Historical October 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Five years ago I wrote a “welcome” editorial as I took over being editor from the Times editorial board made up of King Schoenfeld, Venita Lake, and JoAnn Vatcha. Now, I’m writing one of farewell as I hand the reins to Sue Rothschild.
In looking over a five-year span, there is a certain temptation to get nostalgic and to muse over past accomplishments and challenges.
However, I shall resist and simply say that editing The Times has been one of the most fulfilling volunteer projects with which I have ever been involved.
To me, The Times is one of Skinker-DeBaliviere’s most important institutions.
When it was started almost twenty years ago, the neighborhood was beginning its climb from depression. Today, we believe we have made it.
And I truly believe that this little newspaper has been part of that success. Always made up of volunteers and independent from all other area organizations, The Times has served to inform, to entertain, and to provide a forum for discussion. Hopefully, it has acted as a catalyst for the area’s diverse population, enabling that which we all have in common—rather than our differences—to be focal points.
The future of Skinker-DeBaliviere is a great one—our rich housing stock; excellent location; diverse, cosmopolitan mix of people; cultural activities; and outstanding religious, education, and social institutions make it a neighborhood that is the only place, to me, in St. Louis City to live.
The Times is an essential part of the area’s future, just as it has been a backbone of its renaissance.
As our second decade of publication draws to a close, a new editor is taking the responsibility of the day-to-day challenge of production of the paper.
The Times is in good hands as Sue takes on this important task. I wish her the very best of luck and I am certain that everyone who gave me help and support these past five years will be there for her.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1988.
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