Friends, I was like a kid in a candy store.

When I first visited Washington, D.C. (youth tour, 1977), politicians and historic monuments took second place. This small-town nerd was obsessed with scooping up copies of “exotic” periodicals such as the “Washington Post” and “New York Daily News.”

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So, understandably, I’m heavy-hearted to start 2026 knowing the storied “Atlanta Journal-Constitution” will no longer produce a print edition.

It’s a predictable but somber turning point in an industry once known for........

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