Fresh Ink

 

“I’d rather smell the printer’s ink and hear the presses go ’round than go to any grand opera in the world.” 

 —Winifred Sweet Black Bonfils (1863-1936), San Francisco yellow journalist who wrote as “Annie Laurie” and helped build the Hearst newspaper empire. See Gary Kamiya, “Much more than a ‘sob sister’ — San Francisco reporter was one of the best of her time,” San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 21, 2020. (Thanks to alert WORDster Mark Larson)

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Editorial Comment: But maybe a nice polka band . . . 

 

 

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November’s Senior News is delicious. Check out “Especially Now, Food Is Family.” 

 

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