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More archiving thoughts Being a furniture mover with the secret identity of a writer and vice-versa, I wondered how the Wood River Journal was going transport their 127 years of archives , along with its customized bookshelves into their new building across Main Street . Someone told me that the new publisher, Jerry Brady took these valuable assets to Idaho Falls; presumably to patch up the books that were falling apart and possibly begin a scanning project, working hand in hand with expert Mormon Church genealogy archivists. That's refreshing to hear, since there is a chance that the Journal will fold by the end of this year. Evidently, their grand announcement of partner shipping with Sun Valley Online never got past the ink ubation stage. It would be a shame to see their historical archives warehoused in a place permanently unavailable to the public. The other thing that would happen with the Journal’s demise would be the lack of healthy competition , which as Statesman editor...