Archive: August 15, 2014 - Gary Borders

Moving During the Dog Days

We are moving the newspaper office next Saturday, on the day coincidentally that I mark my 59th birthday. Thus I will mark the beginning of my final year in my 50s by sweating heavily, trying not to strain my back, and doing what I can to assist men much stronger and younger than me to move desks, filing cabinets, and all the other furnishings — in time for us to open in our new location the following Monday morning. I have worked for 12 newspapers and published 10 of them, and this is only the second time I have helped move a newspaper office. The first time was 36 years ago, when I had more...

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