Sojourn Theatre actors Rebecca Martinez and James Hart play the parts of the bride and groom at a preview performance of the play, “On the Table” during Act III in Oregon City.

This column appeared in the July 21, 2010 issue of the Molalla Pioneer.

I have a good job being the publisher of a small-town community newspaper. There is a lot of stress and hard work, but there are many rewards as well. Knowing that I can make a difference for people is worth more than any monetary compensation.

One of the most significant rewards of working at a small newspaper is that I get to do a lot of different things every day. Of course, as a publisher I have to concern myself with the traditional duties of a publisher. That means I have to make sure the readers are getting the best journalism possible and are getting their papers delivered in a reasonable way for a reasonable cost.

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Oh, young LeBron! You’ll learn

by Joe Wilson July 12, 2010

Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, I initially took it very hard and personally when NBA superstar LeBron James recently turned his back on my fellow Clevelanders and left for what he must have perceived as greener pastures in Florida.

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Takin’ the Fourth off

Fourth of July by Joe Wilson July 3, 2010

If you listen to my radio show, The Becky and Joe Show, you’ll not hear it on Monday, July 5. The good people at our internet radio station PDX.fm and PDX.am are taking Monday, July 5 off to celebrate Independence Day.

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Summer can bring adventure, if you’re looking for it

by Joe Wilson June 27, 2010

When I think of the summertime, I think mostly of my youth. I think of days without school and without adult responsibilities. I remember the invigorating feeling I used to get from just smelling the freshly cut grass. Summer felt like possibilities and the future. It felt positive and exciting. It still does, just not [...]

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Newspaper paywalls may be harder than a trip to the moon

by Joe Wilson May 8, 2010

I completely agree. Well, maybe a trip to Mars might be more accurate. – Joe Star Tribune CEO Mike Klingensmith talks new paywall, digital re-do Via: www.minnpost.com Mike Klingensmith is no rocket scientist, just the son of one. The new Star Tribune publisher/CEO’s dad was an aeronautical engineer for Honeywell in Minneapolis during the Apollo [...]

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Most people don’t know that Oregon lost a journalistic treasure last week

by Joe Wilson April 18, 2010

This is a story about my friend and colleague Vera Erickson who died last week. She was an inspiration to most people she met, but even more so to journalists and female journalists especially. Oregon’s oldest journalist dies at 92 Published April 16, 2010 in the Molalla Pioneer By Bethany Monroe Vera Erickson, Oregon’s oldest [...]

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Have recorder (and mics) … will report

Radio reporting by Joe Wilson April 10, 2010

Joe’s been a newspaper reporter and editor his entire life. Lately Joe’s been studying radio/audio journalism with some help from those in the industry.

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This would almost be too much to bear for the United States of America

Polish President Lech Kaczynski by Joe Wilson April 10, 2010

The news that Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country’s highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, was so big that it was hard to fully grasp at first.

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‘Kiss of death’ er, maybe ‘kiss of creepy’

by Joe Wilson March 23, 2010

Does this animated GIF creep you out as much as it did me?

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As empty as an orchestra without a musical score

Rupert Murdoch by Joe Wilson March 3, 2010

Here is a an excerpt of remarks made by News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch as he spoke before the Real Estate Board of New York yesterday.

Sometimes Murdoch can come off as a crazy old man who is out of touch with new technology, but then he gives speeches like this and I start to think I may be wrong about him.

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Luna! Baby! Luna!

The moon by Joe February 28, 2010

Just took this photo of the moon from my back balcony in Portland, Oregon. Ain’t she beautiful?

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