Tim Bonham asks:

> P.S.  Why are you "often" publishing addresses?  Most of the time, I
> see/hear the media reporting something like this as "in the 2700 block of
> Blaisdell Ave" rather than using the full street address.

As a community paper, we choose to be precise. We always print addresses for
businesses, local government bodies, organizations and people (most of the
time, see below). By the way, when remodeling our home, I found lots of
Minneapolis Stars and Tribunes from 1938 and they printed exact street
addresses for people back then!

The "2700 block of Blaisdell" principle usually only kicks in for two
circumstances:
1. Crime reports. Best not to be too precise there, or you make a target.
2. When what we're talking about is an entire block.

I'm tempted to go with USPS rules, but I would like to hear how the city
does it.

Thanks for all the input - lotta fellow nerds out there...

David Brauer
Kingfield
Editor, SW Journal

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