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Why Care About Hometown Newspapers? Big city people often make fun of the "country" flair of small hometown papers. They chuckle about items like “Five Generation” stories, “Small Business Success” features, and articles about “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” or “Boy Scouts Learning Life’s Lessons.” And that’s okay. The things we get teased about are the very things we pride ourselves in. We believe that by reporting the daily life events of local people, we serve an important function in the community. Small town papers can reflect, affirm and even help build a positive community atmosphere. And we strive to do this. Last month (27 Nov 07), The Observer was honored with the Coopersville Area Chamber of Commerce’s People’s Choice Award for local newspapers. And with that recognition and support, we hope our readers will continue by taking part in our annual Volunteer Subscription Drive. We can not thank you enough for your past support and generosity in giving to our cause. Because of your previous donations, we have been able to continue bringing you the “good” news, during the calendar year 2007. Being firmly committed to “The Community Newspaper with the Positive Difference,” we will maintain the status quo as long as we are able to cover the cost of production. Your donation helps us meet expenses for the upcoming year, especially with the recent increase in the cost of mailing and printing. Many of you have asked how you can support our endeavors . . . and this is it! Your donations keep us going through the slow times when ad revenue is at the lowest for newspapers all over the country. We are approaching that time of year, again. As we look forward to 2008 - - my 12th year as publisher - - I would personally like to thank all of you: the dedicated advertisers, our faithful readers, and especially the volunteer subscribers. You don’t have to contribute in order to receive the paper, but you do because you believe in our mission. We owe our success to each and every one of you! Would you please consider becoming a volunteer subscriber for the 2008 calendar year? If a return envelope is missing from your newspaper, please click here to print a form to mail your contribution to: The Coopersville Observer, P.O. Box 111, Coopersville, MI 49404. As always, please contact me at (616) 997-5049 with any question or concern regarding The Observer. In closing, the staff at The Observer wishes you a happy, healthy 2008. |
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Coopersville Observer
P.O. Box 111
Coopersville, MI 49404
Phone (616) 997-5049 Fax (616) 997-9235