Rocky Mountain News Candlelight Vigil

Hello, last night I showed my support for the Rocky Mountain News by attending a candlelight vigil in front of the building that houses both the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. 

About 300 people gathered with candles and 150 folks wore signs - one for each year the paper has been published since 1859. 

My friend,  John Ensslin, a reporter at the Rocky, organized the event. He's pictured below in the red coat helping to light candles, despite the wind. 

John and I have worked alongside each other for more than 20 years covering news stories. Now John is part of a news story! 

The owners of the Rocky put the paper up for sale in December and if they don't find a buyer, they may shutdown the publication. 

This is an important story both locally and nationally as the newspaper industry has been losing advertising revenue for several years, due in part, to increased use of the internet. 

If you would like to learn more about the fight to save the Rocky Mountain News click here to visit "I want my Rocky." 

I want my Rocky

Cheers and good luck to everyone at the Rocky, Kent