{"id":19778,"date":"2016-05-25T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=19778"},"modified":"2016-05-25T10:03:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T14:03:30","slug":"letter-from-the-editor-shiny-and-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=19778","title":{"rendered":"Letter From The Editor: Shiny and new!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dear Readers,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-646\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NewImproved-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"NewImproved\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/>You may have noticed a few changes here at <em>The Times<\/em> in the last few days: a bit of a more contemporary look and \u2014 finally \u2014 proper compatibility with tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While we\u2019re always looking to evolve and improve \u2014 and already have made a few tweaks to the new design based on your input \u2014 this is the first major site renovation since the launch of our first site in Oct., 2010.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to being more device friendly, our new site is also more video friendly \u2014 something we expect to use more in the second half of 2016 (if you\u2019re interested in sponsoring video content, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:sa***@*********es.com\" data-original-string=\"u9\/BHVT+Br3scApIC+9iRQ==750Av7mcF90mkASsEbUAq1VjbWGR0sVhxGNs3kpDnYsAoc=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span class=\"s2\"><span \n                data-original-string='eVdU7L+RlupB18rSqILyhw==750W\/2WpEPILHlGROhJjXNR+TKzoCqJfyZ8pVoYarU4AL8='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>sa<span class=\"apbct-blur\">***<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">*********<\/span>es.com<\/span><\/span><\/a>) including, potentially, live streaming of news, community and sporting events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Although as you may know I struggled through some health issues during late 2015 and into this year, our readership stuck with us, even when at times, our content was uneven. Although we\u2019re only recently getting back to full content (with more additions coming soon), our traffic continues to grow. April, 2016 was our biggest traffic month ever \u2014 and May, 2016 looks to be even bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So thank you for your continued support \u2014 we welcome questions and suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From our local families to yours: have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Mike McGann<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Editor\/Publisher, The Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"mailto:mi**@*********es.com\" data-original-string=\"XNgwZvvUcBqnlaO4xWTghQ==750QmIqbnlMtSbGmazAWmADXq3eSVJ4vakkJo\/tgGgde9Y=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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