All Good Things…

I’ve never been great a goodbyes. Well, who really is? But the time has come for me to say goodbye to North Lake College and the News-Register. After two years of attending the school, a year of which I was editor of the paper, I am leaving NLC and its newspaper behind me.

Starting in the fall, I’ll be attending the University of North Texas.

I will miss being editor of the News-Register. It has been an incredible experience and I’ve learned quite a bit since I took over for Josh Bohling last September.

And I’m happy to say that I’m leaving the paper in the capable hands of Amanda K. Witt, the new editor, and Bethany S. Mueller, the new associate editor.

I am certain that those two will keep the paper up to the standard of excellence that I hope I’ve been able to maintain throughout my time as editor.

There are many people I’d like to thank for their help over the last year.

I’d like to thank all the staff and contributors to the News-Register for all their great work. There simply wouldn’t be a paper without their articles, photos and other submissions.

I want to thank Josh Bohling for being a great teacher when I was starting out and had no idea what I was doing as editor.

I’d also like to thank Lisa “Lolly” Arden for all her help and support over the year.

I’d also like to thank Betsy Simnacher, NLC’s former journalism instructor who has moved on to teach at Mountain View College. She is a fantastic instructor from whom I learned quite a bit about reporting.

I want to thank Kathleen Stockmier. She’s always been here to help me and keep everything organized and moving forward. I owe her a lot, even if I don’t say it all that often.

Most of all, I’d like to thank the readers. What fun is doing a newspaper when there isn’t anyone reading it? Not only that, but they are often the source of great feedback, ideas and information for all of us on the News-Register staff.

It’s been a fun ride, ladies and gentlemen.

Being editor is one of those one-of-a-kind experiences that I’ll always look back on with a smile. An exhausted, somewhat stressed out smile, but a smile none the less.

But as they say, all good things must come to an end.