Owner Byrd, whose career has included stints at papers in Richmond, Va. and Charlotte, has brought changes to the Bulletin. As at its larger counterparts, Bulletin news editor Claire Wharton now uses a computer to design pages. Byrd recently replaced the old sheet-fed press with a web press, which has greatly quickened the pace of printing. The paper has started to spend more of its limited space on serious news and less on neighborhood chat. But Byrd said he has no big plans for bigger pages.
Readers find the pygmy paper easy to handle and to read cover to cover.
It also is a point of local pride. Bill Crowell, a loyal reader and member of the local Chamber of Commerce, said the public would howl if the newspaper grew. The News and Observer Publishing Co. Go to the next story or return to the main index.