A Slow Day At The Journal

This was a slow day at The Journal. None of us appeared to be able to get any momentum. There were just enough interruptions to gum up the entire deal.

We will pay for all this over the weekend into early next week when we have to redouble our efforts to get back on top of the writing, production, and editing cycle involved in putting together the newspaper.

This is a weekly newspaper, but it has to be done on a daily basis.

We did pick up a new ad -- a real-estate ad that will run for several editions.

I believe the economy is deep into recession already. The economy always is in recession in Crewe, Burkeville and Southside Virginia.

Even the august Federal Reserve Board senses the economic trouble. Why else would the Fed cut interest rates another time?

Gasoline and fuel prices are through the roof, and this completely depresses people and their spending habits.