Letter to the Editor: Small-town newspapers connect the communities they serve

Dear editor:
Gotta say it.  I love small-town newspapers.  It’s just not right to think of Greybull without the Standard. And it’s not practical. The editor recently referred to the diminishing of area newspapers, and how the demand for them has changed. It didn’t paint a pretty picture for any of us.  
Small weekly papers can’t compete with Wall Street Journal, New York Times, European financial transactions, even statewide papers.  What local papers do best is fill the gaps and appreciate the “real news” in our own town.
A small-town paper highlights the sense of community that we need, to share life in a rural area.  A local newspaper can keep us connected.  An editor like Nathan Oster will do so, just as Bruce Kennedy did.  Let’s give the Standard a little encouragement.