tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2558618305280224189..comments2024-03-28T07:48:39.396-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: "You'll be here forever"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89403103265439242372017-01-19T08:32:09.118-06:002017-01-19T08:32:09.118-06:00Love Telander's sports columns.Love Telander's sports columns.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46903630898386557722016-02-09T04:01:24.875-06:002016-02-09T04:01:24.875-06:00Is driving the Tribune trucks a possibility? Neil...Is driving the Tribune trucks a possibility? Neil you can stand in the back orating and tossing cope of Every Damn Day down the the proles. As I said, I'll drive. I have big rig experience concerned citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385065050285405327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63256578991646180322016-02-05T10:30:51.813-06:002016-02-05T10:30:51.813-06:00Wow! Did i see mention of the SunTimes and the wor...Wow! Did i see mention of the SunTimes and the word 'optomism' within coffee-sloshing proximity to one another?? Spouse and i lived thru the very beginnings of decline (Hello, Rupert Murdoch!), an inexorable slide that just kept going...and going... <br /><br />Seems like too much to hope for - improved product, morale (Hell, continued existence!) Sagan sounds like a mensch - thought those had been banned from front offices eons ago. Fingers crossed!<br /><br />Northwoman1996https://www.blogger.com/profile/09855277712359787495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40433905736361675942016-02-05T09:59:10.817-06:002016-02-05T09:59:10.817-06:00The Post may be "flourishing," but Amazo...The Post may be "flourishing," but Amazon sure isn't. One of the enduring mysteries of the American business world is how that company manages to chug along, continually expanding into things like original-content TV programming and grocery delivery services, while never turning a profit.<br /><br />Bitter ScribeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857840826894504436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48647926284634779972016-02-04T22:02:43.937-06:002016-02-04T22:02:43.937-06:00I still don't understand how Sam Zell managed ...I still don't understand how Sam Zell managed to screw up the Tribune so bad. It was practically minting money until he got his hands on it.<br /><br />Now, through his backing of Rauner, he's trying to do to the entire state what he did to the Trib.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71226813101877242772016-02-04T20:25:13.897-06:002016-02-04T20:25:13.897-06:00Thanks Steve. Hope you're having fun down ther...Thanks Steve. Hope you're having fun down there. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43581481251160550352016-02-04T20:24:37.505-06:002016-02-04T20:24:37.505-06:00No. No. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23589722223776445422016-02-04T19:17:25.462-06:002016-02-04T19:17:25.462-06:00Incorrect, as everyone on the far side of the Eart...Incorrect, as everyone on the far side of the Earth wasn't in the photo.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22096706893614288982016-02-04T16:48:22.148-06:002016-02-04T16:48:22.148-06:00Neil -- Good to hear your take on this. Makes me h...Neil -- Good to hear your take on this. Makes me hopeful for the future of the Sun-Times! Best wishes from Austin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706426466813641427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40345053330533621772016-02-04T16:42:09.401-06:002016-02-04T16:42:09.401-06:00I hope Zorn doesn't get McKinneyed.I hope Zorn doesn't get McKinneyed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65057312802229328802016-02-04T16:30:46.957-06:002016-02-04T16:30:46.957-06:00Looks like the newsroom of the then twice weekly S...Looks like the newsroom of the then twice weekly Southtown Economist the day Bruce Sagan stood on a desk and announced we were going daily in February 1978 and become the Daily Southtown; and then said we would one day replace the Sun-Times. Glad to see Sagan is doing well. Can't imagine what it would be like having the Sun-Times and Tribune owned by the same person ... strange world for sureRay Hananiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268228482144027190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72941234530115571772016-02-04T16:19:14.496-06:002016-02-04T16:19:14.496-06:00Amazon founder bought the Washington Post for 250 ...Amazon founder bought the Washington Post for 250 million and the newspaper is flourishing. Their online content is free. Will the Suntimes go with a free online program? And how do you compete with free?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678155269507703299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38832442813954559792016-02-04T16:03:41.999-06:002016-02-04T16:03:41.999-06:00You want to march into a battle in the news busine...You want to march into a battle in the news business in Chicago, there's no one better to have with you than Bruce Sagan. Smart, decent, passionate, always direct.<br />Dan HaleyDan Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043703706202339694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30857473611775889492016-02-04T15:54:09.799-06:002016-02-04T15:54:09.799-06:00Photo reminded me of one taken by Astronaut Michae...Photo reminded me of one taken by Astronaut Michael Collins while on a space walk from the Space Station. The photo included the Earth and the Space Station. Thus Collins was the only human in the Solar System not in the picture.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78099357411819474932016-02-04T15:34:50.660-06:002016-02-04T15:34:50.660-06:00Thanks for sharing this with us Neil. I presume th...Thanks for sharing this with us Neil. I presume this account will not appear in the paper.<br /><br />Tom EvansTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12130739297301768382016-02-04T14:36:27.241-06:002016-02-04T14:36:27.241-06:00No. We're just both owned by the same guy.No. We're just both owned by the same guy. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17723570392431686732016-02-04T14:31:35.916-06:002016-02-04T14:31:35.916-06:00Good lord. How can people stand the stress? And ye...Good lord. How can people stand the stress? And yet it's typical. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17614034240519025732016-02-04T14:08:46.561-06:002016-02-04T14:08:46.561-06:00So Kass and you are now co-workers?!So Kass and you are now co-workers?!chaineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143956279148898619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18422186624154371372016-02-04T13:41:08.951-06:002016-02-04T13:41:08.951-06:00The website is horrible, thank god that will chang...The website is horrible, thank god that will change. The Tribune's is pretty crappy as well. Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475966144681735756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45931909009211970992016-02-04T13:34:37.554-06:002016-02-04T13:34:37.554-06:00Do you think this may change the Tribune in a noti...Do you think this may change the Tribune in a noticeable way, if so, how? As mentioned above, very happy for you, if you're happy.<br />larryParent of 4th Graderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159250124256720189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80120436379335173012016-02-04T12:20:47.394-06:002016-02-04T12:20:47.394-06:00Congratulations! There's nothing like having ...Congratulations! There's nothing like having management that understands the job and wants to do it well. If they can stop losing your column archives, that would be a good start, no?<br /><br /><br />Sadly, I have to fear for the folks out here, for their sanity if not for their jobs, as Tribune Publishing owns the lone remaining San Diego daily paper...Jason Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076581891264441475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4918995699964880112016-02-04T12:03:49.162-06:002016-02-04T12:03:49.162-06:00He acknowledged how much our web site sucks and sa...He acknowledged how much our web site sucks and said that fixing it is a top priority. That itself was welcome news.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67278889364871066022016-02-04T11:43:02.662-06:002016-02-04T11:43:02.662-06:00So what changes for the better do you expect? Job ...So what changes for the better do you expect? Job security (such as it is)? If you're pleased, we're pleased!Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44633775905133630132016-02-04T11:30:03.607-06:002016-02-04T11:30:03.607-06:00Deus ex machina! Hiding in the heavens no doubt.
...Deus ex machina! Hiding in the heavens no doubt.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com