Last week the MinnPost, a local independent news site, ran a story about the West St. Paul Reader. I met with writer Lev Gringauz for over an hour, and he put together a detailed account of the Reader.

I’m grateful and flattered for the attention.

Here’s my favorite line: “The other suburbs near us are jealous,” said Matthew Schempp, one of our supporters.

The story includes some details of how we started, including how someone asked me months before I started and I said it was a te...