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Letter from the editor: Tell us a story

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross

First off, thanks again for reading, writing, suggesting, advertising and supporting our advertisers. We’re still on the grow and still fine-tuning this wondrous new vehicle.

As we look toward fall, there are a few plans we want to share with you, mainly because our readers will play a key role in helping them unfold.

The first is an effort to gather stories, something any newspaper worth its salt should be doing on a daily basis.

In addition to the types of things you’ve read in The Citizen so far, we’re looking for a special kind of story — the kind that without warning might just fade away.

As I’ve wandered Carrboro and its environs, I’ve run into so many folks who have memories of the town that are of a richness that beg for recognition. It’s also been clear that, uncaptured, many of these memories will disappear with time.

The role of any newspaper is to not only document the events of the present but to explore and uncover the past. Some of the stories I’ve heard of late are actually recollections of recollections — stories from our elders’ elders that dip back into generations long gone.

Consider this an appeal to our readers to not let these stories disappear. If you’ve heard a tale that needs retelling, we’d like to hear it. And if you know a person with an insight, observation or reflection on what once was, we’d like to meet them.

We not only want to write things down, but collect them in their original form as well, and with recorders in hand we hope to allow visitors to our website to listen in as the history of this area is told through the voices of those who lived it.

So tell us a story. We’re all ears.

In other in-house news:

• Sports update
In hopes of launching a sports section this fall, we’ve had a series of conversations of late with individuals knowledgeable about local sports. We’ve learned a lot about the types of coverage and the rather large range of possibilities. Obviously, the local schools and the rec leagues are a good place to start. And we’re going to keep our eye on Carolina thanks to the ongoing efforts of our sports columnist, Frank Heath.
We’d like to hear more ideas for how we should take on this endeavor – both in print and online. So, if you’ve got some thoughts on the subject, please drop me a line.

• Cat got your tongue?
One quick note about letters to the editor: We need more of them. We know you have an opinion about things. Lord knows we heard enough of them when the sudoku ran all crazy two weeks in a row. And, don’t forget there’s an election around the corner. Do any of you folks running have supporters who’d like to tell us why to vote for you? Is everyone happy with traffic, taxes, growth, the governments and the price of gasoline?

There. Consider yourselves goaded.

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