Albuquerque officially becomes a one daily newspaper town on Saturday, when the Albuquerque Tribune publishes its last edition. I'm really sad to see this happen, even though it's pretty much been viewed as inevitable for a while, given the overall decline in newspaper circulation, particularly among afternoon papers. When we first moved to Albuquerque, it was my fondest ambition to work for the Trib. It never worked out, but I have continued to admire them from afar. They always did the most interesting, well written stories, and had such beautiful art to go with them. From the outside, at least, it really seemed like a place where people cared about what they put out there, and that always makes for a better product.

I'm not in newspapers anymore, but I still care about them because I love them and I think they are truly one of the last things standing between the future of intelligent, civilized public dialogue and mindless cable news infotainment. So here's to ink. Best wishes for the staff of the Tribune. I'm sorry to see you go.