This is a great piece of journalism. It's quite obvious that Randy Holhut worked with a one-of-a-kind editor, and one of the best in the newspaper business.
It was a real privilege for me to have known Norman Runnion and to have worked at the Reformer when he was editor. That newspaper has never been quite the same since he left; obviously, it's taken a nosedive in recent years, and there is no recovering from it.
Keep up the good work at The Commons. It's a fantastic community newspaper!
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