This May 15th, Rumbo celebrates another year since it began on May 15th 1996. It’s true that time passes quickly and is surprising to see that it’s been eighteen years.
During that time, we have learned many things. We know this community even better than before. Covering events has been the easiest way to see our differences and similarities. We look forward and work for the same things in life and when we treat them with respect, we see that we are the same no matter what language we speak.
We came to live in Lawrence because we liked the city. As we learned ‘how it works,’ we feel a deep respect for its history and wish to contribute so future generations appreciate what we leave behind.
When we started, the future was uncertain for us; no one could predict success, particularly when neither one of us is a journalist or knew how to publish a newspaper but the need for local information existed and ventured there. That has not changed: We still are not journalists but our hearts are in the right place, hoping the city will be a little better because Rumbo was here once.
So far we firmly believe that we have fulfilled our wishes and those of our readers; that we have been the vehicle for public agencies and social services of the Merrimack Valley. Our English-language pages have been liaising with people who genuinely care to know more about our serious and hardworking Latino community.
Thanks to all who have helped during these eighteen years to make this such a beautiful experience. Whether using our vehicle to place ads and information as well as writing for the newspaper, or just being available when we were looking for some information, we appreciated it.
The people of this city foster our commitment to continue doing the best we can.
