Ed & Pub Jim Street came the News Leader after more than 40 years in journalism from broadcast to newspaper to magazine reporting and public relations. His first dozen years were in radio and television reporting. In 1970, he joined the staff of the Fort Worth Star Telegram where he covered the construction and opening of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Then came a stint at DFW as public information officer. In that capacity, he chaired the public relations committee of the worldwide Airport Council International and was known as one of the top airport public relations people in the world. Then came free-lance writing assignments with aviation publications on three continents. Along the way, he became involved in transportation and was part owner of a limousine company. But in 2002, he longed to get back to his journalism career and bought the News Leader. Jim is single, the father of two grown children. Stuart is an engineer with Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. Stuart and Jan are building a home in Terlingua Ranch in south Brewster County where they plan to live while Stuart pursues an investing career on line. Laron is an IT for Dallas Market Center. He lives in Grapevine with his wife Dawn, a secretary for American Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. They have two children between them, Sasha, 18, and Chase, 14.

 

 

Production Manager Kim Rapp is in charge of production including weekly layout of the paper. She also contributes news items, including the popular Cactus Chat” and is ”acting editor” of the Marathon News Leader, though she’d happily give that up if someone came forward and offered to do the job. A native of Las Vegas, NV, she moved to Sanderson in 1998 with husband Robert so they could have a better place to raise their three children, Bobbi, Daniel and Jimmy. Robert is now a salesman for a trucking firm in Hobbs, NM, but gets home every time he has a chance. Bobbi is a junior at Sul Ross State University. Daniel graduated from Sanderson High School in the spring of 2007 and Jimmy is a junior in high school. The two boys attend Sanderson High School where they both excel in sports.

 

 

Business Manager Lyn Rosas is the newest member of our team. A native of Portales, New Mexico, She moved here 19 years ago, and started a family. She has two growing teenage boys, Ryan Rosas who is 16 and a sophomore at Sanderson High School and a football player for the Sanderson Eagles. Ralston Rosas is 15 and a freshman at Sanderson High School and enjoys hanging out with friends. Lyn will be taking on the business end of The News Leader and offers to answer any questions about a bill. Just call her. She is 100 percent in support of the hometown football team, the Eagles, and attends every game, with the father of her two boys, Ruben Rosas.