Deadlines (Paperback)

Dean Rea

ISBN 10: 1511867280 / ISBN 13: 9781511867283

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. After completing a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and serving three years in the Air Force, Andrew "Andy" Jones tests his long-time interest in community journalism rather than join "The Kansas City Star," a daily newspaper where his father is an editor. The 24-year-old accepts a job as the editor of a weekly newspaper in Appleton, Oregon, a town of 8,000 people in the Willamette Valley during the early 1950s when journalists wrote stories on typewriters and newspapers were printed on letterpresses. A one-year trial run coincides with his long-time girlfriend's plan to complete her law degree at Harvard and to join her father's law firm in Kansas City. Jane Johnston, a teasing redhead, complicates his decision-making as they work together at "The Appleton News." Andy also must deal with the advances of Mary Martin, a wealthy grass seed farmer, who lost her husband in a farm accident and appears to be looking for a replacement. As the one-year trial period ends, several incidents help Andy decide whether to remain in Appleton or to return to Kansas City and to re-establish the personal relationship with his life-long girlfriend. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deadlines (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1511867280
• ISBN 13: 9781511867283
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

After completing a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and serving three years in the Air Force, Andrew “Andy” Jones tests his long-time interest in community journalism rather than join "The Kansas City Star," a daily newspaper where his father is an editor. The 24-year-old accepts a job as the editor of a weekly newspaper in Appleton, Oregon, a town of 8,000 people in the Willamette Valley during the early 1950s when journalists wrote stories on typewriters and newspapers were printed on letterpresses. A one-year trial run coincides with his long-time girlfriend’s plan to complete her law degree at Harvard and to join her father’s law firm in Kansas City. Jane Johnston, a teasing redhead, complicates his decision-making as they work together at "The Appleton News." Andy also must deal with the advances of Mary Martin, a wealthy grass seed farmer, who lost her husband in a farm accident and appears to be looking for a replacement. As the one-year trial period ends, several incidents help Andy decide whether to remain in Appleton or to return to Kansas City and to re-establish the personal relationship with his life-long girlfriend.

About the Author

Dean Rea is a former weekly and daily newspaper journalist and university professor, who has published several short stories and a self-published memoir about his three decades of teaching journalism at three universities. He resides in Eugene, Oregon, and has spent more than half a century exploring the back roads of Oregon.