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.
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
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
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
Northwest Prime Time: Our Very Own Field of Dreams
Our last post ended after that miracle of miracles...
