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Updated: 9/1/2009 12:28:19 PM
New Voice Web site debuts Thursday
By Jeff Payne
Voice Editor

To better serve readers, The Voice is unveiling a new Website this week. The new site will be accessible to readers by 11 a.m. Thursday morning.
Online readers will not only have access to all of the content published in the print editions of The Voice, but the new site will have many additional features as well.
The Voice will provide readers with continual updates of news breaking in the northeast Macomb and St. Clair communities covered by our six print editions. In the past, our site has offered a sampling of news, features and opinions from our print editions. Our new site will have all of our print content and much more.
Readers will also have access to published photos as well as many that did not make it into print. All of these photos will be available for purchase as well.
But that's just the start. As our site develops, we plan to have multimedia features for readers to enjoy, including videos, blogs and audio files.
For the first time in its storied history, our sister newspaper, the Armada Times, will have an online presence as well. Times readers can go to The Voice site and find all of the week's stories published under the Armada Times tab.
Readers will be able to provide letters to the editor, announcements and other items through our new site. We expect one of the most popular features will be the story comment function that accompanies our reports. Story comment is monitored by editors. While it is an open forum, we do ask that you keep your comments on target, civil and free of hateful and racist language.
The new site will also have new opportunities for local businesses looking to reach online audiences.
We invite you to go to www.voicenews.com and check out our revamped site. We invite your comments. You can reach our newsroom by sending an e-mail to editor@voicenews.com. Advertisers looking to grow their business can e-mail General Manager Debbie Loggins at debbie@voicenews.com. And I am always available by e-mail (jeff.payne@voicenews.com) or by calling 586-716-8100, ext. 304.