Considering my family’s long connection to
High Country News, I’m rather embarrassed
to admit that I’ve only recently subscribed. I guess mountain
state politics just make me so angry I didn’t care to be
reminded of them.
It’s gratifying to see a new
generation of journalists take up the cause of truthfully reporting
on Western issues with the same passion, energy and intelligence
that led my Uncle Tom (Bell) to create HCN in
his closet-like office on a Lander, Wyoming side street. He poured
his soul — and a lot of money — into the paper and the
ideas it brings into the light. Ed and Betsy Marston truly deserve
the nation’s thanks for stewarding HCN
into this new century, while Paul Larmer and his great staff are
clearly loving what they do, and doing it very well indeed.
Matt Winters, editor and publisher
Chinook Observer
Long Beach,
Washington
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline HCN editors love what they do.
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