I love local journalism, and The Garden Island is a great example of why. In one edition of the paper I got a very substantive account of the mayor's recent address on the state of the county, including budgetary proposals for a new helicopter and new jobs in the public works department; an account of various local spring break events and local business doings; and another substantive story on wildfire mitigation. This was padded out by a bunch of New York Times and other syndications, but it's really not bad for an island whose entire population is smaller than my hometown -- and I don't know what the substitute would be if it didn't exist. Support The Garden Island! read more