Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.

As newspaper people, we all feared that the tragic events in Annapolis could’ve happened to us. We’ve all dealt with people upset about our work – ranging from reporting on a DUI to a parent unhappy about the amount of sports coverage their son or daughter got. It’s part of being in the newspaper business.But now in these times of ugly rhetoric and social media rants, we need to understand every threat should be taken seriously. We reviewed our facility procedures here at...

Attention All IPA Members: In addition to making an instant 50% commission off of every ICAN (classified) or 2x2 (small display ad) ad sold, every person that sells any IPA network ad in July or August (7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26) will be given a $10 Amazon Gift Card.

Department of Commerce Secretary Ross has requested information from newspapers about the impact of tariffs on their business. The STOPP Coalition, which IPA is part of, has prepared this survey. Please complete by July 3 so we can substantiate our case about the horrible impact of tariffs.In addition to the survey, the Stopp Coalition has prepared an online petition to be submitted to the Department of Commerce and members of Congress. We are looking at getting over 10,000 signatures. Please pr...