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The grocery store, local restaurants and the sidelines of sporting events have a tendency to become mini conference centers for me.

The beauty of rural community newspapers is the fact most readers and residents know who the publisher and editor are. People we have never met recognize us and know what we do for a living. The end result is we often find ourselves in impromptu conversations about things happening in the community.

Often times during these spontaneous chats someone will ask me a question about a specific thing that has been on their mind that they would like more information abou...