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In our 25th Anniversary issue, you’ll find a game of croquet interrupted [8],, an introduction to the New Times Way written by the paper’s founder [29], meet a few of our favorite Steves [37], chuckle over ads from yesteryear [42], and help Glen Starkey lament his lost youth [83].
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BY NEW TIMES STAFF
A look back at 25 years of stories, in pictures
Oh, the stories we’ve told!
R ather than tell you, simply and plainly and with words, about stories past, the characters who somehow find themselves in newsprint again and again, we opted for a more artistic tactic. Approach this as you might a cave painting with symbols etched into the wall. Some of these squares you might Send comments to Managing Editor Ashley Schwellenbach at aschwellenbach@newtimesslo.com.
immediately identify and associate with a particular story, or perhaps several. Others might take more time to decode. But it’s all about the journey, right? Δ
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