Editor's Notebook

Candy Downs, a former Superior resident now living in Florida and working as newspaper advertising salesperson shared the following story with friends Monday evening:

Went to a convenience store this evening and a guy in line in front of me complemented me on my dress. I said, “Thank you.”

He turned back around and asked if it was hot enough out for me today. I said, “Yes. It was brutal out there today.”

Then he said his employer sent him home today to grieve properly because his son died on Friday.

I said, “Oh, I’m so sorry.” He said, “My son lived a good life. He wasn’t shot or in an acciden...