This was supposed to be a column celebrating our one-year anniversary owning the Plaindealer.

A year ago, Mike and I sold the house we remodeled in Grand Junction, I gave away my backyard flock of chickens and we embarked on this new adventure – owning a newspaper.

I envisioned a steep learning curve, transitioning from being a columnist and reporter to becoming a publisher. I didn’t know much about the business part of owning a business. On the journalism side, I pictured writing features abo...