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Don Kirkland
Don Kirkland realized in elementary school that his future would revolve around the written word. His first newspaper job was with a small L.A.-area daily whose publisher demanded the kind of journalistic integrity that ultimately led him to be the admired press director for both a governor and a U.S. President. Don later was employed by Times-Mirror Corp. and, in Arizona, was executive editor of the Mesa Tribune after its purchase by a major East Coast chain. He founded Wrangler News 30 years ago and has dedicated his work to preserving the vital role of community newspapers.
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When we mistake, we agonize; when we succeed, we celebrate
By Don Kirkland
As hard as we try to avoid errors, the last-minute rush to meet deadlines sometimes throws us an unexpected curve. Joyce and I know, of course, that we can’t achieve...
Email onslaught is no match for your driveway
By Don Kirkland | Commentary
Without knowing whether you’re as bombarded with email as we are, it seems that practically everyone I know is somewhere on the countdown to overload.
We at Wrangler News, of...
Select few left to fill the void of a departing media pro
Jim Phipps: A career well lived
In these days of news-media downsizing, public information officers assume an even more significant role than in days past.
The job of these professional communicators is to provide...
Then and now. . . Cupid and the changing look of love
When Cupid takes aim, is he more likely to hit grandma and grandpa or a couple of Generation Z lovebirds? It’s a conundrum Lorin Jones faces almost daily, and whatever the answer,...
Looking for local news? Fake-book is no place to find it
Those of us who stay abreast of national and world developments know that Facebook has been accused of disseminating fake news, coupled with allegations of other problems that collectively have tarnished the mega-...
Thanks for thinking of me, but Santa has already arrived
If you’ve had some sleepless nights lately agonizing over what to give me for Christmas, go back to bed and worry no more. I have all the gifts I need.
Actually, this has...
No bodies in the street? What kind of newspaper are we, anyway…
We’ve been hearing a lot from readers about (a) all the political ads that have appeared in our pages lately and (b) how much those readers appreciated the generally more civil tone of discourse evident in Wrangler News compared to some of the other election-season messaging.
They’re the real faces of the places we know, and always with a smile
Julian, one of the longtime security officers who greeted us last year when we drove onto the campus until he retired in May—who we came to regard as the “face” of Marcos de Niza
Don Kirkland
Don Kirkland realized in elementary school that his future would revolve around the written word. His first newspaper job was with a small L.A.-area daily whose publisher demanded the kind of journalistic integrity that ultimately led him to be the admired press director for both a governor and a U.S. President. Don later was employed by Times-Mirror Corp. and, in Arizona, was executive editor of the Mesa Tribune after its purchase by a major East Coast chain. He founded Wrangler News 30 years ago and has dedicated his work to preserving the vital role of community newspapers.
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