No Job at the Paper?

I got the word yesterday finally according to the editor,"....the company decided to hire a woman from Vancouver who is re-locating here." All this and I had to call to get an answer they did not even let me know even though they knew last week. This free lance writer from out west is moving here to be with her boyfriend and work as a reporter. Meanwhile I live here and have volunteered with the paper since September and have the same skills and have a relationship but it counts for nothing. Of course this is what I expected from Transcontinental. The first time I applied I was told that the editor sent a personal recommendation. I guess that counts for nothing. What ever happened to expecting someone to call back. They made a mistake in my opinion as they could not have gotten a better more harder worker. The final burn is they called my references and each one in turn told them how good I was. I would love to have for once the HR person call me and explain why I was not offered the job. No hope of that though. I am going to get on with life and continue to look to find the opportunity that is best for me. The job paid poorly anyway and in my humble opinion the papers days are numbered as the reputation is taking a beating as of late. I do wish the new journalist luck as she moves to Noddy Bay to be with her new beau. I am sure the paper will continue to offer the public of the Northern Peninsula great stories about the people of the area. If you want news from a different perspective without waiting for 5 days check out www.stanthonynews.ca