I'm glad you could drop by the Chronicle, but I'm afraid I don't have much time to talk with you--we're on deadline right now. Now there's a word I don't like much: deadline! It makes me uneasy...especially lately.

You wouldn't think that a newspaper in a small town like this one would have so much to report. But there's an awful lot going on in Blackstone right now, as you may have heard. Too bad most of it's not very good...not very good at all. Still, it's my job to report it all--to keep people informed...and maybe warned. So if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to work. But feel free to have a look around. Last week's issue is right over there--some interesting news in it, too. Yes, Blackstone does seem to be suffering under that old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."

--Oliver Metcalf, Publisher

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