Standing proudly in his AHS Key Club letter sweater is my father, Buehl Berentson. Dad, who was born in 1925 at the present site of “Smiley’s Bottom,” was a strong influence in my decision to pursue a career in journalism. This photograph includes all or part of the 1942 AHS newspaper staff, complete with manual typewriter, photo prints and steno pads. On the blackboard is a quote from Harold Laski’s 1925 book: “A Grammar of Politics.” Laski, a British scholar who taught briefly in the United States, wrote: “A people without reliable news is, sooner or later, a people without a basis of freedom.” Hmmm. Thought provoking. We have lots of news sources, and yet there are those who would argue our freedom has been dramatically eroded in recent decades. Perhaps the key is “reliable news.” Discuss.