The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has survived strikes, the Great Depression, a four-month publication suspension and past threats of being put up for sale. After serving Washington as the state’s oldest morning newspaper for 146 years, its printing presses will stop forever sometime in the near future. Although the P-I has gone through several owners and name changes during its history, it has always been Seattle’s paper.

We will miss the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper that had panache for investigative reporting.

We will miss the friendly competition between The Seattle Times and the P-I. Reporters will not have the extra pressure of a competing entity when breaking a story or writing on deadline.

We applaud the P-I’s news staff of 170 who put their blood, sweat and tears into the paper every day for the sole reason of bringing their community the best journalistic content even though the end was near.

The P-I’s globe will now be a reminder of the past, echoing a time when our two newspapers were the watchdogs of Seattle.

Now, The Times has the sole task of being accountable for our news, both local and international. We hope it can fulfill this crucial role, not just as a newspaper, but also as a part of our community.

We expect to see the same journalistic excellence upheld and hope The Times will still strive to honor Seattle’s diverse opinions, both popular and unpopular.

Although The Times cannot replace the P-I, readers should still support it as a news outlet because awareness about our surroundings is important, especially during this unstable time.

As readers, we must step up to the role of completing checks and balances in our society and not become lapdogs that don’t keep the media accountable. We need to remember that the world of print journalism is forever changing and evolving.

The P-I is still going to be around, whether online or in our memories, but it is up to us to make what is left of it count.

This is the opinion of The Daily’s Editorial Board: Editor in Chief Sarah Jeglum, Managing Editor Shiree Teixeira, Features Editor Nicole Ciridon, Opinion Editor Natalie Sikavi and Copy Chief Randy Ferreiro.