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The Tribune should continue to print a newspaper, not reduce it

Benjamin Brooks was editor of the San Luis Obispo Morning Tribune for four decades. He is standing center in profile, back wall and appears to be final proofing at 4 a.m. for the morning paper. This is from a series of newspaper carrier postcards from 1890.
Benjamin Brooks was editor of the San Luis Obispo Morning Tribune for four decades. He is standing center in profile, back wall and appears to be final proofing at 4 a.m. for the morning paper. This is from a series of newspaper carrier postcards from 1890. Special Collections and Archives, Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives

Concerning The Tribune’s plans to reduce the size of the written newspaper in favor of more electronic media: Either print a newspaper or get out of the business.

Richard Placak, Atascadero

This story was originally published January 3, 2017 at 8:12 PM with the headline "The Tribune should continue to print a newspaper, not reduce it."

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