233 days (cooking school!) since New Albany had (cooking school!!) a News and Tribune city (cooking school!!!) reporter.

Ye gods, at last ... after tonight, it's over.

But first, some exclamation point abuse.

By the way, did you know that in British English it's an exclamation mark, and in American English an exclamation point?

Later in the year, or next year, or whenever it is that the CNHI newspapers get together to hand each other awards -- do they do it quarterly? -- the Golden Spatula winner in the category of Misplaced Journalistic Priorities is clear-cut.

Congrats, Bill. You're so very deserving of it. Is it time to resume covering New Albany?

Yet?