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Thanks for the recap on the laid off reporters. Getting laid off sucks. I got laid off in 2004. It was horrible and financially devastating when it happened, but it changed my life for the better in the long run.

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I lost my job in 1996. It was tough, but as the article reveals, when one door closes, another door opens. My life turned out better and more meaningful in the long run too.

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That those who were laid off are resilient should not hide the truth about the horrendous way they were laid off. In my opinion the lay offs were done in order to further benefit Lee Enterprises' millionaire executives in Iowa and their bottom line.

I believe that Lee Enterprises' decision to eliminate the position of an Opinion Page Editor, has resulted in too many despicable letters to the editor being published, including two antisemitic letters authored by the same person on the same day. To my recollection, this didn't happen when the Opinion Page had its own editor.

Sadly, the ADS has become a shell of what it once was. I'm grateful that so many are creatively addressing the challenge of informing the public.

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