Newspapers are a funny business.

One of the intriguing things about newspapers is the sheer number of variables that have to come together each week to bring you a finished edition. We take jumbles of words and fashion articles, we write headlines and choose photos, we design the paper and the a we you find interesting and helps you make sense of what’s going on here in our little corner of the world.

I like to call it “the weekly miracle,” because every week, by the seat of our pants, we ma...