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February 18, 2007
Paper Boy MIA
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| My paper didn't get delivered today. As a one-time
paper-boy for the E-R this has left me disappointed and disillusioned
with the service
provided. My wife on the other hand is sitting a few feet from me paging
through her
print
edition
of the E-R. This morning
the online edition wasn't uploaded to the E-R's site (as of 9AM). I haven't picked up an actual daily newspaper in years. I still take a look at print versions of The Beat and The CNR, but that's usually while I'm downtown eating a burrito (crimes of opportunity as opposed to a routine). There are a couple of things I noticed about the print version of the Sunday paper. The first is that about 2/3 of it are ads. I hate the ad inserts, my wife likes them. The second is that the Ad Council sponsored a full page ad promoting global warming. I'm not sure how else to describe the ad. It doesn't tell me how to stop global warming. It just tells me I should. In fact I think the ad may actually contribute to global warming. I wonder how many trees died to print that page? How many tons of pollutants spilled into the air to deliver that page? For the rest of you that count on the online edition of the E-R, but didn't get it today, here are the main stories. Main Stories from the Enterprise Record 2-18-2007 Big 5 is having a shoe sale Staples has the lowest priced 32" flat screen TV ever! The Senate likes the war in Iraq Mixing deaf and hearing kids helps both groups Stephen T. Davis is back in the letters-to-the-editor David Little talked to Sam Aanestad about ensuring his early retirement Someone in Petaluma is milking goats to make ice cream There you have it. And happy birthday to my wife who turns 35 today! Today is also the start of the Year of the Pig, which is not intended to be news related to my wife's birthday. |
Posted by Lon at February 18, 2007 10:02 AM