So, yes, all has been quiet on the Leslie-career front. In fact, no doubt it's been quiet in general and many of you haven't heard from me much.
Quick update: In April I was offered a job with Pamplin Media (owners of the Portland Tribune and what feels like 100 suburban weeklies); I started in May. I am editor of two of the weeklies, West Linn Tidings and Wilsonville Spokesman. The hub office for both papers is in Lake Oswego, so that's where I drive every day.
In many ways this new job is much like my old job, but x2, with two communities to cover and they are both similar in size to the one I was covering before.
As things worked out I had little time to train with my predecessor and one reporter slot was empty when I started. Then another gave notice (I don't THINK it was me), so both papers have a new editor and are short a reporter.
As a result, I've been putting in a lot of 10-12 hour days. It being summer, we've been booked with home maintenance projects, family obligations or something else. Not a lot of free time, to say the least, so I apologize for not keeping up with folks more.
But, it can't last forever (can it?) and I expect one day to be able to take a breath and relax. Some.
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