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In reply to the discussion: Anyone from Central Oregon? [View all]

classof56

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3. Well, we just got a notice from the Bulletin rag that their subscription rates are going up.
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 06:52 PM
Oct 2012

As in 'way up, from $11/month to $17/month. Actually, I rarely read the thing, especially editorials, political stories and LTTE. The stress isn't worth it. I have thought that maybe I was helping the person who delivers it to my driveway every morning, you know, give him/her a bit of income, but it's become clear the Bulletin doesn't give a whit whether I have an income or not, since the repubs they support seem to determined to take my SS and Medicare benefits away from me. Plus I'm one of those evil PERS retirees, which doubles the Bulletin's disdain for my existence. They inflame the right wing anti-government environmentalist haters so prevalent in these parts and I've really had it. Whenever the guy who sits in the lobby at Fred Meyer tries to give me the rag he's pushing I politely say, "No thanks, I'm a subscriber." Will now change my line to "No thanks, don't care to become a subscriber." With a smile of course. He's just trying to make a living. Too bad SS may not be available for him if the Rs are elected, but hey, we get what we vote for I guess. Speaking of which--voter ID for vote-by-mail? How's that gonna work?? Guess Knute Buehler will let us know if he's elected SOS.

Enough ranting. Thanks for the forum, and keep up the good fight.

OBAMA/BIDEN 2012

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Well, we just got a notice from the Bulletin rag that their subscription rates are going up. classof56 Oct 2012 #3
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