Everybody has a story. This is the motto on our newsroom wall, and as a team it is a concept we hold dear. We can't always publish a story, but we can always listen and give everyone's story the respect and attention it deserves.
From this premise has grown a weekly series in the Tuesday News-Optimist. It began a semi-regular appearance some time ago, but as the end of North Battleford's centennial year and the North Battleford 2013 Historic Centennial Committee's popular North Battleford Notables series approached, we decided to commit to a feature a week.
The criteria for Everybody Has a Story is wide open. Featured since January have been a variety of community members with stories about living with blindness and autism, to community movers, shakers and leaders, to just plain folks with an interesting story.
While it isn't implicit in the presentation of the story, the inclusion of an email in the layout is our invitation to readers. We've been a bit surprised to have received only one call suggesting a person for a story. We know there have to be platoons of interesting individuals out there we don't know about.
So, if you know someone who would make an interesting tale, why not let us know. You can contact us by email ([email protected] or [email protected]) or phone (306-445-7261).
