New Feature Launching!

Tomorrow, we'll roll out our first new feature: "The Brag Book." Basically, it's a photo galleries of kids age newborn to three years old.

Check it out. And then, send us your photos!

The Weekend Shift

So..here I am at The Journal-Standard office. Some might think the life of a small-town newspaper editor to be glamorous. But in reality, it's a lot of work. Of course there is recognition. but a small staff means that, inevitably, even the boss winds up pulling an occasional night or weekend shift.

And that's what I am doing right now. It's almost 7 P.M. We are finishing the paper, putting the final text on pages A-1 and A-8. Our designer, Jodie Butler, will layout the page, integrating photos and text boxes, to create an attractive, readable package.

My job tonight is to act as the "night editor." That means that I proof and approve the pages. I also need to write a column for Monday. Any ideas?

Newsroom Notes

Here are some notes from The Journal-Standard newsroom:

1.) Look for J-S reporter J.C. Wilson tomorrow (June 23) at Bookworld in Freeport. J-C will be there from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. signing his book "Power of the Pen: Poems and Pontification," which was published by PublishAmerica in May of 2005. You can learn more about the book here.

2.) We are nearing the end of our test run of two comics, "One Big Happy" and "Flo and Friends." We haven't heard much from readers yet. That may be a good thing, given how many people hated "Get Fuzzy" and "Pearls before Swine." We'll try two new comics in early July. But don't worry, "For Better or For Worse" isn't going anywhere.

Last Day of the Germania

Germania Pictures

J-S Final Run Video

Final Press Run Photos