TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES OF A SENIOR NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER

I look forward to the return of Senior Expos—conventions designed for those most wondrous of all beings, older adults
BY MICHELLE ROEDELL, EDITOR, NORTHWEST PRIME TIME | September 1, 2023 at 12:00 a.m.

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With a Little Help from My Friends and Family

We attacked the tasks with all the efficiency of a Ford Motor Company assembly line

A Few Words About Interns

Sometimes I would assign “on-the-street” type interviews of local seniors

Jason Reynolds to the Rescue

We would get ready for Jason’s arrival for the all-nighters by stocking up on various sources of caffeine and an unlimited supply of Jason's favorite snacks

Another Fine Mess You've Gotten Us Out Of

This space usually holds the editor’s blog,

It’s a Small World

Later, I’d learn just how close two seemingly separate worlds can be

The Grand Prize: When I met Sy Rosen

I think back to how Sy first entered Northwest Prime Time’s realm

What's in a Name?

Back in the early 1970s, senior power took root. My grandfather was front and center as part of that movement in Seattle

A Parade of Pets

Pets and professionalism don’t always mix, but that’s okay with us

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Call in the Bomb Squad!

Keep in mind that the year was 2001, during the time that anthrax-laced letters were mailed to news media

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You Fool Me Every Time, Old Man

“Here comes the paperboy!” was the familiar refrain I heard over and over from men with big grins

The Nun With the Heart of a Newspaper Woman

The last time we left off, I promised you the story of the nun who called each time the paper came out to alert me to everything we’d done wrong

A Northwesterner's New York Pride

I was totally devastated with the tragedy and destruction of 9/11

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Northwest Prime Time: Our Very Own Field of Dreams

Our last post ended after that miracle of miracles...

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Goodbye and Hello

We left off last time back in March 2000 after having published our very first edition of Northwest Prime Time