On Tuesday, members of Congress and witnesses voiced their opposition to tariffs on Canadian newsprint to the International Trade Commission, citing the harm already caused to U.S. newspapers in their home states.Newspapers have already been hit with higher newsprint prices since the Department of Commerce’s preliminary rulings both in January and March, and have adapted by reducing news coverage, reducing pages, laying off employees and/or not filling open positions. “Unfortuna...

There has been a lot happening as it relates to the newsprint tariff issue, and Illinois has played a prominent role in letting our voice be heard in D.C.

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...