The Death of Print, Again

Afternoon, everybody.

On Friday, February 27 2009, the oldest newspaper in Colorado died. It printed it's final edition after being in constant publication since 1859.

The Rocky Mountain News had an illustrious history, producing many Pulitzer Prize winning photos and stories. It was one of the first papers printed in Colorado and has served it's state and communities well.

I've spoken on this blog before about how people need the tactile nature of their entertainment to separate them from their day to day environments. We need time to withdraw from the noise of our work and world and establish an island of calm. Records, books and newspapers force us to slow down and breath.

I know it's inevitable that technology will change the way we get our information. And I know more papers will die as things change.

I just know; they will be missed.