I was saddened to hear of Mike Forrester’s passing. Mike, the Forrester family and the Brown family were exceptional owners of the East Oregonian and its cadre of local newspapers in Oregon.

Mike was an old-school journalist with a passion for accuracy, clarity and fairness. I will always be grateful for the opportunity Mike gave me in 1976 to join my first daily newspaper and, in 2005, to return to the company as its chief operating officer. It made for rewarding bookends to my 46 years in newspapering.

John Perry

La Quinta, California