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Despite the efforts by the community and staffers to save the Rocky, corporate executives came to the newsroom Feb. 26, 2009 to announce that no buyer had been found, and that the edition for Feb. 27 would be the Rocky's last. Guild unit president Melissa Pomponio and other editors listen in silence as the announcement is made. Andy Piper/ColoradoSeen