Dear Readers,

Today marks an important milestone for our newspaper its readers and employees — with the inauguration of the home-delivered Sunday Examiner.

Sunday is a special day when our busy lives slow down.

Sunday is all us and our families — doing what's important and enjoyable. That’s why it wasn’t too surprising to hear from many Examiner readers and advertisers that they wanted a Sunday edition delivered.

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You’ll find that today’s edition maintains the unique attributes that readers and advertisers tell us are important. Namely …

» The Sunday Examiner is and will be free.

» Stories will be succinct and well-written, demonstrating respect for your interests and time.

» Together with coverage of national and international news selected with our readers in mind, the Sunday Edition maintains The Examiner’s unique commitment to quality reporting of the local news that's important in your life.

Just look at today’s Examiner. In addition to our cover story on Mayor Fenty, the head of Metro talks to us about what he most enjoys about Washington, the agent in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office discusses the beliefs that guide his life, a 63-year-old cancer researcher from Chevy Chase describes his preparations for an upcoming triathalon, and our new Crime & Punishment section examines the “cold case” of a woman found murdered in Southeast Washington a decade ago.

We know how important your Sundays are — when you have a little more time to leaf through a newspaper and linger on stories you might not be able to make time to read during the week. That’s why we are enthusiastic about giving you a strong, locally focused newspaper that fits your Sunday lifestyle.

We have always benefited from the ideas and suggestions of readers and advertisers who tell us what they think, so we eagerly invite your comments about the Sunday Examiner. We'll take your suggestions seriously and work to continuously produce a newspaper and news Web site that meet your needs and get better every Sunday.

Sincerely,

Michael Phelps

Publisher

Note: Beginning this week, other operational changes will take effect, including distribution of the Examiner’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday editions through an expanded news-rack distribution system and street-distributions teams. Along with the Sunday Examiner, the Thursday edition will be home-delivered. There will be no Saturday paper.