Like a gas station, a grocery store or a dentist’s office, this newspaper provides a valuable public service – but it is also a business.And like all businesses, this newspaper is subject to market forces that range from inflation to insurance costs, interest rates, taxes and more.Rising costs and a shifting economy that have resulted in price increases affecting everything from the cost of fuel to the cost of bread have not spared this newspaper.For that reason, and after much thought and analysis, this paper is raising the cost of its subscriptions and single-copy rates, marked by modest increases that ...