Pioneer editorial: How a week of grief and destruction ended in gratitude

Pioneer editorial: How a week of grief and destruction ended in gratitude

When big things happen in a community, good or bad, there’s one person sure to have the best story or inside scoop on the situation — the local newspaper editor. I’ve heard the stories for years from other editors in the business, what the newsroom was like during the Grand Forks flood of ‘97 or when 9/11 happened, you name it, there’s a story to be told. But when people ask me what it was like for me as the newspaper editor when the June 21, 20…