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Tribune: "To toast our readers"

If I were a real reporter, I'd know who delivered the toast this morning at 9am when the Albuquerque Tribune finally closed its doors after 86 years serving our outpost on the edge of America.

"I'd like to toast our readers... for making this institution possible. For allowing us to tell the truth, to challenge the power."

If I were a real reporter, I'd have more to say besides the obvious note that the Tribune will be irreplaceable in our community.

Irreplaceable. Inimitable.

I wasn't sure if this morning's farewell in the Tribune newsroom would seem a funeral or a celebration. It was a bit of both, laden with tears and champagne. I felt honored to act as witness and celebrant.

Here's to nearly a century of well-wrought words and the eternity of their impact. Thank you, Albuquerque Tribune.

Tags: albuquerque, tribune

9 Comments

Comment by Erik Siemers on February 24, 2008 at 8:19am: Chantal, thanks for coming yesterday. And thanks for all your support. We've appreciated it.

Comment by Doc Mara on February 24, 2008 at 8:40am: Thanks for all of your hard work. Hopefully, the spirit of this paper will live on.

Comment by Pat O'Connell on February 24, 2008 at 10:24am: A very sad day indeed. The Trib helped me learn how to read.

Comment by chantal on February 24, 2008 at 10:57am: Someone who knows just emailed me to say:

"In your photo online, the Trib staffers are (from left) Stacia Spragg-Braude, Ollie Reed Jr., Jack Ehn and Larry Spohn. I believe it was Larry who toasted our readers."

They're obviously, a *real* reporter ;-)

Comment by Luann Wolfe on February 24, 2008 at 10:59am: Erik- what are you going to do now that the Trib has closed?

Comment by Erik Siemers on February 24, 2008 at 11:23am: Luann: The answer to that is still unknown. I'll be flying to various locales over the next week for job interviews at other newspapers. After that, hopefully I'll have some offers to ponder with my wife. If not, I'll be diving into the freelance market until the right job comes along.

Comment by Luann Wolfe on February 24, 2008 at 11:48am: With every ending there's a new beginning.

I hope you have many fabulous job offers to consider in the next couple of weeks.

Comment by Jana on February 24, 2008 at 4:09pm: Thanks, Chantal! You got some great photos...I guess I'll have to have a beer for the Trib, cuz I don't have champagne. :)

Comment by Jeremy Jojola on February 25, 2008 at 1:52pm: I saw the last Tribune for sale at Barnes and Noble this weekend. I loved the headline "Goodnight Albuquerque." Very appropriate. Nice post Chantal.

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