That's worth 35 cents, we all agreed. The next big change on the radar screen was home delivery, and this morning, we implemented the first phase of that plan. Nearly 1,000 subscribers within the Cortez city limits found a Cortez Journal in the front yard this morning, rather than having to wait for the mail carrier or feed change into a newsrack. Business owners found the paper by the front door when they opened up. Over the next few months, we'll be expanding our delivery area.
Home delivery has many benefits.
Readers will receive their papers on schedule, regardless of postal holidays, and they'll receive them in time to plan the day ahead. I live two blocks from the post office, yet my mail arrives in mid-afternoon. During the week, that means it's not available to me until I get home from work, and on weekends, it arrives far too late to inform me about local yard sales. Until now, the choice has been to wait for the mail or run to the newsrack in front of the post office. Every new system has its glitches, and while we've tried to plan for every eventuality, we expect a few will crop up.