**Exhibit
      10.25**








December
      20, 2007








Mr.
      Randall W. Cope





Dear
      Randy:





In
      connection with your termination of employment effective January 2, 2008 (the
      “Termination Date”), GateHouse Media, Inc. (the “Company”) will provide you with
      the valuable benefits described below, which you would not otherwise be entitled
      to receive, in lieu of those payments and benefits to which you would be
      entitled in accordance with the terms and conditions of (a) the Employment
      Agreement among you, the Company and GateHouse Media Operating, Inc. (f/k/a
      Liberty Group Operating, Inc.), dated May 9, 2005 (the “Employment Agreement”)
      and (b) the Amended and Restated Management Stockholder Agreement dated as
      of
      March 1, 2006, by and between the Company, FIF III Liberty Holdings, LLC and
      Mr.
      Cope (the “S/H Agreement”), provided you timely sign and return this Letter
      Agreement. In this regard, you hereby resign, effective as of the Termination
      Date, from your position as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, and
      from all other positions, directorships and memberships that you hold with
      the
      Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.





1.
            Description
                of Severance





In
      return
      for the execution of this Letter Agreement, and in lieu of any payments and
      benefits to which you would be entitled in accordance with the Employment
      Agreement and the S/H Agreement (except as may be otherwise required by
      applicable law):





(a)
                the
                    Company will to pay you an amount equal to your base salary at
                    the current
                    rate of $200,000 per annum for a period commencing on the Termination
                    Date
                    through the two (2) month anniversary of the Termination Date,
                    payable in
                    one “lump sum” installment on or before January 17,
                    2008;





(b)
              the
                  Company will accelerate the vesting of all your outstanding GateHouse
                  Media, Inc. restricted stock grants (representing 105,453 shares
                  of Common
                  Stock of the Company) to the Termination Date. This is in addition
                  to the
                  30,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company that you purchased
                  in
                  2005;





(c)
            the
                Company will continue your coverage under the Company’s medical plan at
                the same levels as such benefits that have been provided to you,
                and in
                connection therewith you will periodically pay to the Company amounts
                equivalent to that which you paid as required employee contributions
                immediately prior to the Termination Date, until the earlier of (i)
                the
                period of time it takes you to become eligible for the medical benefits
                program of a new employer or (ii) twelve (12) months from the Termination
                Date. You acknowledge that your termination of employment on the
                Termination Date shall constitute a “qualifying event” for the purposes of
                the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (“COBRA”). You
                further acknowledge on behalf of yourself and your dependents that
                any
                period with respect to which any of them would be eligible to elect
                COBRA
                shall be reduced by the period of post-termination medical benefit
                continuation provided under this paragraph
                1(c).











Mr.
      Randall W. Cope


December
      20, 2007


Page
      2








In
      addition, the Company shall pay you for 11 accrued and unused vacation days
      as
      of the Termination Date in accordance with Company policy.





All
      payments or deliveries due to you under this Letter Agreement shall be subject
      to reduction or holdback to satisfy (or until you satisfy) all applicable
      federal, state and local employment and withholding tax obligations to the
      extent required by law.





2.
            Benefits
                Continuation





Except
      as
      expressly provided above, effective the Termination Date, you will no longer
      be
      eligible for, or participate in, the Company’s short term disability, long-term
      disability, pension, 410(K), profit sharing benefits, or any other program
      not
      specifically listed herein.





3.
            Releases





You
      acknowledge that the payments and benefits due to you in this Letter Agreement
      resulting from your departure from the Company are in lieu of any and all claims
      that you may have against the Company or its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates
      or any of their respective successors or predecessors (other than benefits
      under
      the Company’s employee benefit plans that by their terms survive termination of
      employment and COBRA benefits), and represent liquidated damages (and not a
      penalty).





In
      exchange for the payments and benefits described in paragraphs 1 and 2 above,
      certain of which payments and benefits you are not otherwise entitled to, you
      hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and unconditionally release, remise and
      discharge the Company, and any parent, subsidiary or affiliated organization
      of
      the Company or any of their respective current or former officers, directors,
      5%
      stockholders, corporate affiliates, attorneys or employees (collectively, the
      “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, charges, complaints, demands,
      actions, causes of action, suits, rights, debts, sums of money, costs, accounts,
      reckonings, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, doings, omissions,
      damages, executions, obligations, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’
fees and costs), of every kind and nature, known or unknown, which you ever
      had
      or now have against the Released Parties







Mr.
      Randall W. Cope


December
      20, 2007


Page 3




including,
      but not limited to, all claims arising out
      of your employment, all claims arising out of your separation from employment,
      all claims arising from any failure to reemploy you, all claims and damages
      relating to race, sex, national origin, handicap, religious, sexual orientation,
      benefits and age discrimination, all employment discrimination claims under
      Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. section 2000 et. seq.,
      the
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. section 621 et. seq., the
      Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. section 1001, et.
      seq., and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. section 12101 et.
      seq.,
      and similar state or local statutes including but not limited to, Chapter 213
      of
      the Missouri Revised Statutes, all wrongful discharge claims, common law tort,
      defamation, breach of contract and other common law claims and any claims under
      any other federal, state or local statutes or ordinances not expressly
      referenced above.




You
      are
      aware that you may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or
      different from those you now know or believe to be true with respect to the
      matters related herein. Nevertheless, and except as herein provided, it is
      your
      intention to fully, finally and forever settle and release all claims relative
      thereto which do now exist, or heretofore have existed between you and the
      Company. In furtherance of such intention, the releases given herein shall
      be
      and remain in effect as full and complete releases of all such matters,
      notwithstanding the discovery of existence of any additional or different claims
      or facts relative thereto.




You
      agree
      not to initiate, or cause to be initiated against the Company, its parent,
      affiliates, subsidiaries and the stockholders, directors, officers and
      employees, any compliance review, suit, action, appeal, investigation or
      proceeding of any kind, or participate in same, individually or as a
      representative or member of a class, unless compelled by law, under any contract
      (express or implied), tort, law, or regulation (federal, state or local),
      pertaining in any way whatsoever to the matters herein released, nor shall
      you
      be entitled to receive any payment from any such proceeding. Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Letter Agreement
      shall limit or restrict your right to file administrative charge and/or
      participate in a government investigation.





Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, in no event shall you be deemed by this paragraph 3 to have
      released: (a) any rights or claims you may have for payments or benefits under
      this Letter Agreement; (b) your rights to indemnification or contribution as
      provided by law or to protection under the Company’s directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies, if any (and in the event such indemnity or
      insurance rights shall be enhanced you shall be entitled to such enhanced rights
      as they relate to action taken while an officer or employee of the Company);
      and
      (c) any claims that cannot be legally waived.





4.
            Other
                Covenants





You
      hereby acknowledge, confirm and ratify your continuing obligations under the
      Employment Agreement and the S/H Agreement, including, but not limited to those
      obligations regarding maintaining the confidentiality of Company information
      and
      non-competition restrictions, which obligations survive the termination of
      your
      employment with the Company. Such obligations shall continue whether or not
      you
      sign this Letter Agreement.









Mr.
      Randall W. Cope


December
      20, 2007


Page 4





5.
            Nature
                of Agreement





You
      and
      the Company understand and agree that this Letter Agreement is a severance
      and
      settlement agreement and does not constitute an admission of liability or
      wrongdoing on the part of you, the Company, or any other person.





6.
            Amendment





This
      Letter Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and may not be modified
      in
      any manner, except by an instrument in writing of concurrent or subsequent
      date
      signed by a duly authorized representative of the parties hereto. This Letter
      Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and
      their respective agents, assigns, estates, heirs, executors, successors and
      administrators. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right
      under this Letter Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other
      right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion shall be
      effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver
      of
      any right on any other occasion.





7.
            Validity





Should
      any provision of this Letter Agreement be declared or be determined by any
      court
      of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the
      remaining parts, terms or provisions shall not be affected thereby and said
      illegal and invalid part, term or provision shall be deemed not to be a part
      of
      this Letter Agreement.







8.
            Entire
                Agreement and Applicable Law





This
      Letter Agreement contains and constitutes the entire understanding and agreement
      between the parties hereto with respect to your severance benefits and
      settlement of claims against the Company and cancels all previous oral and
      written negotiations, agreements, commitments, and writings in connection
      therewith. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
      of
      Missouri to the extent not preempted by federal law.





9.
            Acknowledgments





(a)
            You
                acknowledge that you have been given at least twenty-one (21) days
                to
                consider this Letter Agreement and that you are advised to consult
                with
                any attorney of your own choosing prior to signing this Letter Agreement.
                You may revoke the Letter Agreement for a period of seven (7) days
                after
                signing this Letter Agreement, and the Letter Agreement shall not
                be
                effective or enforceable until the expiration of this seven (7) day
                revocation period. In the event of such revocation this Letter Agreement
                shall not be effective and you shall not receive the payments and
                other
                benefits provided for herein except to the extent provided for in
                any
                other agreement you may have with the
                Company.




Mr.
        Randall W. Cope
 December
          20, 2007
 Page 5


(b)
            You
                acknowledge that you have been advised by the Company that, generally
                speaking, pursuant to federal securities laws, (i) you are considered
                to
                be an affiliate of the Company for ninety (90) days following the
                Termination Date and, accordingly, during such period, you must continue
                to abide by the Company’s insider trading policy, including pre-clearance
                requirements and window periods, (ii) you will continue to be subject
                to
                the short swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Securities
                Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for up to six (6) months following
                the
                Termination Date, and (iii) you are always subject to federal law,
                which
                prohibits all trading based on material non-public information. The
                foregoing should not be construed as legal advice and the Company
                urges
                you to consult your personal attorney regarding how federal securities
                laws and state “blue sky” laws apply to your particular
                situation.





10.
            Voluntary
                Assent





You
      affirm that no other promises or agreements of any kind have been made to or
      with you by any person or entity whatsoever to cause you to sign this Letter
      Agreement, and that you fully understand the meaning and intent of this Letter
      Agreement. You state and represent that you have had an opportunity to fully
      discuss and review the terms of this Letter Agreement with an attorney. You
      further state and represent that you have carefully read this Letter Agreement,
      understand the contents herein, freely and voluntarily assent to all of the
      terms and conditions hereof, and sign your name of your own free
      act.





11.
            Confidentiality





Except
      as
      to disclosures required by law, or otherwise made by the Company, you agree
      not
      to disclose the terms of this Letter Agreement to anyone other than the
      attorneys involved in this matter, your accountants or tax preparers or your
      immediate family; and you shall forthwith instruct such attorneys, accountants
      or tax preparers and your immediate family not to disclose the terms and
      conditions of this Letter Agreement to anyone. You acknowledge and agree that
      any disclosure of information contrary to the terms of this paragraph would
      cause the Company injury and damage. Any material violation of this provision
      shall, in addition to any other rights and remedies to which the Company might
      be entitled, disqualify you from receiving any further payments or benefits
      hereunder.








Mr.
          Randall W. Cope
 December
            20, 2007
 Page 6





12.
            Execution
                in Counterparts





To
      facilitate execution, this Letter Agreement may be executed in as many
      counterparts as may be required; and it shall not be necessary that the
      signatures of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of all
      persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart; but it shall
      be
      sufficient that all such signatures appear on one or more of the counterparts.
      All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single agreement. It shall
      not
      be necessary in making proof of this Letter Agreement to produce or account
      for
      more than a number of counterparts containing the respective signatures of,
      or
      on behalf of, all of the parties hereto.





If
      you
      have any questions about this Letter Agreement, please call Polly Grunfeld
      Sack
      at 585-598-0032. If you are in agreement with the above terms, please sign
      below
      and a return a signed copy of this letter to me.








Very
      truly yours,








Michael
      E. Reed


CEO
      and
      President











I
      hereby
      agree to the terms and conditions set forth above. I have chosen to execute
      this
      Letter Agreement on the date below. I intend that this letter will become a
      binding agreement between me and the Company.






Date: ____________________,
              200___Randall
                W.
                Cope




To
      be
      returned to Michael E. Reed by January 10, 2008.