Stop the presses! Printing era ends at Waco Trib
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Buzz up! By J.B. Smith Tribune-Herald staff writer
Monday, July 13, 2009
By 11 p.m. Saturday, the aluminum plates bearing the day’s news were crimped onto their cylinders. The 1-ton rolls of paper were in place downstairs, and the ink and water jets were calibrated and ready to spray.
The pressmen were making final adjustments to the three-story offset press known as Big Blue, exchanging banter that barely concealed the lumps in their throats.
“So this is the last one,” a young printer called out. “Are we going to hold hands and cuddle?”"
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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