I think she has every newspaper story I've ever been mentioned in. She also has clip files on my three brothers. Now, none of my brothers has ever run for public office. They're not involved in politics. But they are involved in their communities.
Community papers help put big stories in context.
They help people understand how national and even international events effect their lives. I am a firm believer in the First Amendment. I believe freedom of the press is an essential part of the genius of America's experiment in democracy, and a huge part of the reason the experiment has succeeded. I think government should stay out of newsrooms. That doesn't mean, however, that government has no interest in the success of newspapers.