Indy: I hope the paper could refocus itself on local and regional news. I'd wager that the weekly supplements, handle extra, south side, etc. are probably doing pretty well from a advertising standpoint. When I was a practicing journalist, I resisited the notion that this neighborhood style of reporting was what the reader wants. Now that I have about seven years of separation from the papers, I can see the value of the localized and regional news. I read it and look forward to it. I want to know that there is a Mugsy & Millie book debut happening at the library. I don't want to read two days of coverage about the jury selection for the Kevin Coe civil commitment trial.

Question: Any other suggestions re: what the SR needs to do to emerge from its turbulence over the last year and remain a decent regional newspaper?

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