One of Billings only online publications Last Best News announced that they will cease publication as of July 1, 2018. This was the story that ran on their website. (courtesy image Ed Kemmick from Last Best News)
Originally published in the 6/29/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News.
BILLINGS — Veteran reporter Ed Kemmick is retiring from reporting because he wants to write better.
It’s a paradox the veteran newspaperman wants to explore — if he has time, while he’s exploring Montana and the rest of the country, which is another reason he’s leaving Last Best News, the online newspaper he founded in 2014.
He’s hoping someone will either take on Last Best News or start a similar online venture, but he’s leaving with little regret.
For one thing, he wants to see his family, which includes grown children and grandchildren, more often. He wants to see more scenery. And he wants to play more music.
But he’s not leaving the news behind completely. He intends to write on a freelance basis, an area where he already has experience. read more
