Aug 1, 2013
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Hey, high school peeps - I'm not connected to Wendy on Facebook, but I know some of you are. Tell her that I'm getting her mail at the Appeal-Democrat. And tell her that Larry Badger says hello. We're all still here, for now …
Here's another awesome top story by Jennifer Payne:
This is probably one of my favorite page designs yet. It was fun to make her hand "reach" out of the photo like that. 🙂 Once in a while, you get lucky and have a photo that lends itself to "thinking outside the box." * hehehe *
Cake pops for Memorial Day.
And a special set of cake pops to honor Larry's 40 years of service at the Appeal-Democrat newspaper.
Yesterday's design (above) vs. today's (below).
My first impression of the new design is that it reminds me of the Shopper. But I do think doing away with the old skyboxes is an improvement.
The Appeal-Democrat announced some big changes. The biggest one is they will be printing only five days a week starting April 14. In a way I'm surprised that this didn't happen a long time ago because of the cost savings it represents, but it's still shocking to see it finally happen.
The A-D acquires the GV Union
Thoughts on layoffs from the farewell column written by outgoing Union editor Don Rogers: "Alluding to business decisions of course is a way of distancing between the personal and the professional. The two intertwine far more than we like to admit. Identities and egos rise and are undone in our working lives. Sadly, people kill themselves over this.
"Losing a job is hard stuff. Someone has judged you, however analytically to their needs, and decided something fundamental about you. I know from a career making such evaluations. It’s not personal, true, but it can’t help but be taken personally."
In sports and in newspaper life there is much talk these days of business decisions.
Holding steady at 84 degrees in the office all afternoon.
(Five days from now it will make it all the way up to 86 degrees inside the office before they finally got someone to come out and fix the AC. UGH.)
80 degrees at my desk at 9:55 a.m.? Wow I hope this thermometer is wrong.