By Lynda Powless, Editor Time really does fly when you’re having fun. And we have been! Turtle Island News will be 30 years old this week! It’s hard to believe we have been around for three decades. It certainly doesn’t seem that long. In our early days as publisher there is no question I wondered if Turtle Island News would continue on to the next generation or become just a reminder discussed over coffee tables. But here we are 30 years later and now I wonder how much longer newspapers in general will be around. Social media has taken its hit on the newspaper industry. One-time readers are using technological devices, mobile phones and computers to get real-time information, quick news hits for those tuned in. The younger generation tends…
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