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About Us

Independent’s mission is to support every American’s First Amendment rights --- and to encourage and assist citizens in exercising those rights responsibly.

We have pursued this mission by publishing newspapers since the 1950s, by providing printing services to other publishers since the 1970s, and by creating citizen-driven community websites at newszap.com for the 21st Century and beyond.

Our unique structure is designed to maintain our independence. While we are a for-profit, tax-paying company, we are held in sacred trust by a rotating group of five trustees who believe in our mission and are pledged not to benefit personally from their involvement.  There are no special interests to be served. The trustees elect the company's directors. There are no shareholders. No dividends are paid, so all the after-tax profits are reinvested in serving our mission.

Our business values

1) SERVICE: We strive to help our communities become better places to live and work through our dedication to conscientious journalism and by providing a vigorous advertising marketplace.

2) ETHICS: We intend to be a company of which we can all be proud, known for its integrity, fairness and respect for others. Our business relationships are built on honesty, service, quality products and value. We seek all-win relationships. We believe we can be successful without victimizing anybody.

3) VALUE: We strive to provide our customers with valued products and services at competitive prices. We are constantly in search of ways to improve the value and service that we provide and to increase our effectiveness and efficiency.

4) IMPROVEMENT: We set only one goal - continuous improvement. But we do lots of measuring of trends, so we also know how we are doing.

5) CONSULTIVE SALES: We reject manipulative sales tactics in favor of a consultive approach. We achieve long-term success by helping our readers and advertisers become more successful.

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