Going narrow... again

This is real important news for Gazette readers, especially those readers with short arms.

Starting next week, we will once again be printed at the Lewiston Tribune.

Our return there will bring a few changes.

First, we will go to a narrower page. This will be the same page size as we previously had. For those with shorter arms and those occasional Tyrannosaurus Rex readers, the reach from edge to edge will be more comfortable.

Basically, we are dropping the seventh or extra column which we added for the wider sheet we have been printed on for the past several years.

For the moment, deadlines will remain the same as will most production aspects of the Gazette. There will be no changes in the website or the e-mail delivery of the Bulletin. Ad sizes remain the same.

Over their long history, newspapers have followed industry trends and often industry fads. Different page widths, different widths of columns, more or less columns of news per page and the like have marked their history.

Today, the narrower pages are considered a more efficient way of producing newspapers. Arguments also give the narrower sheets more reader convenience and an easier read. And, to the reader who didn’t like our wider page because he kept knocking over his coffee cup at restaurants when reading the Gazette, we say, “Your troubles are over.”

The industry may be changing, but readers and subscribers remain the lifeblood of the Gazette. So, please, let us know what you think. As always your thoughts are important. You are welcome to call, e-mail or write to give us your opinions about this and other matters of importance to you.

Gordon Forgey

Publisher