CITY BEAT: TARIFFS WILL DESTROY MANY OF THE NATION’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

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CITY BEAT: TARIFFS WILL DESTROY MANY OF THE NATION’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

Paul OsborneEditor/Publisher   AS I’M writing this week’s column President Trump has shifted gears a few times on his recently announced sweeping 25% tariffs so I’m not sure where the tariff status will be by the time you read these comments.      However, I can affirm, without a doubt, that the 25% tariffs will especially hit community newspapers in small towns across the nation.      About one-third of all newspapers in the nation have shut do…