Today, we mark a transition as our editor for the past eight years, Mark Sappenfield, hands the baton to me.

We have a big challenge before us, but a rich history to draw on. The Monitor’s mission was forged in the crucible of what our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, experienced with yellow journalism. She established this paper not to retaliate against her adversaries but to uplift the standard of journalism. In our first issue, she wrote, “The object of the Monitor is to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.”

This is the spirit carrying us forward into this next chapter, and we’re glad you’re with us.