Posted on 10/31/2009 6:04:35 AM PDT by NewJerseyJoe
A few months ago, needing to cut my monthly budget way down, I examined every place where I could cut. One of the things I noticed was how much money I was spending on a liberal newspaper that was continuing to jack its price while constantly shrinking in size and increasing in content from other news agencies (i.e., less NJ news, which is the reason I bought it in the first place).
So I quit the Star-Ledger cold turkey.
Other than the comics and the weekly food sections, I discovered that I don't miss it. On Sundays, an acquaintance is able to give me her "used" paper and I'm able to get the Sunday coupons -- about the only thing of value left in this paper. (Plus, you can print coupons from the Internet now.)
Breaking up (with the Star-Ledger) was really easy to do. I get almost 100% of my news online. I watch local news only for the traffic & weather, and the occasional local-interest story. The weekly free newspaper in my town has more local news stories than the daily paid paper. I get more news from listening to Rush Limbaugh each day than I ever did from the Star-Ledger. And if I'm so motivated, I can get most of the Star-Ledger articles on the nj.com website anyway.
Any similar stories?
We quit the Inquirer ten years ago and now I even forget what it looked like.
We canceled the Inquirer after they whined in an editorial that Republicans were “pandering to taxpayers”.
We dumped the Bucks County Courier after they whined in an editorial (written about a year after the Florio “assault weapons” ban) that too many New Jersey gun owners had “failed to turn their guns in to the authorities”.
The above quoted passages are 100% for real.
Sometimes you have to stop shaking your head and do something. We cancelled, with extreme prejudice.
I FIRED the Star Ledger years ago!
If I want a LIBERAL NEWS AGENDA, the Star Ledger is the paper for you. It’s liberal indoctrination that has a huge disdain for conservatism.
I would say that I FIRED the Star Ledger atleast 10 years ago. I will NOT line the pockets of LIEbrals.
<Going uptown or downtown was an “event” at one time.
No kidding. I remember my grandmother wearing gloves when she went out and even as a young married, my husband didn’t want me to wear sneakers downtown. Times have changed, that’s for sure!
Our local Oregonian went from 35 cents three years ago to $1.25!
I still buy it on Tuesdays to get their excellent FoodDAY section.
Ed
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