DEC 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 12

FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK
It’s Been One Hell of a Ride
In December of 2020, we
launched an all-new BLUES. At a
time when magazines were going
away, we did something very few
publishers were doing; we created
a true magazine and then
digitized it. Isn’t that just like all
other on-line magazines?
Well yes and know. Yes it’s
kinda the same. But the look and
feel of The BLUES is unique to the
YUMPU format and The BLUES is
the only police magazine on the
YUMPU hosting site.
In the past three years, we’ve
published 36 issues. That’s 4,508
pages of content that’s been read
6,660,000 times. In 2020, our average
page count was 75 pages.
In 2021 it grew to 139 pages. In
2022, we now average over 200
pages per issue.
Not only has our page size
increased, so has our readership.
In 2020 we started with
less than 10,000 subscribers and
the average readership per issue
was 95,000. In 2021, the numbers
grew to 33,000 subscribers and
130,000 readers per issue.
Now as we close out 2022, we
email copies to over 82,000 first
responders, including every police
chief, sheriff, and constable
in the US. And the average readership
per month has grown to over
350,000.
All of this adds up to The BLUES
is now the Largest Digital Police
Magazine in North America. We
could not have accomplished any
of this without you, our readers,
and our fantastic staff. I can’t
thank either one enough for all
your support.
Next year brings another milestone
for The BLUES. December
2023 will mark 39 years since
Nat Gutierrez and I decided to
create 12-page tabloid for our
department. Who knew it would
become the largest digital police
magazine in America. I wish Nat
was still with us to celebrate this
momentous occasion, but I sure
he’s looking down on us saying,
“ahh, I was just an intern at best.”
Red Wave that Wasn’t
By now, it’s pretty clear that what
was supposed to be a Red Wave,
was more like a crimson tide at
best.
While Republicans did take the
house and fired Nancy Pelosi, the
rest of the country was still pretty
much split 50/50.
And why is that? Why is this
country is still just as divided as it
was two years ago. The Dems hate
Republican values so much they
would rather elect a man in Pennsylvania
that can barely put two
sentences together. But then again
look at their leader. Biden is closer
than ever to full blown dementia.
And apparently crime doesn’t
concern them at all. With the highest
crime rate in the country, New
Yorkers elected Kathy Hochul for a
full-term as governor even though
she said, “why is crime such a big
deal to you people.” Maybe because
people are dying? Duh!
And here in Harris County, where
the incumbent Country Judge Lina
SGT. MICHAEL BARRON RET
Hidalgo stated she may be indicted
at some point, was re-elected to
another 4 years in office.
None of this makes any sense to
me whatsoever. I can understand
backing your party and staying true
to your beliefs. But when people
are literally dying in the streets,
when do you say enough is enough.
What about the economy? Most
Democrats are lower to middle
income folks with families to feed.
How can they be happy with the
high prices of gas or the insane
price of food?
Democrats do not care about
crime or the economy. They do
not care about the border. They
do not care about Fentanyl and
the fact it’s killing our people.
They don’t care that our President
is killing this country. As
long as Biden promotes their climate
agenda and hands out free
money, they are willing to look
the other way.
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