. The positions I still need to hire and train are graphic design (with a focus on ad design) and a receptionist/office assistant. These will round out the offices beautifully and allow all of us to focus even more on making the magic that is this newspaper, every single week. Interested? Email your resume and references to info@themountainear.com for consideration in one of these open positions.
When I purchased the paper (September 2007), I had been working there for a little under a year. This week marks my 884th week at The Mountain-Ear. That’s 884 newspapers, printed in just under 17 years. And I have been blessed to be part of every single one of them. We’ve also printed hundreds of other publications, we run a podcast, we have regular community contests, we support local businesses, we maintain an amazing website and more. We, as a TEAM, make it happen.
My refocus on what next steps are, will bring out more goals for the rest of this year. And will allow us to brainstorm better ways to strengthen our TEAM in the future. New and exciting things are happening. Make sure to follow what we are up to, in print, online, on our podcast and social media.
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