Christena O’Brien became the second long-time reporter to leave the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram in the past four months when she finishrd her final shift last week. Both O’Brien and Julian Emerson, who left the paper last March, had been on the reporting staff for more than 20 years. They are only the latest in a string of veteran reporters to depart the paper. For more information on these departures, and comments from a UW-Eau Claire journalism professor, click on the headline.