Nonprofit Newspaper Replaces Defunct Weekly in Colorado Town
March 23, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
A mostly volunteer staff has started a nonprofit newspaper in a Colorado mountain town following the demise of the community’s 34-year-old weekly, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The Sopris Sun, started by the founder of the defunct Carbondale Valley Journal and run by a community board, started last month with a single paid employee and services like editing and ad sales donated by local residents.
“There was a void,” said Colin Laird, head of the local community-development corporation and a member of the paper’s board. “Every town should have a park, a library, and a newspaper.”
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