Letters to the editor – Feb. 24, 2012

Prairie Mountain Publishing to cut 17 jobs
(Business Report Daily, Feb. 8, 2012)
Of all the businesses that should fight for the people that live and work in their community, you’d think a newspaper would be on the top of that list. You’d think that a publication that deals with the public daily, let’s us know what’s happening in our city, keeps us informed about events, and considers us as their exclusive audience would always be mindful of the folks in that community. But, sadly, the Boulder Daily Camera, The Reporter Herald and their parent company, Prairie Mountain Publishing, have decided that the community doesn’t matter. The people who use the goods and services offered by the advertisers in their newspaper don’t matter. Al Manzi, the publisher for The Boulder Daily Camera is quoted as saying, “The decision to move the ad production was a difficult one because we value our employees. However, the quality, the speed, the digital expertise and the efficiencies created by this move made the decision possible.” What an insult to those folks who are now going to lose their jobs due to outsourcing. What a total shame. And how completely un-American.
Steve Crandall