[smith5460]

Another idea for a regional paper would have the main office put together the "national" part of the paper with a fixed format every day.

As the "national" part of the paper is being written and formatted, the local bureaus in each community would put together its "local" part.

When it comes time to actually publish the paper, the local bureaus would put together the "national" and "local" parts and create the actual newspaper for the day.

Each bureau would download the "national" part via website or e-mail, paste the "local" part, the print out the next daily edition of the newspaper.

This way, each bureau's edition would be localized to their communities but also focus on the national news.

P.S. One possible name for the paper: The Daily American

Just a thought

[Chad Fairbanks]

And a good thought - I don't know if I have the energy for a national thing, but you never know what will happen. Thanks for the ideas!