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Whether the news is good, sad or bad, today's Daily News is mostly about people.

First, there's Annie Jones, a longtime nurse at United Memorial Medical Center who retired recently after 42 years at the hospital. Jones told the reporter that "even though I'm getting tired, I really love what I do."

Also in the news is Amy Johnson, who "has been named director of advancement at Notre Dame High School." Johnson formerly worked at Canisius College as the director of the annual fund and as director of marketing for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

Paul Cregg, co-owner of the Center Street Smokehouse, was in the news again today. County Judge Robert C. Noonan will rule on whether Cregg is guilty of three felony charges by September 8 in a non-jury trial decision. Cregg is charged with failure to file corporate tax returns, offering a false instrument for filing and filing false returns on corporate taxes.

I hope that the Daily News considers itself fortunate to have Virginia Kropf on its staff. Every time she has a story in the paper, it's interesting. She may not be a great stylist. She may not turn the swankiest phrase. But Virginia Kropf has an eye and an ear for what makes small towns tick, and she brings to life with a cool-handed delivery the idiosyncracies that you can find around every corner.

Today, Kropf visits Eugene Beach of Oakfield who barters flowers for fruit. The story is a fun one and worth checking out.

So get out and pick up a copy of the Daily News. Or, subscribe at BataviaNews.com.