IT'S GURU'S 20TH BIRTHDAY!

Twenty years is an anniversary round enough to permit us at Guru Press to indulge in some hoorah, and to recognize the people who have made the paper possible for two decades: Dr. Estefania Kollin, Ghumie Pinkihan, Christine Wangdali, Estanislao Albano, Daniel Cagan, Rod Libiran... And this family keeps expanding.

Since its first issue, using the one-color printing machine, Guru has grown in many respects — in professionalism, in average page count, in circulation, and in advertising support.

It’s our pleasure to work on a community newspaper for a community full of so many people with fine passions, admirable skills, high ideals and damned good fights. It’s a community paper for a community the size of a small town. But that small town has changed - with the changing of our classification, from a first-class municipality into a city. Our first thanks go to the readers and subscribers, who are the whole reason for us to continue publishing.

Finally, we’re grateful for the writers, contributors, businesspeople and interns who put their energy and inspiration into Guru over 20 years...  (and counting!)

Happy work anniversary!