tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3809499068967310138..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Gasoline isn’t all that’s gone upNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49231426444998633352022-04-16T12:36:13.615-05:002022-04-16T12:36:13.615-05:00I gotta say that, while I can't really argue a...I gotta say that, while I can't really argue against John's rationale, I'm still amazed that people buy an individual copy of the paper each morning. Bill Savage also mentioned stopping by a classic newsstand daily to do so. <br /><br />Personally, while I'm an old-school kinda guy who does enjoy a physical newspaper, I found dealing with the clutter of yesterday's news to be unnecessarily bothersome quite a while ago. The e-edition, where I can see how the paper is laid out, yet remove the leftovers with a simple click, seems to me to be the way to go. Though even if I were to insist on an actual copy, I'd be on Team Private.<br /><br />As for the price, I think Neil's forthright acknowledgment and justification was well-considered and presented. In my estimation, we're well past the point at which newspapers should be considered regular businesses, to be plundered and ruined at will, a la the Tribune, and are more akin to PBS or, indeed, NPR -- things that should be supported beyond simple profit/loss calculations.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82912645029787981522022-04-15T15:19:40.179-05:002022-04-15T15:19:40.179-05:00I would have complained, but I thought it was my f...I would have complained, but I thought it was my fault, that I must have missed the notice. It's not like I wasn't expecting it; once the price went up a dollar for Saturday's paper jacketed by a rather larger-than-normal sports section, a price increase for the daily M-F paper seemed inevitable and I was actually looking for it every day, but didn't carry an extra dollar on the fateful day. Private has it all wrong, however, home delivery is the worst way to buy the paper and I say that as a former newspaper boy. The very least one can do is stroll a few blocks to reward oneself with the oh-so-lovely news for the minuscule effort. I think I'd be long dead if I didn't get the juices flowing every morning by walking or jogging for the paper. Neil's got Kitty to get him going; I'm dedicated to getting the Sun-Times every morning, rain or shine.<br /><br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58600240828841152142022-04-15T14:48:06.923-05:002022-04-15T14:48:06.923-05:00We've been getting the Plain Dealer delivered ...We've been getting the Plain Dealer delivered four days a week for quite a few years now...Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If you want to read the paper on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, you either go online, or you go out and buy it. The paper has shrunk to the point where it's not worth the hassle anymore, especially in the wintertime. I've lived in college towns that had daily newspapers that were equal to the size of today's Plain Dealer. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82241330440397207552022-04-15T07:46:17.196-05:002022-04-15T07:46:17.196-05:00And one saves with home delivery over buying it da...And one saves with home delivery over buying it daily in the store and it's convenient.privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79296000992166497282022-04-15T07:25:20.455-05:002022-04-15T07:25:20.455-05:00Unlike most Chicago media outlets, the Sun-Times i...Unlike most Chicago media outlets, the Sun-Times in still owned locally. In addition to all its other assets, that's well worth the price increase. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com