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    Tuesday, February 17, 2009

    One day down, a million to go

    Entering Day 2 at the Knight Foundation seminar in Miami, my thoughts are in Wisconsin Rapids.
    Yesterday was a blur. Knight is funding 21 community foundations (including Wisconsin Rapids) across the country each with a task of helping citizens lead more informed lives (although the projects have a different scope). 
    How are they going to do it?
    How are we going to do it?
    After the first day, I don't know. But I know it needs to be done.
    News is important to a democracy, without a doubt. But the importance of local news to a community has never been greater.
    Without getting all teary-eyed and philosophical, I hope when we look up a year or 18 months from now, people are better informed with what can affect their lives. And their lives are better for it.

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