Wonderful tribute to a really unique person. The impact of losing The Daily News and its stable of journalists is a real loss to our community. We were very lucky to have Suzanne see the world through her eyes and then explain it to us as only she could.
Suzanne and Bob were part of what made The Daily News “the workplace (that) felt like a family.“ That’s what I cherish most about my 20 years there. Thank you for the tribute.
This column and the obit both pay fitting tributes to Suzanne, who was my first editor in the DN This Day section. She taught me a lot, was fun to work with and made sure to invite us single reporters up to the Martinson farm for parties.
Thank you Andre (and Linda) for this remembrance of Suzanne Martinson. My wife and I did not arrive in the area until 1992, so we missed the prime time of Suzanne’s tenure at TDN, but I know that we are still benefiting from the legacy that she and her husband left behind at TDN and in the hearts of those who remember her and who still shape the best parts of the community we have come to love today on the Lower Columbia.
Reading this, I can’t help but feel remorse over how much locally produced journalism is being overrun by a chase for the bigger dollars in AI machine generated news.
What a great tribute to Suzanne! I’ve lived in this area for the past 50 years, and had the privilege of enjoying Suzanne’s writings. Amusing stories about “Ace” were some of my favorites. She, and the Daily News staff of old were such a gift to this area. Thank you, Andre, for sharing this!
I really miss having that "paper" in front of me to read each day. Now I read it on-line which is just not the same. Having it locally-owned with such great writers, such as Suzanne, has been a loss to the community. Locally-owned businesses of all types are needed to keep a community a community!!! How can we take back the Daily News??
Suzanne was my first editor when I moved into the newsroom from classified in 1983. She edited my wedding and engagement announcements as carefully as she edited everything else. She made me feel as though my "chicken dinner" items mattered, and that I mattered. When I asked if proofreaders were allowed to write Other Day columns, she said, "Of course!" I learned so much about writing at her side.
Wonderful tribute to a really unique person. The impact of losing The Daily News and its stable of journalists is a real loss to our community. We were very lucky to have Suzanne see the world through her eyes and then explain it to us as only she could.
Suzanne and Bob were part of what made The Daily News “the workplace (that) felt like a family.“ That’s what I cherish most about my 20 years there. Thank you for the tribute.
This column and the obit both pay fitting tributes to Suzanne, who was my first editor in the DN This Day section. She taught me a lot, was fun to work with and made sure to invite us single reporters up to the Martinson farm for parties.
Thank you Andre (and Linda) for this remembrance of Suzanne Martinson. My wife and I did not arrive in the area until 1992, so we missed the prime time of Suzanne’s tenure at TDN, but I know that we are still benefiting from the legacy that she and her husband left behind at TDN and in the hearts of those who remember her and who still shape the best parts of the community we have come to love today on the Lower Columbia.
Reading this, I can’t help but feel remorse over how much locally produced journalism is being overrun by a chase for the bigger dollars in AI machine generated news.
What a great tribute to Suzanne! I’ve lived in this area for the past 50 years, and had the privilege of enjoying Suzanne’s writings. Amusing stories about “Ace” were some of my favorites. She, and the Daily News staff of old were such a gift to this area. Thank you, Andre, for sharing this!
I really miss having that "paper" in front of me to read each day. Now I read it on-line which is just not the same. Having it locally-owned with such great writers, such as Suzanne, has been a loss to the community. Locally-owned businesses of all types are needed to keep a community a community!!! How can we take back the Daily News??
Suzanne was my first editor when I moved into the newsroom from classified in 1983. She edited my wedding and engagement announcements as carefully as she edited everything else. She made me feel as though my "chicken dinner" items mattered, and that I mattered. When I asked if proofreaders were allowed to write Other Day columns, she said, "Of course!" I learned so much about writing at her side.
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