Dear Joe,
Loved the piece about Candy Cane Lane, but why no pictures? A trip through in the station wagon was a regular tradition in my family like everyone else’s. Our favorite was always the home on the West Side that had Santa’s posterior sticking out of an upstairs window.
Mary Kramer, Kansas City
Dear Mary,
Thanks for the note. We did actually have pictures lined up, unfortunately the ice storm kept our sources from being able to send them until after our deadline, and we had to go to press without them. We’ll try to keep them on hand for next year.
Joe
Dear Joe,
What rock did you find Vennis A. Vennable under? Is this just an attempt on your part to stir up controversy? I like your little paper for the most part and usually find it a nice alternative to all the negativity in the daily paper. Please get rid of this ignoramus before he gets a foothold. We don’t need a Howard Stern in our town.
Worried Reader
Dear Worried,
Yes, to answer your question, Vennis is most certainly an attempt to stir up controversy. We are thrilled that people like the paper, but frankly most of our responses, while gratifying, haven’t made for very interesting reading. Scary as it seems, our audience is actually split about 50/50 on Mr. Vennable, with strong opinions on each side. Thanks for reading.
Joe
Dear Joe,
I’m sorry but your “I Really Hate Christmas Too” story was just too much. If this is the kind of thing your paper finds humorous you can cancel my subscription.
Fred Ferguson, St. Joe
Dear Fred,
Sorry you feel that way, but subscription? What subscription? The Regular Joe is a free distribution paper, available at over 50 locations in St. Joe. Hey, wait a minute, if you sent some money in, I bet that accounts for the booze at the normally broke delivery crew’s drunken impromptu Christmas bash.
Joe
Dear Joe,
I love the new look of the web site. I had been enjoying the articles, but missed seeing the cover art your readers kept commenting on. Now that it’s the first thing you see when logging on, even those of us without access to a paper copy feel like we’re getting the whole thing. Thanks for helping keep me connected to my hometown.
Dan in D.C.
Dear Dan,
Yep, now you get everything but the ink on your fingers and the opportunity to use past issues as gift-wrap. Thanks for reading.
Joe
Dear Joe,
There have been a variety of names on the different stories in the paper. Some are even people I recognize. I think I may want to try my hand at writing. How do I get an assignment?
Jess Freeman
Dear Jess,
We have had a great response to our open door policy. Anyone can submit to the paper. It really is quite easy. Just send your story to email@urjoe.com. We don’t always have enough space in the print copy for all of the stories but there is always room online. Send us something and we’ll get it to the masses one way or another.
Joe
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