Dear Readers,
Today marks an important milestone for our newspaper, our readers, our employees and our communities ? with the inauguration of the home-delivered Sunday Examiner.
Sunday is a special day when our busy lives slow down.
Sunday is all us and our families ? doing what?s important and enjoyable.
That?s why it wasn?t too surprising to hear from many Examiner readers and advertisers that they wanted a Sunday edition delivered.
You?ll find that today?s edition maintains the unique attributes that readers and advertisers tell us are important. Namely ?
- The Sunday Examiner is and will be free.
- Stories will be succinct and well-written, demonstrating respect for your interests and time.
- Together with coverage of national and international news selected with our readers in mind, the Sunday Edition maintains The Examiner?s unique commitment to quality reporting of the local news that?s important in your life.
Just look at today?s Examiner ? a profile of Baltimore?s embattled Mayor Sheila Dixon kicks off a new tradition of Sunday Page 1 stories about people you?ve heard of and some you haven?t, but all you want to know more about.
Other regular features for Sunday include Credo, starting today with Columbia native and astronaut Terry W. Virts. Another new feature is Kudos!, honoring area folks who have achieved special recognition in our communities.
Read our expanded editorials with in-depth analysis of local and national issues, a page of political cartoons and the best and worst ideas locally and nationally.
At Home features a look at where and how our neighbors live, starting with Paul and Cissy Marks? picture-perfect, five-level home that rises on one of Baltimore?s seductive urban bluffs in historic Federal Hill.
In Personal Best, meet Annie Couwenhoven, a recent Baltimore Lutheran graduate who has emerged as one of the country?s best rowers and earned a scholarship to compete for Syracuse.
In our Seven Days in the Life of Baltimore, you will see what the week?s most important events were in a two-page photo spread.
We know how important your Sundays are ? when you have a little more time to leaf through a newspaper and linger on stories you might not be able to make time to read during the week. That?s why we are enthusiastic about giving you astrong, locally focused newspaper that fits your Sunday lifestyle.
We have always benefited from the ideas and suggestions of readers and advertisers who tell us what they think, so we eagerly invite your comments about the Sunday Examiner.
We?ll take your suggestions seriously and work to continuously produce a newspaper and news Web site that meet your needs and get better every Sunday.
Note: Beginning this week, other operational changes will take effect, including distribution of The Examiner?s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday editions through an expanded news-rack distribution system and street-distribution teams.
Along with the Sunday Examiner, the Thursday edition will be home delivered. There will be no Saturday paper.
You can read our paper daily by going to baltimoreexaminer.com and entering your e-mail address ? we will then e-mail you the paper every morning at your desktop or laptop either at work or at home.
