Back in 1981, a group of local investors purchased a failing small weekly newspaper called The Tribune in Gainesville and recruited a few experienced newspaper people, including myself, to try and make it a viable and competitive enterprise.
Guest Column, Norman Baggs: Author Ronda Rich remains true to the roots of her raisin’
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