Everything changes
But beauty remains
Something so tender,
I cant explain
Well, I may be dreaming
But still lie awake
A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
The single, A Moment Like This, was the debut single by Kelly Clarkson, specifically written for the winner of the first season of the television music competition show American Idol to perform at the finale and record. The show quickly became a cultural phenomenon, one that I even auditioned for and was on an episode, sitting right next to Ryan Seacrest as he walked through the crowd.
Clarkson would go on to be the second-most successful American Idol former contestant in album sales (close behind Carrie Underwood), though shes done much more than music in her career, working in acting and now hosting a daily talk show.
While the song focuses on a relationship, the chorus tag line of some people wait a lifetime/for a moment like this has become a signature of Clarksons career. While listening to the song recently, the verse quoted above caught my ear, especially the phrase, everything changes, but beauty remains.
This is the third in a three-part pseudo-series of columns upon the reopening of the Plainsman. A week ago, in the first e-edition back, I talked about the craziness of the week we had before the sale happened. In our first print edition on Wednesday, I answered a frequently asked question: What can I do to help?
Today, well look a bit at where the Plainsman is headed.
The biggest news that most were curious about is the print schedule. The intention is to print for delivery on Wednesday and Saturday. The goal is that the print editions will largely be locally-focused content with minimal statewide content and very rare national content included.
That does not mean that content will only be delivered on Wednesday and Friday. Stories will be put online on a daily basis, with the long-form articles in each print edition. That will also be true of paid obituaries, which will be put online immediately and then printed twice per week. Free death notices will continue to be in print editions only.
The Payday will no longer be printed. A community shopper could potentially make a return in the future, but right now, its not a focus as we work to get the community the news information it deserves.
One thing that is a blessing of living in Huron is the small-town environment that has been enriched by so many cultures present in our community. More than a dozen languages are spoken by students in the Huron School District, and more than that are spoken at home. One particular request in the transition we are currently in was to potentially do a print edition in Spanish or Karen. The major issue with that is getting an adequate translation of one to the other. It is possible that in the future a digital paper in multiple languages could be available or that the articles would be placed online in multiple languages, but the printed paper will remain in English.
That all said, we absolutely want to include the diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of the entire community in the paper, so if there is a cultural community event that you would like covered, please let us know! As noted by the photos in this edition from the Connecting Cultures night at Thursday night in the park, we surely wont shy away from covering events of all people in our coverage area.
We will remain a lean newsroom, with three dedicated people to cover the Heartland, so any assistance that you can provide in taking a photograph of an event or sending in a brief write-up of a community or school event will be much-appreciated.
The future for the paper as the Plainsman enters a digital-first focus is very bright, but we just went through a quick turnaround from closure to reopening that defied logical expedience in completing a purchase of that size, so please be patient with us as we work to move forward in ways to serve our broader community best.
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