Rates are going up

LAUREL — The price of a stamp went up this week. In fact, the price of many items at the Post Office went up this week. Because of recent post office and newsprint prices increases, the cost of the local newspaper will also be going up. Area residents can still buy a new subscription or renew a subscription at the old rate until Feb. 8. After that, the cost of a Coleridge Blade subscription will increase by $2 a year. Blade Co-Publishers Rob Dump and Peggy Year said they have been avoiding the cost increase, but recent events, including a 2018 tariff on newsprint, have forced them to increase the subscription price of the newspaper.

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