This week it seems a bit appropriate to take a minute for a little bit of diagonal talk; it’s like straight talk, only someone &^$@! with my copy. You know who you are, you tater tot microwaving…
Anyway. I had to trick Sam Campbell into a near drowning by putting a scratch and sniff sticker at the bottom of a pool. Don’t worry, they’ll be okay.
As you know, newspapers are struggling around the country. The money has moved elsewhere, Trump dropped an obnoxious newsprint paper tariff, and more and more people are buying into nonsense media conspiracy theories. Papers are closing left and right thanks to either local financial struggles or corporate owners that only see the bottom line, which looks suspiciously similar to a dollar amount.
Clearly we here at The Corvallis Advocate have had our struggles, and we’re one of the lucky ones to have so much community support. But just as we are getting things turned around, the Gazette Times announced that they’re moving their offices to Albany — and that’s after another round of layoffs. Folks, this sucks a donkey giblet. Newspapers, love them or hate them, provide a valuable community resource.
Basically, keep reading The Advocate, and peruse the Gazette-Times too. You know, if you have time.Praise. Complain. Write letters, share links, throw tantrums online, and even engage in some rational discourse. We’re here to facilitate local culture, corporate owners or not. Reporters and office jockkeys alike are your friends, neighbors, and sometimes bitter enemies who duct tape poop to your garage door.
Point being, GET INVOLVED! We’re here to help people learn about the stuff you’re up to, and the thingymajigs you care about. Like this Corvallis dude that just got 41 months in prison for having child and animal porn in his possession.
And some other things.
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