It’s all about the future

According to everyone this side of the Federal Reserve Board, the economy is in for a bumpy ride this year. Actually, the word our local regional economists used at the Economic Forecast luncheon on Tuesday was recession, coming soon!

One of the industries ahead of the curve, on the downside, is newspapering. Ad revenues are down, newsroom jobs are being cut, readers continue to be lured away by TV and Internet headlines, and those of us clutching our AARP cards just want to make it out with enough left over for the occasional can of cat food as a treat in…