Control of Maine newspapers moves closer to Maine

I see by today's news that several Maine newspapers are being sold by their owner in Seattle to an investor in Pittsburgh.

Is this a light at the end of the tunnel? Could a combination of Craig's List and economic hard times mean that local newspapers might return to local ownership, adjusting their business model to modern communications?

OK. Pittsburgh is a long way from Maine. But it's a lot more local than Seattle.

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/15/daily16.html