TURLOCK JOURNAL CHANGES
(Wednesday) Last week the Turlock Journal was sold (again!). Yesterday they announced that it will ceases daily publication and become a twice weekly with an exclusive focus on local news. This is something they should have done years ago. The paper could never quite get things right. Advertising goofs were common and the spellos were embarrassing. My children delivered it for several years when it was an afternoon paper and the circulation practices were at times comic (think Keystone Cops).

Ironically, the community has now grown to the point where it could probably support a good local daily. But the journal was in a tough hole and probably wouldn't have been able to climb out of it to fill that niche well. So this is a good move for the paper and the community. I may even subscribe again.