How Edenton’s 19th-century publication came back. (Also the Who, What, When, Where, Why…)
It was a dark and stormy night. Well, actually not. It was 10:48 on the morning of January 12, 2021, when Edenton’s Kim Ringeisen pressed SEND and emailed a manifesto to a few close friends in town. It opened with this:
Democracy benefits from an informed and engaged public. The effort is based on fact, science, and be data-driven. … There needs to be an amplification of common sense and fact-based information for the citizens of the county.
Kim went on to elaborate on what he specifically thought the value of a new hometown publication would be and how it could become a community-supported endeavor, relying on citizen journalists in all townships in Chowan County.
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