
{"id":816,"date":"2007-08-30T05:46:50","date_gmt":"2007-08-30T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2007\/08\/30\/letter-from-the-editor-tell-us-a-story\/"},"modified":"2007-08-30T05:46:50","modified_gmt":"2007-08-30T13:46:50","slug":"letter-from-the-editor-tell-us-a-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2007\/08\/30\/letter-from-the-editor-tell-us-a-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the editor: Tell us a story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Kirk Ross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First off, thanks again for reading, writing, suggesting, advertising and supporting our advertisers. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still on the grow and still fine-tuning this wondrous new vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The first is an effort to gather stories, something any newspaper worth its salt should be doing on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the types of things you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read in The Citizen so far, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for a special kind of story \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the kind that without warning might just fade away.<\/p>\n<p>As I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve wandered Carrboro and its environs, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve run into so many folks who have memories of the town that are of a richness that beg for recognition. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also been clear that, uncaptured, many of these memories will disappear with time.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard of late are actually recollections of recollections \u00e2\u20ac\u201d stories from our elders\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 elders that dip back into generations long gone.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this an appeal to our readers to not let these stories disappear. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard a tale that needs retelling, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to hear it. And if you know a person with an insight, observation or reflection on what once was, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to meet them.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>So tell us a story. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all ears.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In other in-house news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Sports update<br \/>\nIn hopes of launching a sports section this fall, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had a series of conversations of late with individuals knowledgeable about local sports. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to keep our eye on Carolina thanks to the ongoing efforts of our sports columnist, Frank Heath.<br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to hear more ideas for how we should take on this endeavor \u00e2\u20ac\u201c both in print and online. So, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got some thoughts on the subject, please drop me a line.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Cat got your tongue?<br \/>\nOne 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an election around the corner. Do any of you folks running have supporters who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to tell us why to vote for you? Is everyone happy with traffic, taxes, growth, the governments and the price of gasoline?<\/p>\n<p>There. Consider yourselves goaded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kirk Ross First off, thanks again for reading, writing, suggesting, advertising and supporting our advertisers. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still on the grow and still fine-tuning this wondrous new vehicle. 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