Newspapers are in 'survival mode,' too

Given the ongoing shutdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, like nearly all local businesses, we had to make some difficult decisions last week.

Among those was the decision to reduce the number print pages. At the same time, we decided to continue to provide the same amount of content.

So in balancing our lack of print “real estate” with increasing news and feature coverage, we’ve opted to put more on our webpage, www.ritzvillejournal.com.

For our subscribers, access to our webpage is free. All you have to do is call our main office at 509-235-6184 and request access. You may have to...