I would be interested at how many read a hard copy of the morning newspaper? I just read the Sunday paper but I'm not a daily reader like I used to be. I grew up reading the Hartford Courant. Read the Philly Daily News during my PA/NJ years. When I worked @ the Jersey Shore, kids would hawk them on the beach. You need a tabloid on the beach. Read the KC Star, then in Chicago read both the Tribune and Sun Times. Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, San Diego Union Tribune, and now the the Star Tribune in MN. When in San Diego I will also buy the LA Times once or twice a week. Great sports and entertainment sections.
I read the NY Post at breakfast. It's sold at the upstate Ithaca Wegmans (supermarket chain) where I go for coffee and a roll most mornings. There's something about a paper in the morning. Comforting.
I do live in Boulder. Planning on moving a bit east in the near future. It's lovely, yes - barring the politics. It's also turning into a silicon valley. A fact that even depresses the old hippy democrats who've lived here since this was a small town.
Fun negative facts about B-town. 40,000 students and growing. Many of whom are rich spoiled assholes. Many of whom are voting for the phony doink Polis. Massive new dorms and student living complexes are being built and they are unbelievably posh. The traffic - see above. Google now has a brand new corporate facility here. Need I say more? High taxes that force small businesses to close. Even ones run by democrats. 100% blue politics. There is not a single republican in office locally. Not one. (hilariously - I hear on occasion a paranoid progressive neighbor complain about all that's wrong with Boulder, and they blame the R-party)
Just got back from Santa Barbara. The mountains behind that town remind me of the Front Range: similar in size, color, and texture.
@Nick: I delivered the State Journal as a young teen, so I’ve handled more newsprint than most. My hands would be black after a morning. Of course I never thought to wear gloves except in the winter — that would have looked uncool or gay. These days the only newsprint I handle is clippings my mother mails me from Madison.
The Washington Star was the paper we got. My older brothers used to deliver it and eventually, just like my clothing, that task was handed down to me. Got a tour of the printing plant - hoo wee - the amount of effort and expense that goes into a newspaper has to be seen to be believed.
It went out of business and now only the Washington Post remains. Sousa chose the wrong paper to write a march for.
We buy the local newspaper, published once a week, now that we've moved to small town as it helps us be aware of local events.
I used to love reading the newspaper, back when it was a daily source of news and info. Ours arrived late afternoon and I'd look forward to hearing it thunk onto the doorstep. The big Sunday edition was also a treat that went the way of the internet.
We read the Star, and while it had an adequate comics section, it was the Post, which was not allowed in our house, that had the better comic selection. Page after page of full color comics in the Sunday edition, compared to a couple of measly pages of comics in the Star. See you in the funny papers indeed!
chick, My experience is some newspapers are worse than others regarding dirty ink. The WSJ was fairly bad. The worst I ever experienced was the Chicago Tribune. And, since you delivered a morning newspaper you know about those early wake ups. I delivered the morning Waterbury Republican. Waterbury, CT. is a corrupt town and where the crazy Jimmy Piersall was born and raised.
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I would be interested at how many read a hard copy of the morning newspaper? I just read the Sunday paper but I'm not a daily reader like I used to be. I grew up reading the Hartford Courant. Read the Philly Daily News during my PA/NJ years. When I worked @ the Jersey Shore, kids would hawk them on the beach. You need a tabloid on the beach. Read the KC Star, then in Chicago read both the Tribune and Sun Times. Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, San Diego Union Tribune, and now the the Star Tribune in MN. When in San Diego I will also buy the LA Times once or twice a week. Great sports and entertainment sections.
Lovely morning sunrise photo. & Bach.
Wow ND - you've lived all over. Where is the best place to be?
Your Choice, My Choice
Another beautiful day
And what will we make of it;
Will we rise and play
Or will we sink and sit?
I read the NY Post at breakfast. It's sold at the upstate Ithaca Wegmans (supermarket chain) where I go for coffee and a roll most mornings. There's something about a paper in the morning. Comforting.
Dickin Bimbos -- don't you live in or near Boulder? Sounds like a best place to be to me. Barring the politics of course.
I liked everywhere I've lived to varying degrees. Madison is last, San Diego is first.
I do live in Boulder.
Planning on moving a bit east in the near future.
It's lovely, yes - barring the politics. It's also turning into a silicon valley. A fact that even depresses the old hippy democrats who've lived here since this was a small town.
Fun negative facts about B-town.
40,000 students and growing. Many of whom are rich spoiled assholes. Many of whom are voting for the phony doink Polis.
Massive new dorms and student living complexes are being built and they are unbelievably posh.
The traffic - see above.
Google now has a brand new corporate facility here. Need I say more?
High taxes that force small businesses to close. Even ones run by democrats.
100% blue politics. There is not a single republican in office locally. Not one.
(hilariously - I hear on occasion a paranoid progressive neighbor complain about all that's wrong with Boulder, and they blame the R-party)
The flatirons are pretty.
“ The flatirons are pretty”
Just got back from Santa Barbara. The mountains behind that town remind me of the Front Range: similar in size, color, and texture.
@Nick: I delivered the State Journal as a young teen, so I’ve handled more newsprint than most. My hands would be black after a morning. Of course I never thought to wear gloves except in the winter — that would have looked uncool or gay.
These days the only newsprint I handle is clippings my mother mails me from Madison.
The Washington Star was the paper we got. My older brothers used to deliver it and eventually, just like my clothing, that task was handed down to me. Got a tour of the printing plant - hoo wee - the amount of effort and expense that goes into a newspaper has to be seen to be believed.
It went out of business and now only the Washington Post remains. Sousa chose the wrong paper to write a march for.
We buy the local newspaper, published once a week, now that we've moved to small town as it helps us be aware of local events.
I used to love reading the newspaper, back when it was a daily source of news and info. Ours arrived late afternoon and I'd look forward to hearing it thunk onto the doorstep. The big Sunday edition was also a treat that went the way of the internet.
We read the Star, and while it had an adequate comics section, it was the Post, which was not allowed in our house, that had the better comic selection. Page after page of full color comics in the Sunday edition, compared to a couple of measly pages of comics in the Star. See you in the funny papers indeed!
chick, My experience is some newspapers are worse than others regarding dirty ink. The WSJ was fairly bad. The worst I ever experienced was the Chicago Tribune. And, since you delivered a morning newspaper you know about those early wake ups. I delivered the morning Waterbury Republican. Waterbury, CT. is a corrupt town and where the crazy Jimmy Piersall was born and raised.
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