 Five columnists who wrote about local communities or issues were let go in mid-August 2006, and columnist Starshine Roshell resigned after her column was canceled.In September, mental health columnist Dr. Michael Seabaugh resigned, after the "News-Press" published an apology for a critical column he wrote about Schlessinger.Many firings occurred within the context of employees' attempts to unionize after the July 6, 2006, incident (see below section on unionization).