As we all enjoy our Thanksgiving holiday I wanted to take this opportunity to thank my staff, the members of the editorial board and the Town of Estes Park for allowing the Trail-Gazette to be the newspaper of record for such an ever changing and truly engaged community.
I have been in this business for many years, over 30 actually, and have worked at many papers across the country. I can say with certainty that this is the most engaged, informed and articulate community I have ever worked in. Although that involvement and knowledge often leads to big debates, I find these useful in allowing the community to come up with the best possible solution to its ever changing challenges and successes. I also know that some of our editorials are greeted with anger and frustration, but again these are written to generate discussion as well.
So Estes Park, thank you for allowing us to serve this community.
Thank you Zach, Susan, Claire, Tyler, Daniel, Deb, Bob and John for all the work you do in serving our community. Thank you also to the recently retired Michael O'Flaherty as well!
Thank you to Greg Rosener, Bettie Tully, Jim Pickering, Jose Almeida, David Batey, Tom Carosello, Charley Dickey, Art Messal, Howard Hanson, Mark Weston, Deb Holmes and Jon Nicholas for serving on our editorial board. I have never been so lucky to be surrounded by such talent and brain power.
Thank you also to those businesses who continue to allow us to do what we do by their advertising support!
Thank you Estes Park and I wish you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving and look forward to working with this community for the remainder of this year and a great 2019.
On a personal note, I am so thankful for my wife of many many years who coincidentally also works in the same industry serving as the President of Community Newspapers for USA Today. With all we do and as busy we are, we still remain best friends and partners in life with four grown kids and a 4-year-old grandaughter. I am thankful for her, and the well-being of our kids and my beautiful granddaughter that has this Papa wrapped around her little finger...of course!
As I close in on my second year at the Estes Park Trail-Gazette, I have learned a lot about Estes Park and myself, as a journalist and more. I am thankful to always have my wife in my corner. I am thankful that I have such hard working coworkers, who come everyday with a passion that is unmatched.