Representatives of 13 Vermont community weekly newspapers met for four hours Friday in Randolph to discuss the state of their publications. In spite of the well-publicized difficulties of metropolitan daily newspapers, the weekly publishers concluded that their newspaper niche has a bright future. Here, Mary Collins of the Morrisville News & Citizen, Chris Braithwaite of the Barton Chronicle, and Phil Camp of the Vermont Standard in Woodstock listen to conversation. (Herald / Tim Calabro)