You can’t tell Mike Pittman not to sweat the
small stuff. It’s just one letter — an S — that
mysteriously disappeared between the board he sent to the printer and the
product that returned, but it matters to Pittman because it messes up the
tagline of his new venture, Capital City
Courier.
A 24-page tabloid to be published every other Friday
starting in September, the premier edition of the Courier rolled off the press
Tuesday. The publication features “News, views & the other side
of the story” according to its cover. Or, rather, “New, views
& the other side of the story.”
“Why does there have to be a typo right
there?” Pittman grumbles.
Although he is best known as a former pro baseball
player turned real estate tycoon, Pittman has been planning this newspaper
for months. The cover story in the first issue features interviews with
eight of Springfield’s “most influential blacks.” (The
second part of the cover story is scheduled to appear in the next Courier.) Inside,
there’s news, commentary, book reviews, and a business profile. Joyce
Jackson is the editor; Letitia Dewith-Anderson will become a contributing
editor beginning with the next issue.
The Courier is available free at Barnes & Noble, Boyd’s New
Generation Restaurant, Shop ’n Save, Cub Foods, and other locations.
This article appears in Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2005.
