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Well their parent company filed for bankruptcy so there may be a large amount of consolidation, cancellation, and canning going on.

beachmouse

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Before too long, I bet that all the Freedom papers between Gulf Breeze and Mexico Beach get consolidated into a single one edition paper.

SHELLY

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[quote="beachmouse, post: 619339"]Before too long, I bet that all the Freedom papers between Gulf Breeze and Mexico Beach get consolidated into a single one edition paper.[/quote]

...might I suggest they name it ....[B]THE? Newspaper[/B]

:biggrin:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="beachmouse">Before too long, I bet that all the Freedom papers between Gulf Breeze and Mexico Beach get consolidated into a single one edition paper.</blockquote> 
...might I suggest they name it ....THE? Newspaper 
 
😀

Bluznbeach

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Ms. Break is still listed as the editor on the website:
[url=http://www.waltonsun.com/sections/about-us/]About The Sun : WaltonSun.com[/url]

Ms. Break is still listed as the editor on the website: 
<a href="http://www.waltonsun.com/sections/about-us/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">About The Sun : WaltonSun.com</a>

Just Curious

[quote="SHELLY, post: 619383"]...might I suggest they name it ....[B]THE? Newspaper[/B]
 
:biggrin:[/quote]
 
holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SHELLY">...might I suggest they name it ....THE? Newspaper 
 
😀</blockquote> 
holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance

[quote="beachmouse, post: 619339"]Before too long, I bet that all the Freedom papers between Gulf Breeze and Mexico Beach get consolidated into a single one edition paper.[/quote]

Imagine that, they could call it something like The Northwest Florida Daily News.  :roll:

[quote="Just Curious, post: 619391"]holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance[/quote]

Everybody's got a dead horse, in SHELLY's case it's THE[B]?[/B] Dead Horse.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="beachmouse">Before too long, I bet that all the Freedom papers between Gulf Breeze and Mexico Beach get consolidated into a single one edition paper.</blockquote> 
Imagine that, they could call it something like The Northwest Florida Daily News. :roll: 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Just Curious">holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance</blockquote> 
Everybody&#039;s got a dead horse, in SHELLY&#039;s case it&#039;s THE? Dead Horse.

Lake View Too

or "The Northwest Florida [U]Regional  [/U]Daily News", :blink:

or &quot;The Northwest Florida Regional Daily News&quot;, :blink:

wrobert

[quote="SWGB, post: 619284"]Well their parent company filed for bankruptcy so there may be a large amount of consolidation, cancellation, and canning going on.[/quote]


Anyone given any thought to the number of local vendors that are probably going to have to take a loss on dollars owed due to this move.  What a way to support your local community.  File bankruptcy and include the mom and pop shops that thought they were doing the right thing.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SWGB">Well their parent company filed for bankruptcy so there may be a large amount of consolidation, cancellation, and canning going on.</blockquote> 
 
Anyone given any thought to the number of local vendors that are probably going to have to take a loss on dollars owed due to this move. What a way to support your local community. File bankruptcy and include the mom and pop shops that thought they were doing the right thing.

TooFarTampa

[quote="Just Curious, post: 619391"]holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance[/quote]

because it still works :biggrin:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Just Curious">holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance</blockquote> 
because it still works 😀

[quote="Just Curious, post: 619391"]holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance[/quote]

....and you can pretty much guarantee that I will until the brain trust at "Coastal Vision 3000" comes up with another bright orange idea.  :biggrin:

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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Just Curious">holy crap...you use that joke everytime you get a chance</blockquote> 
....and you can pretty much guarantee that I will until the brain trust at &quot;Coastal Vision 3000&quot; comes up with another bright orange idea. 😀 
 
.

DuneLaker

[quote="Lake View Too, post: 619417"]or "The Northwest Florida [U]Regional [/U]Daily News", :blink:[/quote].
 
I like that.  Or we could call it "The Northwest Florida [U]International[/U] Daily News." 
 
I like Gwen.  She makes some pretty tough and insightful calls.  Takes a while to know what is really going down and around here.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Lake View Too">or &quot;The Northwest Florida Regional Daily News&quot;, :blink:</blockquote>. 
 
I like that. Or we could call it &quot;The Northwest Florida International Daily News.&quot; 
 
I like Gwen. She makes some pretty tough and insightful calls. Takes a while to know what is really going down and around here.

Franny

The editor from the Destin Log is now the editor for the Sun as well.

[quote="Franny, post: 619683"]The editor from the Destin Log is now the editor for the Sun as well.[/quote]
 
They might as well combine it with a weekly over in Bay County so we can keep all the stories straight. :biggrin: Will they rename it? Perhaps the Emerald Coast Weekly? or Northwest Florida International Weekly? :funn: There is a whole lot of winking going on and someone needs to sort it out. -- and that is sad.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Franny">The editor from the Destin Log is now the editor for the Sun as well.</blockquote> 
They might as well combine it with a weekly over in Bay County so we can keep all the stories straight. 😀 Will they rename it? Perhaps the Emerald Coast Weekly? or Northwest Florida International Weekly? :funn: There is a whole lot of winking going on and someone needs to sort it out. -- and that is sad.

MommaMia

Just heard a rumor that Gwen Break, long-time Editor of the Walton SUN, had been released.  Hate to hear that.  Anyone know more?  Makes me wonder if the days of the Walton SUN are numbered?

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