Perspectives

By VIOLETTA HEART

Staff writer

No matter how you get your news and information, no matter what the source, no matter where you go for information, there are costs associated with the gathering, processing and delivery of information. Salaries, printing, broadcast, travel, developing, transmission: all this costs money. Where does this money come from?

The obvious answer is from advertisers but, with the advent of internet sources, there are a lot more venues for competition for those diminishing dollars.

By KATT KONGO

Staff writer

As I write this, 2009 is looming to an end, and I feel grateful for its demise. This previous year was a tough one for me, in almost every way. This year was a tough one financially for most of the people with whom I'm acquainted.

So many people lost their jobs, and so many more feared that they would suffer the same fate. Thousands lost their homes, and some had to move in with other family members. People who previously had benefits like health insurance suddenly found themselves without.