Comments on: Navajo/Hopi Observer, Editor Wells Mahkee, Jr. http://melinda.essentialwriters.com Just another Essential Writers weblog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bill Stubbs http://melinda.essentialwriters.com/navajohopi-observer-editor-wells-mahkee-jr/#comment-133 Bill Stubbs Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:44:47 +0000 http://melinda.essentialwriters.com/?page_id=76#comment-133 Melinda and Wells, Would you two permit me to put a short article in IndianLand with the following, title probably "An Editor's LIfe": Tell us what a normal work day holds for you at the Navajo/Hopi Observer? Two words: organized chaos. Ha ha. Actually, since we’re such a small staff, we all wear more than one hat. For example, I am an editor by title, but I also do writing, layout and pagination, and some graphic work as well as keeping our website (www.nhonews.com) updated and answer phone calls and e-mails. So we all do a little bit of everything each day. It keeps things interesting. But in general, Mondays are when we prepare and send our paper to be printed, Tuesday is usually website update day, Wednesdays and Thursdays are when I pull all of my editorial submissions together and Fridays are spent editing and preparing everything for publication the following Monday. So every week is pretty busy." I note that the text would contain his webaddress, and my intro would have Melinda's web address. Melissa, you might tell Wells I think his prose is exemplary -- direct, clear, vigorous, sometimes funny. No wonder people are writing in asking how to subscribe to the paper. -- Bill Melinda and Wells,
Would you two permit me to put a short article in IndianLand with the following, title probably “An Editor’s LIfe”:
Tell us what a normal work day holds for you at the Navajo/Hopi Observer?
Two words: organized chaos. Ha ha. Actually, since we’re such a small staff, we all wear more than one hat. For example, I am an editor by title, but I also do writing, layout and pagination, and some graphic work as well as keeping our website (www.nhonews.com) updated and answer phone calls and e-mails. So we all do a little bit of everything each day. It keeps things interesting. But in general, Mondays are when we prepare and send our paper to be printed, Tuesday is usually website update day, Wednesdays and Thursdays are when I pull all of my editorial submissions together and Fridays are spent editing and preparing everything for publication the following Monday. So every week is pretty busy.”

I note that the text would contain his webaddress, and my intro would have Melinda’s web address.

Melissa, you might tell Wells I think his prose is exemplary — direct, clear, vigorous, sometimes funny. No wonder people are writing in asking how to subscribe to the paper.

– Bill

]]> By: Melinda Elmore http://melinda.essentialwriters.com/navajohopi-observer-editor-wells-mahkee-jr/#comment-131 Melinda Elmore Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:40:51 +0000 http://melinda.essentialwriters.com/?page_id=76#comment-131 Wells, I just received this email from Bill Anderson: Melinda How can I subscribe to the Navajo/Hopi Observer Newspaper? Bill Anderson I gave him the link to the NHO and explained he could subscribe from the link there This is just great Thank you Bill for taking note and being interested. Walk in peace and harmony, Melinda Wells,

I just received this email from Bill Anderson:

Melinda
How can I subscribe to the Navajo/Hopi Observer Newspaper?

Bill Anderson

I gave him the link to the NHO and explained he could subscribe from the link there

This is just great
Thank you Bill for taking note and being interested.

Walk in peace and harmony,

Melinda

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