1) The dilemma is that this guy who was in a bar fight and pled guilty to a crime seven years ago feels his reputation is being damaged by an archived article from a school paper. Each time his name is googled, this article comes up, which lessens his chance for employment. As a journalist, you have a duty to the truth, and the article is true.
2) Maybe you could ask google to move the story down the list or find a way to remove it from search results for this guy's name without removing the article from your online archives.
3) I think I would remove the article, and keep the hard copy alive. Sure the guy committed the crime, but if an employer wants to see the guy's criminal background, it is easily accessible elsewhere. By pulling it from your online archives you're not deleting the
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