Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER

For those of us who are self-employed, the reason we most often give for putting up with the risk and uncertainty that goes along with that status is that we like being our own bosses. That, for me, is right up at the top of the list.

But there's another very important reason I enjoy the title of business owner: I get to choose the people I work with.

In the past couple of months I've gained two new co-workers at The Times, and I'm excited to have them both.

Many of our Columbia County readers already know Linze Greenwalt. She joined us at the beginning of last month after working four years a...