Newspapers preserve the past

A lot of people talk about how important it is to save a building because of its importance to a community.

In Green River, a lot of people talked about saving the old Lincoln High School before it burned and many of those people now talk about saving the U.P. Depot building before a similar fate befalls it.

However, people often forget about the impact newspapers have in preserving history, a fact I’m ashamed to say I’ve forgotten until recently.

Last night, at about 4:15 p.m., I’m going through a few photos I had taken earlier when a man walks in and asks if the newspaper has a phot...