We used to be able to collect and show proof of payment to ABC on overdue accounts. Now if a subscriber is one day late with a payment over 90 days, the computer system automatically eliminates the address from the paid circulation averages.

[He points to booming auto sales as proof that consumers are still buying gas guzzlers even in the face of soaring prices.] They complain about the cost of gasoline, but when GM, Ford and Chrysler had their employee-discount programs, guess what they bought? ... You're watching this and scratching your head.

He was an everyman. He identified with everybody at the paper, no matter what his or her job.

We've pulled our distribution in closer to our core market by eliminating San Antonio, Dallas, far South Texas and parts of Louisiana.

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Dick understood economic trends, and he understood what the paper needed to do to stay on top. He also made sure you understood what needed to be done. But it wasn't hard to comply with Dick's wishes. He led by example.