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We were reminded at about noon yesterday that Oct. 4 is the third anniversary of our takeover of the former In Fact Daily. That, of course, also makes it the anniversary of the beginning of the process that led to the creation of your Austin Monitor. We’re grateful to y’all for sticking with us, and we look forward to offering you much more in the months ahead. Onward!

Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written...