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csziggy

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19. Here we have the Tallahassee Democrat

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 01:55 PM

Sep 25

That does not cover local news themselves other than FSU football. Even before Knight-Ridder bought them out, they got their state government news from news services rather than send their own reporters down the street to cover it. Once Gannett bought the paper, it didn't improve.

While I was in college, I delivered papers for them. Then my husband worked for them for a while. Since then, we have not gotten the paper once - their employment practices are shit and the paper isn't worth lining a rat's cage with.

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Save money? Get a library card and access your local papers on its website instead of paying for a subscription. [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Sep 24 OP

Local papers depend on subscriptions to survive. TomSlick Sep 24 #1

My local is owned by a right wing shit bag. Libraries pay thousands for the right to provide access to Floyd R. Turbo Sep 24 #2

The local paper in my home town starved out years ago. TomSlick Sep 24 #5

Then subscribe if it pleases you. It's your money. Floyd R. Turbo Sep 24 #7

Indeed it is. TomSlick Sep 24 #11

Wow, what a back-handed (and completely uncalled-for) slap at Penzey's.* niyad Sep 25 #14

I intended no slap at Penseys, either back-handed or overt. TomSlick Sep 25 #18

I am so glad that you did not mean that remark as a slap, but I trust that you niyad Sep 25 #20

I got it--but admit I took me a few seconds--then I chuckled and thought of all the riversedge Sep 26 #27

I have access to 2 decent print papers Easterncedar Sep 26 #30

The library subscribes to tem LearnedHand Sep 24 #12

Here we have the Tallahassee Democrat csziggy Sep 25 #19

If someone has to speak up True Dough Sep 24 #13

You are a truly stand-up individual! niyad Sep 25 #15

Well, if we're being perfectly honest True Dough Sep 25 #16

SNORT!!! niyad Sep 25 #17

Our local fishwrap is completely reichwing. There is absolutely NO WAY niyad Sep 24 #9

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 24 #10

I live within the Treaty Land of the local tribe, so I get a Tribal Library card. multigraincracker Sep 24 #3

Sweet! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 24 #4

Lots of benefits. multigraincracker Sep 24 #6

Cool! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 24 #8

I did that for the magazines I like... malthaussen Sep 26 #21

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 26 #22

I use mine for audiobooks while I'm working Luciferous Sep 26 #23

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 26 #25

Not Here ProfessorGAC Sep 26 #24

Bummer! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 26 #26

Good advice. underpants Sep 26 #28

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 26 #29