Mark with his sisters, Beth, Margaret, and Janet, in 2021 at Switzerland of American Lookout on the Million Dollar Highway. Photo Credit Margaret Westerman
Mark in his twenties; he stood in front of the “v” in the sign. Photo Credit Margaret Westerman
Photo Credit Margaret Westerman
A young Mark captured during a trip to Cuba. We are not sure if this is the same trip during which he interviewed Fidel Castro. Photo Credit Margaret Westerman
Mark and his sisters, Beth, Margaret, and Janet in Silverton in 2010. Photo Credit Margaret Westerman
The Society of Professional Journalists named The Silverton Standard as a historic site in journalism.
Esper adopted a local stray cat and named her Jazzie. Photo Credit Margaret Westerman
Mark Esper, longtime editor of The Silverton Standard, passed away in his home in Silverton this month. Originally from Flint, Michigan, Mark was the sixth out of seven children born to Leo and Helen Esper
Esper believed the purpose of a newspaper is being a friend to the community. In a 2014 Durango Herald interview he says that does not always mean saying exactly what folks want to ...
